Hello,
My name is Robyn and I am a foster Mom to Nikki aka lil doggie aka
miss prissy! LOL
Here is the scoop and my situation
My Mom rescued her from a woman who kept her crated and said she
pottied in her crate I have had her since October without a single
accident. But then again I trashed the crate. She doesn't need it.
When she came to me she was in severe need of a dental and had
infected teeth that were a nasty brown. The dental went well and she
has little pearlies again. I did the dental the second day she was
here along with updating he vaccinations. She was also recently
shaved when she came here and whoever did it nicked both of her eyes
and it was awful! She is about 8 years old and has had a myriad of
owners.
She is a SWEETHEART and we all love her so. Her first month no one
could touch her neck or she would attack and bite. Now we can pet
her, play with her and cuddle and she loves it.
The problem is grooming. Obviously they need to be groomed! I also
have a chocolate havanese and 2 Pomeranians and an American Eskimo. I
am no stranger to baths and brushes! I have a pug to but she is wash
and wear! Now with Nikki, I can bathe her fine, but she has to be
muzzled for grooming. It's HORRIBLE. Here is the real problem. I
can't groom her face at all, unless I have thick gloves and a handy
supply of band aids. She attacks even at my face. For the record I am
SOOOOOOOO GENTLE with her, I talk to her in a soothing voice etc.
Amazingly enough she enjoys being blow-dried and that is fun stuff!
But it's stressful so I don't push it. She has tangles in her cheeks
from eating and playing and the like. She attacks me, the brush, me
again and lunges and bites. I feel AWFUL. She also does this when I
need to put her collar on to take her to the vet or for a ride in the
car. I live in New England so it gets COLD and putting a sweater on
her brings out the same. She is extremely volatile when she doesn't
like something. I wish I could put it into words but for a visual if
you have seen the movie Cujo…..
I am wondering if there is a medication or something I can use for
the grooming. As horrible as it sounds I am desperate. I groom all my
dogs regularly, even her. I have to. I cannot send her to a groomer
as I would be terrified how anyone else will handle this. I imagine
she has some pretty rough handling in her past for her to be like
this. It's sad. Unfortunately I cannot adopt her out to a forever
home as she does bite. My Mom is going to adopt her as soon as her
home is finished being built, and I know she will be loved and doted
on and cherished for whom she is. Its not her fault. But as she does
require grooming I need some insight. Some help! I am so upset about
the whole thing.
For the record I will be Nikki's guardian forever. I promised her she
would never be neglected, hurt or caged again! I know that she will
have a great home with my mom. But we gotta do something while she is
here.
Oh she gets along fine with all the other dogs. But she does have
curious habit of chasing the poor cats and my smaller than she is
Pomeranian. He is a senior and she loves to run the poor dear down!
LOL Talk about personality. Oh and she will sneak up on my pug and
bite her tail to get the pug to chase her too. LOL She really is a
such a firecracker!
Thanks!
Robyn
My name is Robyn and I am a foster Mom to Nikki aka lil doggie aka
miss prissy! LOL
Here is the scoop and my situation
My Mom rescued her from a woman who kept her crated and said she
pottied in her crate I have had her since October without a single
accident. But then again I trashed the crate. She doesn't need it.
When she came to me she was in severe need of a dental and had
infected teeth that were a nasty brown. The dental went well and she
has little pearlies again. I did the dental the second day she was
here along with updating he vaccinations. She was also recently
shaved when she came here and whoever did it nicked both of her eyes
and it was awful! She is about 8 years old and has had a myriad of
owners.
She is a SWEETHEART and we all love her so. Her first month no one
could touch her neck or she would attack and bite. Now we can pet
her, play with her and cuddle and she loves it.
The problem is grooming. Obviously they need to be groomed! I also
have a chocolate havanese and 2 Pomeranians and an American Eskimo. I
am no stranger to baths and brushes! I have a pug to but she is wash
and wear! Now with Nikki, I can bathe her fine, but she has to be
muzzled for grooming. It's HORRIBLE. Here is the real problem. I
can't groom her face at all, unless I have thick gloves and a handy
supply of band aids. She attacks even at my face. For the record I am
SOOOOOOOO GENTLE with her, I talk to her in a soothing voice etc.
Amazingly enough she enjoys being blow-dried and that is fun stuff!
But it's stressful so I don't push it. She has tangles in her cheeks
from eating and playing and the like. She attacks me, the brush, me
again and lunges and bites. I feel AWFUL. She also does this when I
need to put her collar on to take her to the vet or for a ride in the
car. I live in New England so it gets COLD and putting a sweater on
her brings out the same. She is extremely volatile when she doesn't
like something. I wish I could put it into words but for a visual if
you have seen the movie Cujo…..
I am wondering if there is a medication or something I can use for
the grooming. As horrible as it sounds I am desperate. I groom all my
dogs regularly, even her. I have to. I cannot send her to a groomer
as I would be terrified how anyone else will handle this. I imagine
she has some pretty rough handling in her past for her to be like
this. It's sad. Unfortunately I cannot adopt her out to a forever
home as she does bite. My Mom is going to adopt her as soon as her
home is finished being built, and I know she will be loved and doted
on and cherished for whom she is. Its not her fault. But as she does
require grooming I need some insight. Some help! I am so upset about
the whole thing.
For the record I will be Nikki's guardian forever. I promised her she
would never be neglected, hurt or caged again! I know that she will
have a great home with my mom. But we gotta do something while she is
here.
Oh she gets along fine with all the other dogs. But she does have
curious habit of chasing the poor cats and my smaller than she is
Pomeranian. He is a senior and she loves to run the poor dear down!
LOL Talk about personality. Oh and she will sneak up on my pug and
bite her tail to get the pug to chase her too. LOL She really is a
such a firecracker!
Thanks!
Robyn
That is so wonderful you have taken her in.
