This is one "Rough" Collie | Senior Dog Transformation 

Why do dogs frequently have matting behind their ears?

@@dovie2blue Maybe cuz owners forget to brush the ears?

You need to tell the owners to pick up their own dog poop in the yard. That is purely disgusting for her to step in it. Then TRACK it inside the home. Gross.

@@boohere2 I mean some of the dogs she has groomed will have little matting other than behind their ears

@@dovie2blue i have a scotch collie. seems to happen a lot on this breed. mine always gets one behind the right ear. one day nothing, then ''where did that come from''?

Haha,that's hilarious..I never thought of that 😅

Thought about that too and did some research. Its apparently because of the noise, smell and the concentrated heat that a blow dryer has that dogs dont like / hate them. Noise and heat are kinda obvious, but apparently the air that is blown on them irritates the very high sensitive Odor cells of dogs, thats why they hate it

Its the sound...

@@sthiggs79 - have you ever stuck your head out the window doing 50mph? It's not exactly quiet.

Vanessa you are the perfect groomer! It’s so hard to find a groomer who actually cares about your dog. I groom my golden doodle every 6 weeks never matted. Still I can’t find a trusted groomer. They cut corners and charge me $135 before tip. I should do it myself!

Of course you make it look so easy!! But I have learned a lot from you!

​@@Brandonisfinished some people just don't have the passion for dogs.

I could watch her shave out paw pads, clip nails and tidy up grinch feet all day.

@@JermaineGertseor the passion for doodles as a whole 😂

Were you a child of a certain age when Lassie was on tv?

Yes, they've become extinct 😢

There's smooth collies. They are collie in every way, except their fur is shorter... more like a German shepherd's in length, but collie in every other way. 💖🌞🌵😷

@@celesteredding1550they’re just not on the list of most popular pets anymore. Which is a blessing for any breed. The popular ones are overbreed and backyard bred.

I was thinking, Lassie!

Lovely tale ❤. Our shetland is similar, happiest when her small flock are together. The amount of undercoat still amazes me. You think it's all out. No, same amount again. 😊

Wow a very touching tribute. Left me with a happy tear. Your dear friend reminded me of my dog-brother who passed away away a few years ago.

Your story reminds me of my sweet boy Gabe… he was my angel and my very best buddy… I found him laying in a cardboard box in a Walmart parking lot when I was in college… I took him home with me after going right back into walmart and buying him a bed, some toys and some puppy food… the next day I took him to my uncle who is a vet and got him his shots, dewormed and a flea treatment… Gabriel was a collie/lab mix and a beautiful, sweet sweet boy who followed me everywhere I went… I took him everywhere with me… at night when I went to work, he went with me and slept out in my truck … I went out on my breaks and lunch to let him out to go to the bathroom… after I got married in 2000 he was still my best buddy… my husband once said, "I swear you love that dog more than you love me." I jokingly replied, "it’s not that I love him more… I’ve just loved him longer." 😂 Gabe crossed the rainbow bridge when he was 15 years old… he has been gone for 14 years and I still miss him to this day… I have a 14 year old Bull mastiff named Aliyah and I buried her brother, Hotch last month… he was also 14…I got him a month after Gabriel passed away… I was so grief stricken that my husband drug me to the OKC Animal Shelter and told me to go pick someone out… I came out with a little yellow lab/whippet that I named Hotch…. He was a special boy too… all of my dogs are special in their own way… I miss him very much and she’s a tear every time I think about him and Gabe… it's not fair that they only get to spend so little time here with us …

That’s my Abby❤

Have the same story

Vanessa* 💙

I'm guessing you mean Vanessa 🙈

@@aesaphyr Oh dear, I'm so sorry! Yes, Vanessa. I'll correct it. Thank you so much 💖✝

I had the same thought! 💖

Are you a collie? If so, how are you typing? :)

Especially larger dogs and especially if you have stairs!!

Yes, especially easier with small dogs.

@@lindalumae I had a friend with a walk out finished basement. Their dog could get down the stairs, but not up. They'd let him outside and he'd walk up to the front door to be let back in. This let him stay with the family wherever they were in the house. He was such a good dog!

i have s collie like abby [it's a landrace breed known as a SCOTCH collie. they are not barkers, like the big version, eager to please, and wary of the water and the clippers, but even tempered.

