Are We Gorgeous?

Well, here we are, posing on the coffee table after our visit to the groomer's this afternoon. Do we look gorgeous?

Me and Gizmo on the coffee table

It'll be another couple of months, the groomer said, before the hair on my head is long enought to get a proper top-knot. But my beard and mustache are growing in nicely. But they get really wet when I have a drink of water. Can't be helped. I get messy.

Freshly groomed and neat

After the posing session I rolled around on the couch and buried my head in the cushions. Foster Mom says I'm hopeless. She says neither Gizmo nor I would make a good show dog. We're not sedate and dignified, and she says we go out of our way to get messy looking. Not true. It just comes naturally.

 

What's wrong with this look?

So if you're looking for a doggie that always looks perfectly groomed, and has no sense of fun, please look somewhere else. But if you want a someone to love you and be a good companion, that's me. 

Off To The Groomer's We Go

Gizmo and I have an appointment at the groomer's this afternoon. Foster Mom says we both look shaggy and messy and we need to be "tidied up".

Mom's  been waiting for my hair to grow out so she could see what I would look like in a full Shih Tzu coat.  She's even tried to put the hair on top of my head in a clip, but I guess it's just not long enough yet to stay put when I shake my head to try and get it out....I don't want to look like a sissy!

She's hoping the groomer can give her some tips on how to keep me looking neat while my hair grows out .  We'll see.

Another New Friend

 In front of flower bed with Peeka

We've got another doggie living here. His name is Peeka, and he's a Pekingese mix. He's been here a week now. He was really scared when he first got here because, unlike me, who came straight to my foster home when I was surrendered, he was dumped at a shelter, caged up, and muzzled. He's getting over it though. I think he'll be fine. Foster Mom and Dad are really patient with all us doggies.

As you can see, my coat is beginning to grow in nicely, and I don't look so scruffy anymore.  Mom says I still need a trim around my eyes, but she would like to see me in a full Shih Tzu coat...even if it does mean a LOT of brushing. Hmmm, don't know about that...but Gizmo doesn't seem to mind it. His coat is REALLY long. Will I have to wear a ribbon in my hair like those Shih Tzu show dogs?

I'm a happy fellow.