I can’t tell you how extremely glad Mother didn’t take nudey bath shots of me! But she did take some of me soaking wet (girls, think of it as me in a towel) for some “experiment”.
“You know, Romeo. By the time you’re 16, I would have spent over 32 days blow drying your ass if I bathed you twice a week 32 days!! That’s one whole month! And then some!”
Thinking this is a great big waste of her time (as if fingernail painting – sitting around completely handicapped, not being able to use your hands for two hours – is any better) Mother went out and bought a mammoth industrial strength fur blower for me! It’s from a brand called Aeolus and it cost her an arm and a leg (or so she’s been whining).
This thing looks like and sounds like a vacuum cleaner! (Kayla, tell your mum my Mother takes back what she said about it being fairly quiet! She must be gone abit deaf after hearing the price.)
I don’t like it. It’s like a monster with a tentacle out to get me. But still, see Exhibit A – Mother’s Test Subject.
Me, the wet rag. Having had too go through the painful ordeal of being wet, lathered and rinsed. And then, conditioned and rinsed. Ugh.
The dryer freaks me out! I ran around and tried to defen.. I mean, attack the snake monster! I the macho one, strike first! Mother tried to keep me quiet with treats and it worked for awhile.
So, 10 minutes later, I looked like this.
Look at my squinty eye. PLEASE LET IT BE KNOWN THAT I AM NOT RACIST OR DOING SOME CHINESE EYES THING! I am not like some immature young actresses (who act in hit high school type series for a well known cartoon empire *cough*)/actors who are insensitive to the different races. Tsk. I’ve always known dogs have more brains.
Anyway, this is a close up of my fur after 10 mins. Mother was quite pleased. She was very impressed when she felt water droplets flying off my fur. The cold setting wicks moisture off the fur apparently, while the heat setting dries the fur. Mother decided to wick then dry.
Usually with Mother’s handheld Panasonic ionic hairdryer, the inside of my fur will still be wet after 10 mins (heck, 20 mins) of drying. But after 10 mins with the new blower, the insides are already 2/3rds dry. Mother’s joyful “woohoo!” could be heard echoing through the quiet neighbourhood at midnight.
It took only 35 minutes compared to the 2 hours normally, to get me dry with her new toy. The fur behind my ears were dry, even my armpits (Mother has this weird obsession with drying my armpits – something about making sure they don’t tangle and get matted). With the reduction is ass-drying time, Mother calculated that she’ll only have spent 9 days drying me off. She’s chuffed. But you know, her maths sucks. I’m not sure you should trust her calculations.
Now, I look like THIS. *shoulders back, broad grin, beaming* “Come on Romeo, work it, work the camera boy.”
Wow! 2hrs to 35mins! That’s a good investment!
Now now Romeo, u mustn’t tell Kayla how loud it is…u know how timid she is don’t u? the price is definitely gonna kill me though…but 35 mins?!!! its unbelievable!!!
You look gorgeous!! Very good volume on your hair!!
The new monster really did some good! You look fab in your last picture! My parents are cheapskates…they would rather force me to shake myself half dry in the garden / balcony, then towel-dry me in two large thick towels and then use the pathetic hair dryer to blow dry my furry coat.
Mummy and Daddy were looking through pro dryers months back. But couldn’t seem to find a good one.
They take hours just to dry me and by the time I am done, my energy’s all back and I start to have my zoomies (even though they brought me to the dog run first).
I hate showers!!! I tried telling them I’ll only do so if they have the great shower thing (massage!) and a FAST dryer. Sigh..how I wish my mum’s like your mum!
Yes Mother thinks it was a good buy overall. She says she’s thinking long term. And hoping she can send me to the groomers less. PFFT.
Thanks Auntie Mel! Mother says she will try on her own hair one day and tell you if she gets the same volume!
Chow Chow, do you get completely dry even in the horribly rainy season? Mother read somewhere about hotspots and other bad things that can happen if the coat is left damp. Better shake more!!
Taylor bro, YES! I HATE SHOWERS TOO!! But I looove to do the zoomies after each one. I use Mother’s bed to wipe my face. She is not pleased. Get your mum to buy you that Rapidbath shower!!
I love wiping my face and my whole body on the bed and sofa too. So bad that mummy had to buy another mat just for me to clean on after the shower.
Rapidbath! Sounds like a SPA! Would love to have better sessions of grooming though. These humans pamper themselves with massages and spa and make us go through hell.
At least for you Romeo it’s heaven bliss now!