bump before and after

while my hand was in a cast for 2 months after surgery and then for another 3 weeks building up strength, the dogs had pretty well, um, gone to the dogs. i did brush them when i could and my vet dremeled their nails but it was time for a good grooming this past week for bump. he was matted and at almost 15 years old, i didn't think he wanted to tolerate the endless hours on the grooming table. so, i hauled out what i had left of grooming equipment from the show days with the miniature schnauzers and bathed bump, driedd him, then tackled shortening and dematting his coat. i meanwhile overdid it with my hand and had to back off but was almost thru with the rough clip, dematting, and trimming coat, some 3-6 inches in length in places. here are the before and after. yes, he is truly a purebred papillon with his championship. the lesson: if you see a dog in a shelter, don't necessarily discount it as not being a papillon. i think he's cute as a button, but will let his fur grow back out for however many days/years bump and i still have together. i do have to admit that i took him to my old pet groomer today (haven't been to her in 10 years) and she performed a miracle tidying him up. she had to quit after an hour 20 minutes because he had simply had enough. it's turned cold here so he's currently wearing annie's pink coat but we didn't tell him it's pink so he thinks he's the big stud on the block. sorry, no pic of that. but enjoy him please. he's just too cute. oh, and for the knitters, i have knitted one dishcloth. it looks like a novice made it but at least i know as soon as i get this thumb trained to knit, i can do it so will reknit this same cloth until it's got the right tension. i'm going to let everyone guess for themselves the before and after pics of bump.