Oh....I messed up this time....

Sophie seemed to be getting too hot while she spent time outside, and needed a trim. I really wanted to take her to the groomer, but on the same token, I don't want to be sued if she attacks them. Granted, I seriously doubt that a dog the size of a Guinea pig could do much damage, but you never know. Plus, it's kinda embarrassing the way she wigs out in public. I thought, surely it couldn't be that difficult, so I got an electric razor for dogs. It took a while to get her used to the sound. In retrospect, I should have just given up on the whole idea and sprung for a dog sedative at the vet's or something & had a pro do her hair. I tried using the guard, and the process was just so excruciatingly slow that I took it off. I tried, I really did, but she was starting to look like she'd gotten tangled up with a weed-whacker, at best, if not a slight case of the mange. I had some errands to run, so I decided to stop while I was ahead and just try to find a groomer willing to repair the damage I'd already done. Well, I probably should have discussed this with my daughter, because when I got home, Sophie was pretty much bald. Not an "even" bald either.... She was only trying to help.....I'm still finding fur everywhere. When my youngest daughter got home from her Dad's the next day, you'd have thought we'd killed the Soph and had her stuffed & mounted!!! She was so upset!! I guess I would be upset too if I came home and someone had turned my BFF (Best Furry Friend) into a naked mole-rat! Well, we got Sophie a dress to wear outside...my reason was to protect against sun-burn, and her reasoning was so the other dogs wouldn't make fun of her. At least we'd left the hair on her head and tail...so she didn't look completely ridiculas, but I admit, it really didn't help much... I'm not sure what I'll use those stupid clippers for in the future, but it certainly won't be on Sophie!!! Hmmmm....I guess I should have watched the dvd directions that came with it...? Wonder if I still have that?