06/12/2026
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Everyone meet Teddy, this sweet boy was posted on Facebook to be rehomed due to his family moving. One of my customers that already has a doodle met Teddy and fell in love with him, they decided to adopt him. The same day Teddy arrived at his new home is the same day he came to see me. I wasn't prepared for what walked through the door, in 15yrs this is probably the worst matting I have ever seen, taking it off was like trying to peel wet healthy tree bark off a tree, Teddy had Golf ball size matts INSIDE his ears, on the other side of the matts was tons of long time infection, it all HAD to be removed so his ears could breathe for the first time in God only knows how long. Once everything was removed and he was finally clean you could see all the bruises he had all over his body from how tight his Matt's were on his skin, his new parents made him a vet appointment immediately, Teddy has a double ear infection, Lyme Disease ( which means he was bitten by ticks) and Cancer yes I said that Teddy has cancer right along with everything else he had to endure. Thankfully with surgery everything is treatable. His new parents are getting him all the treatment he needs, Teddy couldn't have landed a better home, but the one he came from I'm going to keep my words to myself for professional purposes but I will say, this is absolutely neglect and absolutely irresponsible and uncalled for, no animal should have to live in this condition when there are so many groomers around, any long coated dog is high matinance and needs consistent grooming for comfortability just like humans do, I'm guessing Teddy hasn't been groomed many times in his life but he stood there pain and all and was happy to let us take all this nasty off his body, it's like he knew he was in the right place to start feeling better on that table and he is the absolute sweetest boy who never deserved this kind of neglect.
Please if you have a long coated dog, maintain it. I have come across many dogs that have needed relief from matting but this was by far the worst I've seen.
Teddy is scheduled for surgery soon, please send love and prayers to Teddy and his new parents, he is so very loved already. πΎπβ€οΈπ