When we had our Snoodle (a dog that is part Schnauzer; part Poodle) named Riley a mobile groomer came periodically to our home. I would put Riley on a leash and the groomer would take him to her self-contained vehicle set up to wash and cut his hair.
When the groomer was finished with Riley she would return him to me smelling fresh and clean. He always had a new, colorful boy-dog bandanna tied around his neck. Girl-dogs got ribbons in their hair.
I'd pay the groomer-lady on our door step. Riley avoided having to stay in a wire cage for the long wait until his turn at a pet grooming shop or until his owner came to pick him up. I didn't have to take him, leave him, and drive back to get him. It was a win-win situation for all three of us.
Because Doug has been bed-ridden for some time he hasn't been able to go to his groomer. Usually he has his hair cut every few weeks to get his hair so it lays just so. In the hospital there was no mobile groomer. No one offered to wash or trim his hair. Besides have you ever had your hair washed in bed?
So today he not only showered and washed his hair. Kevin and I played "barber". The fact that he let us shows he is getting better but still is not well!!
I started first very cautiously. Kevin came in to inspect and took over. After all he has had more experience with men's hair than I have. My role was to work the vacuum cleaner, something I do have experience with. It was a team effort.
Having hair on his head needing to be cut while under going cancer treatment is not something Doug or his family has taken for granted. It was a real pleasure for us to see hair fall on the floor while some remained on his head.
He, however, refused the boy-bandanna for his neck!
~Carole
