It turned out that I had to go to work at 9 am on Christmas Eve. I was somewhat surprised that the Self-Dog-Wash were already busy. Mindi, Scott and I began working. I had 6 dogs. All --except one-- are to be groomed. I got one dog done by noon, and three dogs done by 3. The two Westies were fairly easy and fast to groom. The last dog, which was a big terrier dog, was done by 4! I was surprised that I got things done well. I thought I would be stuck at work till 6.
I found out that Mindi officially moved and live in Wyoming now, and will be coming into Dirty Johnson's once or twice a month. She's happy there as long as she's with her girlfriend. Her girlfriend is cute.
There are few more "unquie" dogs: the one westie dog that came in today have one eye. One dog who came in the other day actually have FIVE toes. Usually dogs have four toes. I'm trying to remember what other dog that was very different or interesting... Hmm I think was about it so far.
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Sunday, December 21, 2008
Dog Fashion Show
To think you could not get enough of your own dog, loving him/her so much, simply wanted to spoil him/her... Well, this check out--People go to extreme for their pets. Dog Fashion Show!
Isle Of Dogs Creative Styling Showcase
Pet Fashion Week NY 2007 - Buyer Runaway Show
To check out more go check out this website: http://petfashionweek.com/videolibrary/videolibrary.html
Isle Of Dogs Creative Styling Showcase
Pet Fashion Week NY 2007 - Buyer Runaway Show
To check out more go check out this website: http://petfashionweek.com/videolibrary/videolibrary.html
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Stressful Day
My husband dropped me off at work early morning. (Slightly before 9 am.) I was so anxious about how can I do the work without clippers. I quickly looked up my schedule sheet. I have four dogs, two small and two big dogs. Three of them are my regular costumers, and one was a new costumer. Two of the small dogs (one-eye black poodle & a bichon) are to be groomed. Two big dogs (a brown big dog and a white big dog--couldn't find the specific breed name!!?!!) are to be bath and brushed, though white one was matted which would take up time. Four dogs for the days sounds great, except for the clippers!
I talked with the worker named Konni Ford. --I liked her a lot, especially when it comes to communication.-- I explained the situation and asked her if she could call the two dogs to hold off a bit, to see if I can get the clipper to work again. Konni called the Boss Tres first. It turned out that Mindi (who works on Saturdays) wasn't coming. So I'm all on my own. (Her dogs are canceled, don't worry.) Tres said that he'll come over and see if he can get it to work. If not, then he'll take me to the shop.
The small dogs arrived and I got them bathed. Another small dog squeeze in, a black mini Schnauzer (with a tumor on the underside), just for bath and brush. Then a large dog (I forgotten or couldn't figure out the breed) came in. I got them all bathed. The last dog comes in later like at 2pm I think.
Then finally Tres took me into his Jeep and went over to PetSmart. I was slightly surprised how busy the store was. There was about 8 small varies of dogs for adoptions. Plus 8 or 12 Chihuahua for adoptions!! We went straight to dog grooming supplies. I found one clipper that was my preference and my type of clipper that stopped working. It cost like $186, almost $200. Because I do not have enough in my bank account that time, Tres was willing to pay for it, but he'll take that price out of my next paycheck. (Don't worry I got $606 paycheck today.) ♥It's a wonderful clippers colored blue with glitter sliver on/off button, including a #10 blade!!♥
I finally started grooming around 11:45 am. The schnauzer was done by noon. I was in the middle of working on the poodle when the owner start asking if it's done or when it'll be done. I was like hold on because the blades gets so hot that I had to slow down. I couldn't switch to other #7 blades because they're not working. I cannot remember when I finally finished Rocky, the owner give me a warm Merry Christmas & Thank-You & $10 tip.
