Bailey might only be six months old, but sometimes I feel like she's been with us for years. Case in point, she has changed appearance so much since we picked her up in February that I often feel like she was a pup ages ago. Her scruffy hair has been getting more and more tangled and matted lately so I knew we were getting to the first of many grooming experiences. And I dreaded it. I didn't want her to end up looking weird and bald or like a dog I barely recognized. And honestly, I didn't want her to lose that cool tricolor puppy coat. But as the last few weeks wore on, she was getting lighter no matter what I did. That black-tipped fur was disappearing and I realized it was time for the shears. The matting had to go. Luckily, I found a good grooming place in Montclair and got her in just after her boarding stay. So here's to the new and improved Bailey. She's a lot blonder and a whole lot softer. It's kind of growing on me.
