zico's mum Posted November 19, 2009 Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 what the heck does she call the state of his coat then Poor poor dog,he must have been so uncomfortable with all that pulling his skin.Do hope she takes better care of him in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissa Posted November 19, 2009 Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 poor thing - blimey not noticed the matting - hope she does take better care of him, bet he feels much better after your tlc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pendlewitch Posted November 19, 2009 Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 Poor little chap, what a shame his usless owner turned up, he would be so much better off without her. Can't the probably equally usless RSPCA be involved, you have the pictures and vet evidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenda Posted November 19, 2009 Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 Well done to you, the grromer and the vet for helping this little chap. I would have done the same re the clipping & sod the consequences Shame his owner turned up as she obviously doesn't know a thing about the breed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasmine Posted November 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 She came to pick him up with her father and toddler, she'd just finished work. It was actually her ex husband that rang the dog warden. When asked what condition the dog was in he said he hadn't seen him for a while but he was okay then. He said the children last saw him at 3.30pm yesterday but I had him a good 45 mins before that. Turns out he was registered with my vet but hadn't been there since 2007 when he had his first puppy jabs (didn't return to finish them) Myself and groomer tried our best to be diplomatic whilst still giving her the facts of his condition. I couldn't believe she hadn't noticed any matting, that is all he consisted of. The dog did seem pleased to see them I have to say and she also asked us if she owed us any money. We said she owed us nothing but to be more diligent in the care of the little man in future. To get him vet checked, chipped, tagged etc etc. She admitted she knew nothing at all about the breed. We didn't want to sound too bossy and asked her to call one of us if she found she couldn't cope and wanted to rehome him or to ask anything. Groomer knew about breed (I don't) and said he needed brushing every day. Vet said up to us if to inform RSPCA and just at least have it logged in case of any repeat episode. To be honest we both felt that he would be better being rehomed as nobody in their right mind could not see that the little man was very severely matted and uncomfortable. I think with her marriage breakdown, job and children etc she's finding it difficult to cope. Just hope she decided to rehome if not coping. One good thing, I know most of the people in the road she lives in (one I know said they weren't at all surprised by the news), I let her know I knew them too. I did say when I'm round there I'll knock and see how he's doing, and she said "yeah". Here's hoping Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purrpuss Posted November 19, 2009 Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 That must have been so difficult to deal with, nice one for handling it so well Hopefully, now that he has been returned to her in a good condition she will find his coat easier to manaage, and book him back in with your groomer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merledogs Posted November 20, 2009 Report Share Posted November 20, 2009 You have handled this all brilliantly Jasmine and at least the woman knows she has fallback options if she can't cope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happylittlegreensquirrel Posted November 20, 2009 Report Share Posted November 20, 2009 You have handled this all brilliantly Jasmine and at least the woman knows she has fallback options if she can't cope totally agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owl Posted November 20, 2009 Report Share Posted November 20, 2009 Well done Jasmine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasmine Posted November 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2009 Sorry know this is settled now but couldn't resist showing you these pics and how adorable he is. Groomer brought him back mine yesterday morning. It had taken her till 9pm the night before and some finishing off the following morning to get him right. He made himself right at home. Smile for the camera please Is there any chance I could go back out there "errrr No" Looking out over the heath where I found him, if he thinks he's going back there he can think again (well he did but on a lead this time) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura_E Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 He is lovely It sounds like he was really lucky to have found you. I can't believe his owner didn't notice the state he was in before, hopefully this has given her a wake up call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houndwoman Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 He is gorgeous What a transformation So sorry though that he has had to go back to a situation which isn't ideal for him Well done on your care and atttention to the lovely lad I hope his owners appreciate him more than they did before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lil_angel Posted November 22, 2009 Report Share Posted November 22, 2009 Dont know how I missed this thread. Since doing grooming I have found that the Bichon is a notorious breed for not being groomed properly. The first one I ever did I had to do exactly what happened to this dog as his fur was like cotton wool and had to all come off. I can say Ive never groomed a Bichon that hasnt had matts. Normally the hair is perfect down the strip of their back but knotted like crazy everywhere else. As I breed I am rather fond of them as they are such happy little dogs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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