By the time I was about to start working on a Bichon, the owner shows up. Grooming the body are fairly easy because it's fur were all fluffed up from the dryer, but there's other delay: she had a seizure out of blue. I quickly put her on the floor so she won't fell off the table. I asked Konni to call the owner about it. The owner said it's fine and don't worry. I was like um okay. So I waited till the Bichon return to normal and resumed the grooming. There's a lot of knots on the head, so it takes time to get it out, plus trying to avoid being bitten for doing that. The owner comes and goes which increase my stress trying to hurry but cannot make it perfect for doing that, especially when trying to get the knots out!
While I was trying to finish off a Bichon, my sister Katie and her family stopped by, whom I'm glad to see them all but it's all in a wrong time and day. I let them watch and play with the two little doggies of mine; Pepper and Yoda.
To top it off, Konni asked me about when the large brown dog. will be done---not just a bath and brush but to be GROOMED as well! Argh! The big white dog arrived sometime while I was in the middle of grooming the small dogs, so I haven't done anything with it yet, just simply trying to get small dogs done as much as I can.
I gave up trying to get the tiny knots out and just fix up the face in Bichon style with the sissor and call it done. I told the owner to bring her in again soon just for bath and brush so I can brush it out better.
I cleaned up the room by vacuuming up all those dog hairs then pull out the big brown dog. I grab the longest blade I have and tackled him. Most of the body aren't too bad, except for wrestling with him to shave the front legs. The owner called asking when it'll be done. I was like SIGH just gimme 30 mins! For the parts I cannot get the long blade to get through I simple grab the sisscor and chopped them off. I tidy up the face and paws and tail, then finally --after more than 30 mins-- SIGH all done! The owner repeatedly said thank-you and I think I got a $10 from her.
While I was grooming the brown dog, I was increasingly stressing out about the last dog which hasn't been touched. I asked Konni to bathe him for me, but then was reminded that he's matted which is better to be brushed out frist before having a bath. Timing wise I cannot do it at all. I was sending message to Scott begging him to come over to help me out. Not only I was stressing out, I was HUNGRY. I did not have any lunch.
Scott was busy volunteering to help a family with the moving into a house from New York. When he finally got my message, he was on the way. By the time he arrived, it was too late. As soon as I was going to start the white dog, the owner shows up. She wasn't happy. I had about 2 hours left till 6. I ask if I could just brush out as much as I can till 6 without a bath? I explained that I had similiar dog like it where it had to be brought back next time to finish off.... She was mumbling something about family coming home soon and such. She just took her dog home-- unfinished, untouched.
I was distressed. I couldn't help but hide in the bathroom and bawled my eyes out. When I got a hold of myself, I step out to start putting things away and clean up. Scott showed up and I bawled on his shoulder. At least I got $31 tip today...
I talked with the worker named Konni Ford. --I liked her a lot, especially when it comes to communication.-- I explained the situation and asked her if she could call the two dogs to hold off a bit, to see if I can get the clipper to work again. Konni called the Boss Tres first. It turned out that Mindi (who works on Saturdays) wasn't coming. So I'm all on my own. (Her dogs are canceled, don't worry.) Tres said that he'll come over and see if he can get it to work. If not, then he'll take me to the shop.
The small dogs arrived and I got them bathed. Another small dog squeeze in, a black mini Schnauzer (with a tumor on the underside), just for bath and brush. Then a large dog (I forgotten or couldn't figure out the breed) came in. I got them all bathed. The last dog comes in later like at 2pm I think.
Then finally Tres took me into his Jeep and went over to PetSmart. I was slightly surprised how busy the store was. There was about 8 small varies of dogs for adoptions. Plus 8 or 12 Chihuahua for adoptions!! We went straight to dog grooming supplies. I found one clipper that was my preference and my type of clipper that stopped working. It cost like $186, almost $200. Because I do not have enough in my bank account that time, Tres was willing to pay for it, but he'll take that price out of my next paycheck. (Don't worry I got $606 paycheck today.) ♥It's a wonderful clippers colored blue with glitter sliver on/off button, including a #10 blade!!♥
I finally started grooming around 11:45 am. The schnauzer was done by noon. I was in the middle of working on the poodle when the owner start asking if it's done or when it'll be done. I was like hold on because the blades gets so hot that I had to slow down. I couldn't switch to other #7 blades because they're not working. I cannot remember when I finally finished Rocky, the owner give me a warm Merry Christmas & Thank-You & $10 tip.
