02/20/2024
Excuse my voice in the video..... BUT........
I need to brag on one of my very special groom babies for a minute...... I've been grooming D.J. for a little over 3 years now.... D.J. is a rescue, so we don't really know his history besides his behavior showed it wasn't anything good.... When I first had the chance to groom D.J. I couldn't run the clippers anywhere except the center of his back without him attacking them.... We would do a modified cocker clip because that's all he could handle..... So his mom and dad and I came up with a game plan because I refused to sedate him. I just knew we could get DJ to be ok with being groomed somehow. So DJ and I have a routine from the moment he gets here for his groom until he's picked up. That routine never changes, he always knows what to expect.... I have put so many hours of blood and work and tears and so so so much love into this baby.... Today, he's ok with coming to see his Mrs. Kaitlyn!!! He's always a happy boy, he lets me know if he's not ok with something that day. I adjust accordingly because he's still healing and he's still learning that he's safe. A couple months ago I was able to finally groom him without a muzzle and I cried because he has came SOOOOO FAR YALL HAVE NO IDEA.!! Today I GOT KISSES, he's never given me kisses. DJs mom informed me today that his behavior has changed so so much at home since I've started working with him. He's a happier little boy, he's not scared as much anymore. He still has his little moments and that's ok, but to see how he is today compared to how he was in 2021, you wouldn't think it was the same dog. This is why I became a groomer, this is why I love my job, and this is why I will always put in that extra time with every single one of my groom babies that need it because trust is a huge thing when it comes to animals!!!!! His little kisses was all the thanks I needed because I know in my heart DJ and I have an unbreakable bond now and I wouldn't want it any other way.