@@user-yb5bg8im5g scotch collies are mixed breeds with a high percentage of rough collie. Unless Scotch collies are part of the European Scotch Collie Preservation Society, they’re backyard bred.

lol there is such a thing as a smooth collie

My brother had a smooth collie. They aren’t that common. Pretty dogs.

You've been hit by.... You've been hit by ... a smooth collie dog ;)

​@karencox3235 My brain didn't pull up MJ, instead I heard this comment in Sade's voice with a background jazz saxophone.😂 🎷🎶 "Coast to coast, LA to Key Largo..."

@@mujerloba3942 The Smooth Collie is a breed of dog developed originally for herding. It is a short-coated version of the Rough Collie of Lassie fame.

My friend had a shepherd mix who must have had some collie in him because he had a nose like Abby's. 🙂

💯 agree with you 🤩

The height of their popularity was during the TV show "Lassie" in the 50s/60s. Everyone wanted their own Lassie. The show started off in Black & White - imagine that! That's a lifetime & more go! While the name was female, the actual dog actors were male as their coats & sizes are bigger.

We have one rough and one smooth now too :) and I don't get labradoodles and little white dogs all over the place, and their owners asking me what mix mine are. My rough female seems so small to me, we have always had large male collies in the past.

Probably due to TV popularity they were allowed to be inbred. This unfortunately happens to too many animals.

I was thinking the same. Really no hair cut. I would think that length is hard to maintain, hence the way she looked when she arrived.

Aww. That was a good idea! Poor things.

Yeah, after a certain age, with certain health conditions, my concern for how the coat might not grow back normally goes way down. Practicality and quality of life are more important. I think you did the right thing. 👍

I kinda windered the same for this lady. Grooming that coat is hard on her. Not having it properly groomed is hard on her. At a certain point, you'd think practical matters would win out for the sake of the dog.

I think she's entitled to be pampered a little, and that should include keeping her coat.

You said it. Either for animals or humans.

We had an Aussie named Aussie (clever, right 😅), who passed 4 years ago due to debilitating arthritis. It was SO hard to bathe her at home. I basically had to lean over the tub and hook one arm under her belly and hold her up while doing everything else w the other arm. It was so hard on my back, but because she had trouble going to the bathroom and not getting it all over herself, baths had to happen.

Belly bands can be pretty heavy duty. We use them to lift 600kg cows on my farm

Better to be a rough collie than melancollie.

@@MonkeyJedi99 Who's Mel?

Isn’t that the guy who sang “Jack and Diane?”

@@julianixon416 John Mellencamp?

@@barbarawiddowson635 Wasn't he still using the Cougar part of his stage name for that one?

I’m so sorry for your heartbreaking loss. 😢

Perfect name!!😍

Protective of family; good watch dog. Highly trainable and eager to please. Sweet, gentle, and sensitive. High maintenance for their coat and sometimes mental health/anxiety.

I was wondering about using the comb. The hair is so long, it seems like the brush would only get the surface? She did look lovely in the end though.

My 7yo Collie is 80lbs lol. She was the runt too!

They do! Very pant-y and drooly. I would constantly try to dry the drool off of her “bib.” (I was 9 - what did I know? 😆)

​​@@Beth_Alice_Kaplan Yes, waterfalls of drool:) We would put a towel on the floor under her mouth:) She passed away 20 years ago. Sweet memories of our unique collie girl...

Only rough collies 😉 My smooth collie doesn't pant a lot, even after playing and running with his rough collie friend. A lot of fur makes a big difference - also in speed 😂

I saw two Shelties (mother and daughter) last weekend. Hadn't seen any in many years. Their owner let me play with them. What sweet, well-behaved dogs.

Thank you for offering a loving and caring home to a senior dog ❤.

Part of the reason I love this channel is definitely the essence and sound of Vanessa! She's special.

My border collie loves her voice too.. every time I play her videos, she cocks her head lol

Beautiful voice and cute accent