Bath Time!

Mushu loving every minute of grooming.

Tuesday is bath day for the Pekes. With all that fur, it's no wonder why these dogs are not afraid of the water. Not to mention how they really love being groomed. While the Pekingese are generally snobbish dogs, they have taken to Tita quite fast. After a day of bathing and grooming, Tita has risen the ranks of the Pekes most favored humans, next to only their owners (I hope).

Marcia and Chiqui shaking off the excess water from their fur.

It's Chico's turn for a bath.
Much to the envy of the beagles.

Mushu

Mushu's fur remarkably improved with the regular weekly baths. He's always had the fluffiest fur but that also made it the hardest to maintain. It's a good thing we found somebody who can wash the dogs every week. Now, Mushu's fur is healthy as ever.

He looks happy about it, too.

Two-Dog Day

Today we brought Magi and Buffy to Seaside. We had Magi groomed- 400 pesos includes detangling, mat trimming, paw hair trimming, shampoo, conditioner, ear cleaning, nail trimming, blow dry, the works, for a full two hours. Needless to say, the Maguai was pampered silly thanks to Marge and her friendly staff. Buffy on the other hand got her ear professionally cleaned.

After buying some treats for the dogs, we went to Powerstation for dinner. We had dinner at Yasubei Japanese restaurant where the waitresses fussed over adorable little Magi who was running around Powerstation without a leash (apparently, he does not like being leashed. Otherwise he would chew on the leash and would refuse to walk altogether.)

Our day ended at Starbucks where my sister got four stickers for her red card and Buffy got cinnamon roll crumbs from the floor. Back home, it only took a few minutes before the two dogs were dead to the world. But I'm pretty sure they'd be dreaming about this day all night long.

What pet shampoo do you use?

After getting a job, I didn't have time to groom the pekes and shih tzus as regularly as I used to. Fortunately, the lady that washes our clothes likes dogs, too, and she agreed to wash all 10 fluffballs once a week for a small fee. I started scoping out good pet grooming products (since I am feeling guilty, I am overcompensating a bit). Right now I am trying Sergeant's pet shampoos. The whitening shampoo worked well with buffy. We are still giving the green anti-tick and flea formula a test run. It's supposed to kill and stave off those evil little buggers for ten days.

Shih Tzu Care

A little Shih Tzu Grooming Info from dogbreedinfo.com--

Grooming
These little dogs require a good daily grooming using a bristle
brush. A topknot is usually tied with a bow so that the dog can see properly.
Some owners prefer to have them trimmed to make the coat easier and less time
consuming to care for. Keep the ear passages and area around the eyes clean.
Shih-Tzu's have sensitive eyes that should be keep clean. There is special drops
you can buy to put in them if needed. Ask your vet what to use on your dog. This
breed sheds little to no hair and are good for allergy suffers if their coats
are kept very well groomed. (Due the fact that they shed little skin dander.)

More info on the Chrysantemum Dog at http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/shihtzu.htm