Today we went to hell and back 😅 

LOSE! Not "loose" Stop confusing the two words. loose - not secure or tight lose - to misplace or be deprived of something

Dont be annoying about it. Most people on the internet do not have english as their first language anyways.@@dougadams9419

I plead guilty to being a non-native speaker with mild dyslexia... *rolls eyes*

@@dougadams9419man calm down 🤡

​@obsidianagent Then don't "roll eyes". You have an opportunity to learn how to improve your English. That's a win for you. And a win for the rest of us who get to see less wrong spelling and grammar.

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Lol!! Same!!

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ARF! ARF ARF ARF!

That’s why it’s called chiengora.

That’s genius!!

Very soft and I think it’s rates to be as warm if not warmer than wool but so much softer.

I have said this about my parents lab. I wanted to make a duvet with her fur.

Throw some of it out in the yard and watch all the birds snatch it up for nesting material.

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That's interesting, I didn't know about the coloring

I used to have a Samoyed back in the 90s. And he had a complete white coloring without any bisquit coloring. Even though my mom brushed him a lot, she never made any yarn of his fur. She just threw it away. And he loved being outside all day long during the winter months when it was between -10 and -30° C. He refused to come inside when my mom thought it was too cold for him at -20°C, lmao! She clearly didn't know Samoyeds are arctic dog breeds and thrives in those temperatures. He was such a great dog and so good with kids and so kind to people. I never heard him growl at either people or any animals. He even allowed me to pull on his fur and ears didn'th even do anything to me (I did that when I was a baby). I really miss him and would love to have a Samoyed again.

My family had a Sammy in the 70s and 80s. Had the biscuit colouring, and the ink blot on tongue. Sammy's are known for being vocal.. loved our dog.. Luther.

And another thing about my Samoyed. He didn't have a black nose. It was brown.

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Probably takes 30 minutes to feed him....

Wooly husky owner here... would've had the exact same reaction.

That sounds like just enough time to set him down! 😂

I really like your quality work but why offer your services for free for ALL your clients? You've worked hard to reach here.

@@rtrgirl417 Non-wooly husky owner here, and heck, I would've had the same reaction!

and fingers crossed with a diet and maybe some (more) pain/autoinflammatory meds this guy will be happier. BTW standing is way less comfortable than walking for most animals, humans and dogs included.

I know, I had a Daschund that I was very strict about how much I fed him so as to not add extra weight straining his back. But he still managed to put on weight. I had the vet check him for possible medical issues, none found. What I found out wad was that his human "cousins" were sneaking him snacks.

​@@elizabethholden9351i had a neighbor who had a St Bernard - she was feeding my family's beagle his bones! Weight gain mystery solved!

I have to admit I have a hard time with weight management for my Pomeranian as well. My vet luckily caught it early enough and since then he gets weighted regularly .. because I honestly can’t tell if he has gained/ lost.

Yep - I went by the breed from and to weights for my Norwegian Forest Cat's gender (Wikipedia says a male ranges between 4.5-9 kg (9.9-19.8 lb) ) ... so was thinking that at 7.5 kg he was a perfectly reasonable weight. Nope. Vet explained it depends on the cat's condition ... whether or not you can easily feel the ribs. Jezza was pretty much rib-less and was way chonkier than I realised. His being overweight was probably a big factor in him forming a bladder stone - which could have killed him (it was at his consultation for problems with producing urine that I found all this out). He was already on a good quality grain-free diet, but after the operation, I stopped feeding 50% wet food and 50% kibble (kibble being a big no-no for cats prone to forming struvite bladder crystals) and got him on 3 small super high quality wet food meals per day with an Ash content of 2.6% or lower (the lower, the better). A year on, he is now a fine figure of a cat at around 6.3 kg (14 lb) and pees like a horse :D

At one point, I watched her pull fur (shed) from the belly, it was so long! Oh my goodness!

So true 😊

so that's her name. 😁😁 as beautiful as she is. love this channel so much!!!💜💜💜💜💜💜

@@neocat81. Yup. “Snow” in Hell…

There could have been several small dogs under it all!

All I hear is "Help!!! I'm being repressed!!!!"

