I don't look like a chow no more :(

PurpleKisses · Post by **PurpleKisses** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 10:41 am

But I am damn sure cute!!!!

I LOVE this, I run and run and run and it was so funny because I came home last night and the cats didn't recognize me and kept hissing at me!! (and some people say they are the smarter one?? LOL)

Well, there was good news and bad news last night. Good news was no drugs AT ALL!! Hooray! I was a brat(as mama put it) and would not come out of the cage. They tried to call mama and daddy but their cell phone didn't get it, so they came back when they were supposed to pick me up and I had not even been touched yet

, And it was an hour until closing. So, mama came and got me out and her and daddy stayed with me, and the groomer was real nice. She said she would all she could before closing. So, they began shaving me. She barely got me done and she apologized for not making me look 'neat' due to time.....I think I look rugged

She didn't do my tail (mama did that today, and not too shabby, if I do say so myself!) Mama also has to work more on my head, she said it still looks 'choppy' but she will fix it.

I am having so much fun! The only problem is that I get COLD outside and so mama is going to buy me another sweater and she is going to put me in my jammies today!

Anyways, here are some pictures!!

Post by **jerryo** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 11:20 am

Hey Chingers!

That is not a bad look on you, ChowBro.

I like that they left you that great looking tail plume, not like last year when they gave me that poodle cut tail to doctor my hot spot. I hope we can all forget that one someday.

WooF On,

Benny

vicster605 · Post by **vicster605** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 11:46 am

AWWWWW CHI-CHING YOUR SPORTIN' THAT NEW DOOOO........

WE THINK IT LOOKS GOOD ON YA!!!!
So the pregnant lady can handle both ends

:lol:TOO CUTE!!!!

kiwani · Post by **kiwani** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 12:02 pm

Chingers, your buzzcut looks *much* nicer than Brittany's

Roxana · Post by **Roxana** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 12:22 pm

Holy Cow Chingers, thats one huge head you've got there! But I mean that in the nicest possible way, you actually look very sweet and cuddly.

PurpleKisses · Post by **PurpleKisses** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 12:37 pm

LOL, my daddy said the same thing,so mama trimmed it down more. I think it looks good. I will have her take more more pictures of me with my 'smaller' head! LOL

bama · Post by **bama** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 12:44 pm

Wow! I get cold too when I run around necked!!!

He's too cute!

OOps, my bad!

I was speaking for The Colonel, not me!

ciaobella · Post by **ciaobella** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 1:14 pm

Awww! He looks like a little Pez dispenser in that first one! Too cute!

janet · Post by **janet** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 2:14 pm

chingers you look so handsome. i agree with kiwani, definately better than brittney. you have one nice mommy.
i like the way they left your tail long too.

dchernandez · Post by **dchernandez** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 2:19 pm

Awww he looks so cute. I love the tail. Its amazing how small they really are under all that fur. Riley looked tiny when he was all wet after his bath

threedogjeep · Post by **threedogjeep** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 2:35 pm

Bless his little heart in that first picture I just wanna hold him and tell him it's okay...he's sooooo handsome!!! Beautiful job on the tail, mums!!!

AngelsMom · Post by **AngelsMom** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 6:14 pm

That's adorable! I know lion cuts are sort of looked down on due to the cold/too much sun, but they really are so cute!! Angel had one last year when she came to live with me and people stoped her everyday to saw how cute it is!!!!!

What was the reason for the new do?

Lucky you Chingers!!!

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IN CASE YOU FORGOT!!

AngelsMom · Post by **AngelsMom** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 6:14 pm

PS Three dog... I LOVE the shades....

Sharons Chows · Post by **Sharons Chows** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 7:18 pm

He sure looks "squishable!!"

Sharon

Salandra · Post by **Salandra** » Wed Mar 14, 2007 10:18 pm

So cute!

daryl168yang · Post by **daryl168yang** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 6:09 am

Ok, Richie's gonna get one of this in the hotter season! Chi-Ching, you look so cute! Having a chow is never complete without one lion cut. It shows what the chow is inside.

monicaxyz · Post by **monicaxyz** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 6:54 am

he looks so adorable, and very buff!!!

this makes me want to have mr. pookiface shaved for the summer. does it always grow back to look just the same as before the shave?

sit_by_the_beach · Post by **sit_by_the_beach** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 9:01 am

At least they left the head (almost) intact, otherwise you'd look like a skinhead.

Very handsome boychow.
Karin

RoughCoat · Post by **RoughCoat** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 11:28 am

I've always been told you should never buzz a chow. Or any double coat for that matter. It's bad for their skin and the coat doesn't always grow back well.

PurpleKisses · Post by **PurpleKisses** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 11:33 am

Thanks Everyone!

Rough coat, you can't tell by his picture but we actually left between 1/2 and 3/4 inch left. I am 5 months pregnant and am on restricted activity and cannot keep up with his winter shed. I did not want him to get matted and have to be shaved completely. Even the groomer said she could not believe how thick his coat was, it would have been hours upon hours of non stop grooming. Which I normally wouldn't mind(If I did, I would not have gotten a chow

)But for right now, it was best.

RoughCoat · Post by **RoughCoat** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 11:39 am

Glad to hear he was left with some fur. It looked that way in the photo, but I wasn't sure. Curious though, will trimming the outer coat really help with the undercoat blow? I know it will stop the matting problems, but I believe you'll still be in for a bit of grooming.

sit_by_the_beach · Post by **sit_by_the_beach** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 12:08 pm

I wouldn't worry about Chinger's coat. It will come back. He may need another cut by July/August.

The first year when I got Luna, I had no idea about coats, fur, never mind knowing anything about a chow. She had a gorgeous coat that first winter, -30C for weeks on end. The colder it got, the nicer her coat looked. What a surprise in May, tufts of fur everywhere, on the couch, carpet, the backyard looked like it had snowed. I brushed, and brushed, I'd fill three grocery bags with fur easily. I failed to do her backside. Vet said it's gotta go or hotspots. Hotspots?

I bought a shaving kit at Wal-Mart and went at it. By July, all fur was back. September rolled by, she was ready for winter. Twice during those 10 years I needed to shave her. Her fur always came back prettier than before. At twelve she still had a nice coat. The fur was a bit sparse on her tail.
Karin

PurpleKisses · Post by **PurpleKisses** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 12:13 pm

Rough coat, I know I will still have a lot of grooming, and I am fine with that but with it like this, I know I can start now and keep up on it. It was my fault really that it had to happen, I should have been keeping up on it better over the winter but didn't.......lesson learned!! LOL

Post by **chris** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 12:15 pm

PK... he looks like a sheep...

sit_by_the_beach · Post by **sit_by_the_beach** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 12:56 pm

Here's a playmate for Chi ching
Karin