Strummer's First Groomer
I took Strummer to Pet Spa (669 Somerville Ave), yesterday, for her first "bath and tidy" since I brought her home three weeks ago. The experience seemed to energize my generally sedate six-year-old girl, but then she's always more lively when I return after leaving her alone for a short period.
Strummer, a standard poodle, doesn't shed, which is good for my aversion to vacuuming and for my husband's allergies. The Humane Society of the United States suggests that poodles are "hypo-allergenic," because their coats demand more brushing and bathing than other dogs, and allergy-provoking dander is controlled by the additional attention and care that the poodle's coat receives. The implication is that, if all dogs' coats got the care and attention that poodles' coats get, they, too, would be less irritating to allergy sufferers. I don't know if this is true, but I do know that I prefer to run my fingers through a clean and well-groomed coat than over a dirty, matted coat!
Pet Spa was featured in a Somerville Journal article by Auditi Guha last month.
Comments
Hello, thanks for the blog. Lot's of good info. I just adopted a dog, and I have two gated parks quite close to me, but alas, I see the "No Dogs Allowed" signs everywhere we go.
I wonder if we canvassed for someone with an open back yard. I'd be willing to give $5.00 for 30 minutes for my pooch to play and work with my dog off-leash. I see lots of fenced in but relatively empty yards. I am sure there are insurance fears though.
Anyway, thanks for the blog. It is very informative.
Posted by: Decker | April 27, 2004 8:54 PM