He actually reminds me an elderly man yelling at a service worker.

‘so, how about them bengals this season huh?’ - snow, 2023

@@babayaga6376 “If I went around saying I was a Samoyed, just because some sassy girl threw shampoo on me, they’d put me away.”

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It's always nice to hear the different songs of their people. I've heard so many anthems I would've never known about had Vanessa not started this channel. 😂

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Exactly when I was at 4:42 and saw your comment 😂😂

I was thinking the same thing! 😂

The little tongue lol

He's a beautiful dog ❤ Glad you could help him. Snow is a good name considering the huge snowstorm he created ❤

I think she has it over his eyes to keep out the flying hair

LOL 😂

His eyes have completely disappeared lol

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The poor thing! 😂😂😂❤

the full smoosh

at that point i wasn't sure where the dog ended and the ground started...

I thought the same 😂😂😂

Hahaha I was looking for this comment😂

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Exactly!

U need to try having a hairwash weekend when it's time to wash super curly human hair 😭 washing is the easiest part then u gotta moisturize & detangle & eventually style. Days will pass before u are really done if u are doing it properly

She said she does give the dog breaks during the groom but still …

she should gave an assisant

Come to the comments for this haha

I was also thinking about high note in his bark too haha. Bless him... His bark, though being quite a large dog, comes acress as quite effeminate! Hahaha, unless he's, erm, been 'Modified to specifications that differ with his original design' nudge nudge... 😉🤣🤣🤣 😎🇬🇧

Snow!🙏😁

is that what he was saying? I could swear he was swearing! 😂 😂 😂

Nah, I think he was saying "Water me".

Unless you're ready to take the time to brush them once a day, then I shouldn't recommend getting a Samoyed. Especially if you live in a warm climate, as Samoyeds are arctic dog breeds and thrives in very cold temperatures. I used to have one back in the 90s.

True. I find them very cute. But I would be very cruel if I brought one over to my hot and humid part of the world. I can't stand would be owners that don't do their research and consider the dog's well being.

I have a Samoyed but I live in Canada and brush her at least once a day as well as shaving paw pads, grinding nails at least 2 times a week and brushing teeth and cleaning ears daily she's a lot of work and she's only 8 months old. She also needs a lot of exercise but she gets really hot in the summer so wants to just swim every day which can mean a lot of blow-drying and brushing.

Well from my profile pic you can tell I have one, and in Australia too where you really need to make sure air can get through to his skin. With the brushing what I do is I just do a section a day, so a limb or his head or whatever is needed, so its quick for both me and him, and isn't a chore, just like brushing your teeth, just make it routine. I also use a long tooth Greyhound Comb which works a treat.

@@LinktheSamoyed I don't know why anyone would breed Samoyeds in Australia it's so hot there I feel like that's not safe they are ment for below zero temperature which is what they prefer over anything hot. My pup will just lay on the deck with cold winds and will not want to come inside. but just in the house with the heat she gets hot and pants like crazy we have to have fans for her just so she can be a bit more comfortable. What do you do to keep them cool especially in the summer I know mine likes the pool but I also can't let her in it long because once wet she exposes her skin and can burn.

She’s one of the best.❤

I agree for sure. I do think that people need to be a little harsher with negligent pet owners. This poor puppy is so stressed and poorly trained. No excuses for a dog barking like this. There is very clear poor ownership here I really feel bad for this otherwise great dog.

​​@@redluke8119she said the excessive barking though was due to pain from standing which makes sense. So I wouldn't call the owners negligent for that.

But it is very likely negate that lead this dog to the condition it is in now. Fat overweight dog means standing for what is normal becomes tiring and painful. And a coat in this matted condition means grooming for longer time. A healthy dog with healthy coat would not had undergo what this dog had to, so yes it is on the owner for this one. Not bashing on the owner as there might be untold reason why this dog is not better cared for. But we cannot ignore the fact that the dog is in poor condition that could be minimise with regular upkeeping.

@@redluke8119 thank you for completely missing the point of the comment and of what vanessa said. you are part of the problem.

