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Sending your beardie to the groomers in bad shape

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Susan McGraw Keber left a comment for Amanda

June 19

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How many Bearded Collies do you have?

Until recently, two, Keg and Osca. Keg recently passed away and now it's just me and Osca.

How long have you owned Bearded Collies?

3 years

About Me:

What can I say? I'm a beardie nut!!! I live with my fiance in the Hunter valley in Australia. It's a region renouned for it's wine production YUM! I'm getting used to being owned by Beardies and I wouldn't have it any other way.

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At 4:08pm on June 19, 2009, Susan McGraw Keber said…: Hi Amanda!
Maizie Marbles McGraw is now seven...she's been a certified pet therapy dog for over a year now. We took the training course through Therapy Dogs International (TDI) which is based in Flanders New Jersey. There are courses offered in various places, we took ours in New York. The training is about 3-4 months, once a week. The dog is first "handled" by the instructor to see if the dog is a candidate for the class...dogs that are obedient, can stay, don't flinch when loud noises happen, listen to their owners, can resist food on the floor while walking very near to it, and do not growl, bark, at people or other pet therapy dogs they may encounter in their working environment, are probably going to do well in becoming certified. Maizie is very complacent and gentle...she enjoys visiting children in hospitals, elderly patients in nursing homes, and assisted living environments. Patients, family members, nurses, doctors, and general staff all enjoy the brief moments she offers of respite from an otherwise sad and discouraging time. Maizie has also visited at 11th hour patients bedsides...getting right up in bed to comfort and sleep along side of the patient as they ease away to the end of life...it has been extraordinarily rewarding for me and as I say, it is the "best job" I have ever had...Maizie gets dressed up too...holidays she is festive and funny looking...always sure to give a smile to people...give it a try...the more dogs there are to spread joy the better!!! Thanks for writing...

At 2:12pm on August 31, 2008, Scetwee said…: Congrats on the holiday entitlement!! :D I am embarrassed to say in the majority of those photos I am intoxicated sorry lol.

Funny you should say about knitting a jumper because once we met a man with a beardie who said his wife once knitted him a jumper from the beardie hair to wear when he went fishing because it was warm and helped keep the rain off!! I often think of it, I think you can send the hair to be cleaned and made into ?yarn? - you know twisted up so you can knit it?

I am good thanks, read my discussion about the groomer. I would tell you here but I dont want to write it all again! She was very nice and does a good job as well as giving reasonable prices :D always a bonus!

At 11:39am on August 29, 2008, Scetwee said…: Hi, I have attempted to add you on FB, although I could have added a random Amanda so fingers crossed lol!

George is good, off to the groomers today! I am going to ask her to trim between his pads as I have had no luck due to him being extremely ticklish there! Good luck to her haha!!

He likes going though and prances/struts around afterward. A smug beardie - who'd have thought it!

Hope you have time for a break at work, exciting though no doubt?

Alice

At 7:53pm on August 28, 2008, Scetwee said…: Hi Amanda,
Just wondering how you are getting on? Hope all is well with you and Osca.

Alice and George

At 1:33am on August 20, 2008, clare said…: Hi Amanda, this must be really distressing for you, I have only come onto this site tonight and had just been looking at your photos on the beach and thinking what a lovely time your dog was having. just think of your happy memories, these scum will get dealt their card with any luck.

At 2:11pm on August 14, 2008, Hana Konickova said…: Thanks for your comments:)

At 3:42pm on July 15, 2008, Scetwee said…: ah good to hear it :D and he looks wonderful! xx

At 12:38pm on July 4, 2008, Scetwee said…: he sounds great! will you keep his hair long and are you still planning on breeding from him too?

have fun :D

At 11:30pm on July 2, 2008, Scetwee said…: hi amanda, good luck with your new'un hope all goes well and you fall in love!! if you can will you put some pics up of him/her please when he/she arrives?

all the best, alice

At 2:03am on June 28, 2008, Yvonne Mulcaster said…: I love the Hunter Valley. We used to live in Adelaied near the Barossa. Gosh I miss those days. I enjoyed your photos.