What Happened To My Teddy Bear?

It was an early start this morning as I took Blue to see my friend who recently lost her poodle. On the way I picked up Anita from the Casino Hotel so she could come with us. Blue happily provided cuddles and entertainment for an hour or so. We then drove to Banyo to the groomer who owns Sparkle, the mother of Blue and his sister Poppy. He was confused but seemed to know he had been there before. We left him with Sparkle and the groomer while we drove to the city to have lunch with Anita's friends who were former workmates. It was a challenge getting access to the casino carpark with all of the construction works underway in Brisbane. Their ususal restaurant was closed so we ate at Mei Wei which didn't offer sensational food, but it was passable.

We headed back to Banyo to find our teddy bear had been turned into a poodle! He was running around playing with Sparkle and totally happy. He had been inside the house where he lived until he was 8 weeks old. He saw the two family cats and ignored them - he only wants his cat Tilly. 


I didn't realise grooming would include plucking fur from his ears - I had already researched this and decided not to subject Blue to this treatment. There is heaps of material on the internet both for and against plucking, but after seeing his red ears I definitely won't let it happen again. He keeps shaking his head presumably due to some irritation in his ears.


Tilly was at the front door to welcome us home. This was the longest time she has been left totally alone and she was glad to see all of us. They are both teething with their adult teeth pushing out their baby teeth. She even had a chew of Blue's dummy.


Travelling up and down the motorway during peak hour traffic is not relaxing so I'm not sure we will always have Blue groomed so far from home. I am going to maintain his coat but won't ever be making him look like he does today! We were tired so settled on Thai takeaway and an early night.




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