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I lol’ed Vanessa’s hilarious! I love her sense of humor. 😂

German shedder-hahahaha! 😊

soooo much worse...

German shredder is the perfect moniker for those uber intelligent wonders!

Decades ago I had a German Shepherd/Samoyed mix named Pete. He was a lovely dog, a real joy to own, except for the billowing clouds of white undercoat that he shed twice each year (and more moderately, though continuously) between those major seasonal sheds. My floors, furniture and clothing were perpetually coated with white dog hair no matter how often I groomed him or cleaned the house. After Pete’s time with us had passed, I deliberately avoided adopting more dogs with similar coats and shedding patterns. I had hit my limit for what felt like 24/7 vacuuming.

Same, Shedtember has started with my Cardigan w corgi, but mean, I should be thankful for my 1.5-2 hour weekly grooming sessions with mine (I brush him every day, but do the heavy grooming once per week).

They aren't called sound clouds for nothing.

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Sammie are known for their talking... they are not a quiet dog.. we had neighbour's who got one, then discovered this then had the voice box removed.. because they left it locked inside all day and went to work and even when came home, didn't walk him much, and the dog voiced his unhappiness. I loved them , had one growing up.. he was like this one, had biscuit coloured ears and saddle

@@alex.is.here. those neighbors sound awful

@@hdofu they were actually lovely people, a different ethnicity and came from a country that mainly had apartment living.. they just had different ideas about pets. We have a 3 legged rescue cat, that we have to maintain his diet as he's a porky pig, but they felt sorry for him, ans snuck him treats, as did anther neighbour in the street... so no matter how we tried, he was always fat shamed by the vet. We since moved houses, so I too, a picture of my cat round the neighborhood and explained, he wasnt a poor pathetic creature and please dont feed him.. I think there is one lot that are feeding him.. sorry, got off track

I agree! I think a lot of people don't realise how physically demanding grooming can be and don't seem to realise that if only groomers who can cope with dogs like Snow should be able to work as groomers, there'd probably only be about 5% as many groomers in practice as there are now. Somehow, I don't see that as an improvement.

​@@GrainneDhu it's really helpful! and if anyone thinks that, they should really be watching "it's me or the dog", in which 100% of a dogs problems are with the owner (whether intentional or not), rather than how other people respond to the dog. it's not easy to properly care for a dog, especially ones that are large, show aggression/anxiety, or have long hair, but it is doable and a necessity if that's what you signed up for.

@@wge621Absolutely! I owned 14 medium sized (45 to 70 pound), double or long coated dogs for the 40 best years of my life. Three of them were AKC champions, several others had championship points but never finished due to life getting in the way, all but one had performance titles (the one who didn't was blind), so I had plenty of experience with caring for dog coats. Heck, I was way better at doing my dogs' hair than I ever was with my own! I firmly believe that anyone who gets a dog should be certain they can take care of that dog's routine coat care before they decide to bring that dog into their household. If you have a coated dog, be sure that you're going to learn how to line brush so that you get all the way down to the skin and be committed enough to do it at least 3x a week. If you whip a comb through the easily matted areas, like behind the ears and the furnishings, once a day and line brush 3x a week, your coated dog will never suffer from compacted coat the way poor Snow did. And it won't take that long, either, since the coat never gets a chance to get into horrid condition. If the owners are nervous about trimming out feet or ears or don't have the right set up to give a bath, just doing that routine coat care means that regular grooming appointments won't take that long and will be affordable. And the dog won't suffer during them because it won't demand more physical effort from the dog than the dog can tolerate.

​@@GrainneDhu wow! that's impressive. yes I think a daily brush is really not too much to ask, and goes such a long way for any dog, both in getting them used to being handled in that way, and of course for the matting. it's quite sad how many owners just buy a dog that's difficult to maintain because it's cute. it's hard work! I so appreciate owners who put in the effort

@@wge621 It also pays off as they get older because the brushing turns into daily massages, which helps with the aches and pains of old age. I had a theory that if I kept my older dogs happy enough, they would be too happy to die. It never quite worked out but my dogs did live to be 15 and 16 years old (even the German Shepherds) and my cats into their 20s. I have to say, though, that breeding for conformation really maximises the dog's chance of living into extreme old age without arthritis, the major cause of pain in old dogs. Less backyard breeding and more ethical breeding would mean more dogs that live to be active, healthy, pain free dogs who live to extreme old age. Which is good, at least to me, because somehow, I loved them more with each year we spent together.

