abadideaMay 19

Odin is having his first proper summer shed (since last spring he was still tiny baby) and the hair under his joints and in his tail area gets *incredibly* matted and tangled *incredibly* quickly. So, add "brave enough to poke around the genital area of a dog bigger than you are with sewing scissors" to your "am I ready to raise a newfie?" checklist

(He was very well-behaved and patient about it, all things considered. But if I fucked up and jabbed him with the scissors, it would be quite foreseeable that the two-meter long dog might panic and injure me)

Show threadabadideaMay 19
we had to do a second pass on his underside to make sure we got absolutely every tiny snarl out before it got worse, and Odin made some of the saddest sounds ever heard in the history of the world  but he seems to understand why we're doing it and isn't upset or avoiding us now that it's over. That said, my husband and I have a few more scratches than we did this morning...
Show threadIrene ZhangMay 19
@0xabad1dea This is @elba’s dog Gigi. She use to be a show dog so she hates grooming of all kinds and looks like the saddest dog in the world every time she has to have a bath.
Show threadCysio ​May 19
@irene @0xabad1dea @elba what an absolutely sad puppy
Show threadElbaMay 19
@me @irene @0xabad1dea the saddest!
Show threadIrene ZhangMay 19
@elba @me @0xabad1dea do you have the photo where she’s wearing a towel around her ears?
Show threadElbaMay 19
@irene @me @0xabad1dea ask and you shall receive!
Show threadCysio ​May 19
@elba @irene @0xabad1dea the little tongue!
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@me @irene @0xabad1dea she’s just the best! Photo courtesy of @dan
May 19 at 5:35pmWeb
Show threadDevMay 19
@elba @me @irene @0xabad1dea @dan omfg
Show threadIrene ZhangMay 19
@dev @elba @me @0xabad1dea @dan Gigi is an honorary cat because she’s terrified of the cats.
Show threadDevMay 19
@irene @elba @dan poor Gigi
Show threadIrene ZhangMay 19
@dev @elba @dan look at how bullied she is.
Show threadDevMay 19
@irene @elba @dan poor baby
Show threadIrene ZhangMay 19
@dev @elba @dan Dev understands being bullied by Max.
Show threadDevMay 19
@irene @elba @dan Max never bullied me!! It never got that far before he got bonito flakes
Show threadIrene ZhangMay 19
@dev @elba @dan suuure blame the victim (you)!