Today started out as a fairly normal day, Mum let us outside to play and get some fresh air, fed us our breakfast, played with us in the backyard. It all seemed too well and good to be true...Mum usually waits ´til the mid afternoon before she takes us on a walk, not at 9 in the morning!!

Sure enough, Mum had clipped us all up on our leads and led us to the car...we were certaintly not going for a walk. The car ride seemed to go on for Ever until we finally saw the car pull up next to a building with dogs on the side of the building...dogs´ barking...so many well groomed pooches being led out and scruffy mutts being led in...it could only mean one thing...Mum had taken us for our grooming!

I hated being groomed...it came second only to getting our b.a.t.h.s.

We were all washed, had our fur clipped, nails trimmed...maybe I had misjudged this place? It felt like the royal treatment, I was getting quite used to it and actually started enjoying myself...but than ´it´ happened and I knew I had spoken too soon...

When Mum came to pick us up she nearly fell over at the sight of us! Shaved down to our utmost smallest length of fur, not even a centimetre long, topped of with a Golden bow on the top of my head, I thought the humiliation couldn´t get any worse...

Who ever heard of a male dog with a Golden bow on the top of his head, I was Shocked! I never wanted to come back here again after having to be dressed up like that. Mum though was pretty smart, she took the bow off the top of my head and put it in the middle of my chest, I looked like a True Gentleman, and that´s the way it should be.

It wasn´t that bad I guess, I did make a few friends and I did enjoy myself regardless, and believe it or not I do hope Mum takes me back there. But this time...no bow.

Tomorrow´s also the Million Paws Walk and I am So looking forward to it!!

--Hairy Maclary