Same here. My American Eskimo has hip dysplasia and arthritis. Standing just is not an option. I do as much as I can grooming-wise with him laying down, but it is nowhere close to what I used to do.

I fully agree. My Great Pyrenees just got groomed a day ago. He was there for 8 hours and the groom looked bad. Their excuse was he wouldn’t stand for long. I love how you adapt to the limitations of the dogs but have adjusted expectations for a perfect groom. You do a great job no matter what issues the dog has and always do what’s best for the dog. I’m going to have to start doing my make at home myself (he weighs 150 lbs and has arthritis in his toes and back left leg since we got him at 2 yrs old). Thank you as someone else said for advocating for the animal, the fur parents, and other groomers. I really think you have an abundance of patience with these dogs. God Bless!!

Had the same experience

My ma doesn't know about double-coated fur that our dog Tiny potentially has. He's a Shitzu-Bichon mix. It's the Bichon side that makes him double-coated (well given he's a mix, I'm not entirely sure whether he is or not. I just know that Bichons are). But she shaves all our dogs every summer or when they get mats. Our Maltese is prone to mats and fleas so he's usually shaved "naked". We also live in the tropics. They often let us know when it's time for a hair cut (inability to lay still, peeing in the house, etc.). None of our dogs are outside long. They have free access to our backyard which is fenced in with a dog door.

Just poor negotiation tactics. But I would not be anywhere nearly as kind to other groomers for refusing. In a way, that's fraud: you say you groom, then say you can't? To be truthful, say, "I choose which dogs I will groom." The number of lazy people who think they're too good to get their hands dirty is depressing. Snowflakes. Ask them to point out the location of the city they're in on a map, and they can't. "See those four cows? Go get them out of that pasture and into the barn. I'll show you how to milk them."

@@davesmith5656 wow. That's a lot of judgement on hypothetical people you have never met!

@@DutchIsraeli ---- Oh, I have met some of them, better at finding excuses than doing what say they do. I have a long list of things refused, obviously because someone didn't feel like doing it. And another long list of things over-charged for. I also have a list of people who do things they didn't have to do and didn't accept extra money for - like Vanessa's extensive collection of dog cologne she uses. And another list of people who could charge more, and do not. And a list of idiots, like some tough-talking jackass who refused cash payment "because of covid", "comp'ny pol'cee" he said, backing away (fine, I have never gone back there).

My cat only objects to those cat grooming videos, with the distressed feline noises!

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i love midnight and her sass pls give her a pet for me😭💖

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and it was entertaining, the joke with the donkey in the bar, was hilarious!!!

And such a good boy when he was comfortable

A late summer snowstorm!

I worked at a groomers years ago. I think I had dig hair for days after I bathed, dried and comed dogs

lol That was the funniest description ever! I couldn't have said it better!

I used to really want a Samoyed but the I watched a lot of videos about them and grooming them and learned they need to be groomed daily. I know I can’t commit to that so I gave up ok that dream. They are beautiful and sweet but also a lot of work. I’m sure it’s rewarding to those who can commit to that.

That gag had me *rolling*

and the fresh air gave him a new pair of legs 😂

Amen 🙌

I hope she lectured us for borderline killing their dog, assuming they are the ones that have owned him for the last year. The matting, and the weight. It's unacceptable.

Wow, still at it at 70! Do you still do bigger pets these days?

@@mimisezlol 20 lbs. and under now. I still have 2 70 lb. standard poodles that are very elderly, but very well trained and can't imagine letting them go elsewhere though. I can still get them into the raised tub !

I've groomed my well-behaved 14 lb mini schnauzer a few times, and I can say it's completely worth the cost to pay someone else to groom him!

So if I ever get a big fluffy dog and have him groomed I should offer a wine bottle alongside the payment, noted.

