My cousin (we were raised as sisters) lives in west TN. We were out in her (large, unfenced) back yard, when the neighbor comes walking over followed by her Sheltie. At least, she CLAIMED it was a Sheltie - I couldn't tell, as the dog had been completely shaved except for her ears, face, and tail. At the time, I had never seen such a travesty of a grooming job. I had my Neechee with me, fresh from a groomer I used before shows - all pretty and billowy and regal looking. I told her, "No, THAT's <pointing at Neechee> a Sheltie."
Turns out, the neighbor had just moved there from Canada, and had somehow mistakenly thought that Tennessee had such unbearable heat waves that there was no other choice but to shave her long-haired dog!!! I ended up advising her why the (primarily indoor) dog did NOT need to be shaved - we have had air conditioning in the South just as long as everyone else has.
She ended up accusing me of extreme cruelty to my dogs (I had two with me - Neechee, who was following me around, and Max the BC who was discovering the many joys of a two-foot deep pond) and of course, I was suitably offended.
Why do people INSIST that a shaved dog is a cooler dog? My Max was the original shaggy dog and I still had to put sunscreen on the white area around his nose when we trained outside. Do YOU run around nekkid in the bright summer sun? No, we wear clothes to protect us from the sun!
Sorry - I got carried away.
Turns out, the neighbor had just moved there from Canada, and had somehow mistakenly thought that Tennessee had such unbearable heat waves that there was no other choice but to shave her long-haired dog!!! I ended up advising her why the (primarily indoor) dog did NOT need to be shaved - we have had air conditioning in the South just as long as everyone else has.
She ended up accusing me of extreme cruelty to my dogs (I had two with me - Neechee, who was following me around, and Max the BC who was discovering the many joys of a two-foot deep pond) and of course, I was suitably offended.
Why do people INSIST that a shaved dog is a cooler dog? My Max was the original shaggy dog and I still had to put sunscreen on the white area around his nose when we trained outside. Do YOU run around nekkid in the bright summer sun? No, we wear clothes to protect us from the sun!
Sorry - I got carried away.
) that seems to know Shelties and you should call Mom. The groomer did Bacca and me a couple of months ago and did a good job, Mom says. I don't know what a "good job" is. I just know that me don't like going to groomers. Me has to stand and pose and stand and pose FOREVER! When Mom grooms me, I get treats!!!! Lots and lots of treats! All groomers are stingy about treats, that's why we hates them. 
You sure do need them. That is outrageous! 
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