[PonkiPoodles]

There was a posting on a groomer forum about a dog in worse shape than that one. The groomer even asked if the owner if she could have the dog. (She assumed they didn't care about it.) The owner told her they loved the dog and it slept in her daughter's bed every night! So yes, I believe people who treat their dogs that way are more likely to abuse and neglect their children.

My friend's next door neighbor have 2 cockapoos that were severely matted. Apparently this neighbor was highly upset when the local groomer told her that she is no longer willing to groom the dogs and that she thinks it's animal cruelty that the neighbor can even conceive of keeping her dogs in that condition for extended periods of time.

I sided with the groomer when my friend told me the story... (my friend’s view was – it’s only a dog, and the neighbor have been struggling with money)
Do it yourself! Or just brush it once a day..... I’m sorry... this has me all emotional... but there is no excuse on earth for anyone who loves their dog, for it too look like that!!!!
That is CRUELTY!!!! PERIOD!!!!
PS: we are no longer friends after that discussion

 

[PonkiPoodles]

Years ago when I worked in a heavy volume grooming shop we saw this kind of thing often. They would bring a cocker spaniel in once a year. Often thier story would be "fluffy got out and came back like this" You don't know how many times we heard that lie!
Once I groomed a severly matted toy poodle for my local shelter, only to have her owner come in looking for a cat, and could not understand why this little naked dog was going crazy for her. The woman didn't want the dog, but it was clear that it was her dog, by the way it was behaving. The shelter actually let her have the dog back. Nevermind she was not there to find her dog but to find a new pet!

This is extremely sad... and it just shows you the eternal loyalty animals give to their owners! Even if they are treated like dirt...:weep: