With a name like Tiger.. 

He's an absolute doll! He's clearly got a wonderful family if he's so sweet even though he's nervous.

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Congrats on your absolute angel

Tiger is such a wonderful little sweetie! I'm so glad you were able to connect with someone as experienced, & talented as Vanessa, & she was able to groom your furry family member for you. Tiger is just lovely!

What a good boy! You're lucky to have each other. ❤ And you're both lucky (as are we all) to have Vanessa. ❤

All things considered he was extremely well behaved!

"Hi, I'm Tiger, and I'm just happy to be here! Um... where are we now?"

So cute! They all r after grooming!

Same! He didn’t even change when she did his front paws! He was perfect!

I thought the same!! Every time we got a front view, I melted a little more 🥹

Agreed! Malteses are typically kept long-furred but I think they're extra-adorable short. Having single coats, there's no harm in shaving either.

He really is adorable. And for only his second professional grooming, he was wonderful. The lil guy seemed to calm down more and more as time went on. Very sweet!

Sweet dogo

He's adorable! ❤

I love it when she offers it to them for them to sniff. Like “see, it won’t hurt you, just makes weird noise.”

Lol. Me too. It’s hilarious.

Me too! Dogs explore the most through sniffing and it makes the dogs a lot more comfortable when they get to smell the tools and see that it's safe.

Spoiler alert!

I let my dog smell things. I say "Smell" and hold it out to him. I have a joke that all packages and visitors must be approved by the Chihuahua!

In all fairness to her, that is a _very_ valid reason for that enunciation~😅😂

@@alexisgrunden1556 Puns are common in Chinese too. I don't think the idea of doing that in English would particularly be offensive.

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Tips!

Tiger is so cute too❤❤

I was literally thinking "L'Oreal... because you're worth it."

She's an animal whisperer.

@fhertlein agreed :) as a dog trainer who has also been identified as an "animal whisperer" by clients, I can see the same inherent traits in her too...I ALSO like her voice and find this channel so relaxing 😌

But he surely has a nice temperament and is really sweet.

@@SherryAnnOfTheWestAnd a lot of pain

You can see quite a curve in his spine with a peak that's probably where he was injured before. It's awful how people set these dogs up for pain and suffering before they're even born. And despite that he's an absolute angel even when she had to bend his paws back to shave them.

You can get serious defects even if you buy a dog from a reputable breeder. So serious defects do not necessarily indicate backyard breeders or puppy mills as their origin. All our dogs have been rescues but my sister-in-law has purchased 3 golden retrievers over the years from reputable breeders that she researched. The first 2 had some minor health issues. This most recent one, despite her showing dogs and being so selective in terms of who she sells her dogs to, has had serious health issues including a bad seizure disorder. When she reached out to her to apprise her as she thought she should know re: records, breeding lines, the breeder was annoyed and defensive and very unprofessional. A lot of breeders might be selecting for desired breed traits without realizing they are concentrating recessive alleles on linked genes. I think the tendency to inbreed has improved but, unfortunately, remains an issue. So I wholeheartedly agree with you: puppy mills/backyard breeders=BAD (looking to make $ with insufficient consideration of health of lines). BUT I don’t think ‘reputable’ breeders necessarily mean healthy and hardy dogs. Many of my friends in rescue in the States get calls from breeders to take pups that would otherwise be euthanized because they have defects ranging from minor to serious. So their breeding practices are not victimless. They also take in pups and retired breeders from unscrupulous backyard breeders and from puppy mills. So victims all around because we humans are so capricious about our dogs. One of our rescues was a breeder from a puppy mill and I’ve never seen such a shut down dog. Sweet sweet soul who, with appropriate rehab, became a happy goofy girl. Our first rescue,a GSP, was an abused dog who had been bred excessively and was apprehended by the SPCA. So I certainly share your abhorrence of exploitive breeders.

@@littlebear274 Has anyone noticed all the cat & dog ads on Facebook? I saw one today offering “yorkies” for adoption. It was BLACK AND WHITE!! Yorkshire terriers. don’t come in black and white!! They are more tan and gray, which are referred to as “blue and gold.” If you get a cute dog with a sweet temperament, get it spade or neutered. If you breed that dog, there are no guarantees that the puppies will be like your sweet dog. And there is always the chance of losing the mama dog and all her puppies!

get a mutt from the shelter whose personality is a good fit, or go thru a rescue! This is the way.

​@@artsymarxistOr, buy from a reputable breeder.

I get at worst only -20°C in the winter, and these dang summer heat waves are just too much. So I avoid shaving my lower neck in the winter even though I hate not doing that, and in the summer heatwaves shave off most or all of my hair. It unfortunately doesn't suit my face but it makes life so much less unpleasant. Practicality is important.