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Clipperdiclip
After giving Rupert such an awful hair cut yesterday I made it my mission to go and get some hair clippers to tidy him up. So when our separation hour came around (around 10 am) I go out to see if I can find something suitable to do the job.
I've got an idea of what I want after doing some research on the web and what I want is some Wahl cordless clippers. The reason I want cordless ones is because I know if Rupert sees a cable dangling around him he'll just try to grab it and chew and I ideally don't want him distracted. I found a pair at Argos, but I can only get them from an Argos Extra store and the closest one to us in Oxford, so I thought I'd try a few other places first.
I don't know why I bothered because none of the 2 places in town which I thought might have some didn't so I have to head off to Oxford anyway. This is a bit tricky because before I leave town I'm already cutting it fine in terms of how long I've left Rupert already and I have to have a pit stop at the gym to use the loo too. Luckily though the traffic to Oxford was ok and I made it there and back in good time meaning I only left Rupert for 10 minutes longer than I wanted to.
He's doing quite well on the separation front I have to say which is good because I can get out and about more, and hopefully tomorrow I'll be able to get back to going to the gym in the mornings which means Phil and I can spend the evenings together again.
When I get home I give Rupert plenty of fuss and then watch the DVD that came with the clipper set and have some lunch. I then try to introduce him to the clippers - not to cut him or anything but to just get him use to the noise etc. He's ok if they are just on the floor switched off and with me running them over him, with them switched off, but no way does he like them when they are switched on so I think I'm going to have to do some more association with them before I can even try to clip him. Having said that I gave him a thorough brush today and he didn't squirm at all, in fact I think he rather enjoyed it so at least that is one step in the right direction towards getting some sort of grooming regime into place.
This evening I spend lots of time with Rupert playing and I think he's kind of getting the idea about bringing his toys back so they can be thrown again for him. He's also much better at letting go of toys on command, unfortunately I have taught him to do so when I say "can I have that?" rather than "drop!" but hey ho, it works :) Another command he's picked up well is "down" - there are still plenty more to learn but I guess we'll get there slowly.
Not much going on this evening because again the weather is far to hot and humid, in fact poor old Phil stays on the sofa for much of the evening without moving in fear of dripping with sweat. He does come out in he garden for a while to do some sky gazing, but not long enough to let the hay fever kick in. Looks like they are predicting thunderstorms tomorrow so hopefully the weather will cool down and the air will not be so suffocating.
Oh and happy Independence Day to all those it may concern :)
Posted by Abi on the July 4, 2006 9:04 PM
[q]Rupert sees a cable dangling around him he'll just try to grab it and chew and ...[/q] That could be handy though cause if he bites trough it all his hair will stand up straight which makes trimming so much easier :)
Serious though, you could just get any beard-trimmer you want. The only thing to check out realy is the sound they make, puppy ears are quite sensitive.