If You need to spend 4-6 hours on one client, I think it's pretty fair to charge for that. I live in a country where I got a fairly specific technique done for like 50$ which took 4 hours, but it was in a small town too, where basic stuff goes for like 30$, and my country is, while expensive for our standards, on a different level to USA. Plus I've been going to the same hairstylist for half of my life, and so does my mom, so we're kind of loyal clients, even though neither of us would refuse to pay a bit more. The prices for basic 1.5-2h service in the capital here varies from 70-140$ depending on your hair length and is much pricier for more advanced techniques. That stuff requires skill and time. What people see on youtube are literally 6-8 hour transformations stuffed and edited to 15-30min. so i suppose it all gets distorted in people's brains that's they can go from dark brown to platinum blond in that amount on time, plus most of the time it's done in collaboration where both parties get something out of it, and usually by big names on the platform and if not, they have the funds to do that stuff in a day, and majority of the populatation forgets about it. It's all very easy untill you try to do it yourself.

​@@artcika that's why everyone should watch Siiri Parks and read the comments on her videos, so they know the hairstylists' side and how things actually happen (and why they shouldn't expect things like going from black to platinum blonde in a day)

it has to be the most gentle barks ive ever heard

@@gravity00x. Thus …the ear protection

haha, they're essentially fog! 🤣

The owners can brush their own dog, it would make the groomers job easier!

@@5117danielleI had this long train of thought, whereby people will still demote Snow's owners for being unable/unwilling to put their dog into a strict diet regimen, that may or may not include exercising (because, you know, engaging with a separate dog training coach is hard on both the heart and on the wallet). Then afterwards people will _still_ demote/demean the owners again if they had to give up Snow to another willing owner. Along the way, some people will threaten the owners with their lives. I'm not in a good mood today, and I usually have a penchant to see humanity and the future of the world in grim, dark and depressing colours. Maybe I will invest in a coal power plant company more, to spite everyone to death.

@@5117danielle I'm sure they've tried, the trouble is that really thick and dense coat is difficult to get all the way through, especially if you don't have professional grooming tools. He was also getting quite snappy during parts of the groom which would be extremely intimidating for someone who isn't a professional, plus they could be worried about noise complaints with all the barking - there are definitely places where that can have a really negative impact on your living situation if you're renting. It didn't look like he wasn't well-cared for, it's just that his ligament injury made regular grooming vastly more difficult than it probably used to be.

@@5117danielle the issue is that not all dogs can be brushed by their owner, esp when the dog is old and arthritic like this. most ppl dont have professional grooming tools like vanessa which made this much easier. plus this is the kind of dog that genuinely needs regular professional grooming even with brushing tbh, all the ppl ik who do it themselves spend like 3-5 hours doing it every few weeks which not everybody can do for obvious reasons… then if they couldnt get him into a professional they’re shit outta luck sadly

The table is awesome! My late MIL used to groom small dogs, sometimes requiring my services to help out. It's a labor of love. ❤

Definitely agree, and want to add that fluff camouflages weight loss, too. I had two purebred Maine Coons who originally came from a sketchy (and subsequently closed) breeder, and they both developed health problems where they lost a lot of weight without me registering it - the first one due to stomach cancer, and the second due to diabetes. Both times, it snuck up on me, because they were such fluffy little dudes that it wasn’t visually apparent.

That’s what I worry about with our Great Pyrenees pup. At months old, she’s eating 5 cups of puppy food a day. But we exercise her a ton all day too. I find myself checking her ribs through her fur a couple of times a week. I plan to as ask our vet what a good meal plan is when we go next week.

@@melindajohnson9726 at least while she’s small it’s relatively easy to weigh her by picking her up and getting on the scale urself, but that’d be impossible once she’s bigger 😳

Like she said, she’s able to do it because of her channel.

@@parryyotter doesn't make her any less of a legend

Maybe, but she still didn't have to do it for free. Tell me a single other youtuber, or anyone else for that matter, that would do this amount of hard work for free on a regular basis? No one? That's right!

Very good idea, the green beans. Well worth trying. 👍

What a caring owner you are. Overweight pets suffer from so many things!! Heat, arthritis, diabetes etc!