By the time I was about to start working on a Bichon, the owner shows up. Grooming the body are fairly easy because it's fur were all fluffed up from the dryer, but there's other delay: she had a seizure out of blue. I quickly put her on the floor so she won't fell off the table. I asked Konni to call the owner about it. The owner said it's fine and don't worry. I was like um okay. So I waited till the Bichon return to normal and resumed the grooming. There's a lot of knots on the head, so it takes time to get it out, plus trying to avoid being bitten for doing that. The owner comes and goes which increase my stress trying to hurry but cannot make it perfect for doing that, especially when trying to get the knots out!
While I was trying to finish off a Bichon, my sister Katie and her family stopped by, whom I'm glad to see them all but it's all in a wrong time and day. I let them watch and play with the two little doggies of mine; Pepper and Yoda.
To top it off, Konni asked me about when the large brown dog. will be done---not just a bath and brush but to be GROOMED as well! Argh! The big white dog arrived sometime while I was in the middle of grooming the small dogs, so I haven't done anything with it yet, just simply trying to get small dogs done as much as I can.
I gave up trying to get the tiny knots out and just fix up the face in Bichon style with the sissor and call it done. I told the owner to bring her in again soon just for bath and brush so I can brush it out better.
I cleaned up the room by vacuuming up all those dog hairs then pull out the big brown dog. I grab the longest blade I have and tackled him. Most of the body aren't too bad, except for wrestling with him to shave the front legs. The owner called asking when it'll be done. I was like SIGH just gimme 30 mins! For the parts I cannot get the long blade to get through I simple grab the sisscor and chopped them off. I tidy up the face and paws and tail, then finally --after more than 30 mins-- SIGH all done! The owner repeatedly said thank-you and I think I got a $10 from her.
While I was grooming the brown dog, I was increasingly stressing out about the last dog which hasn't been touched. I asked Konni to bathe him for me, but then was reminded that he's matted which is better to be brushed out frist before having a bath. Timing wise I cannot do it at all. I was sending message to Scott begging him to come over to help me out. Not only I was stressing out, I was HUNGRY. I did not have any lunch.
Scott was busy volunteering to help a family with the moving into a house from New York. When he finally got my message, he was on the way. By the time he arrived, it was too late. As soon as I was going to start the white dog, the owner shows up. She wasn't happy. I had about 2 hours left till 6. I ask if I could just brush out as much as I can till 6 without a bath? I explained that I had similiar dog like it where it had to be brought back next time to finish off.... She was mumbling something about family coming home soon and such. She just took her dog home-- unfinished, untouched.
I was distressed. I couldn't help but hide in the bathroom and bawled my eyes out. When I got a hold of myself, I step out to start putting things away and clean up. Scott showed up and I bawled on his shoulder. At least I got $31 tip today...
Friday, December 19, 2008
Crazy Morning
Two days ago -on Wednesday- I arrived to work pretty much on time, although I thought I was going to be late. I usually park on the curb so the costumers can have the parking space, since there are not very many of them. There were quite a bit of snow. I almost got stuck but luckily the road is bit hilly, so I simply let myself roll down back unto the road. I parked on the other side of the curb where there's less snow. I took Yoda with me in my arm. Pepper was at home, to keep Scott in company.
I arrived to the door and it's locked. I guess the worker Cayla was running late. There's an old guy with a white toy poodle in his arm, waiting. We exchanged greetings and commenting about weather and the dogs. I got the text message from Cayla that she'll be late and was in a hurry. We waited outside by the door in the cold for a while. The man invited me to sit in his car so we can be warm while we wait. His car was leather inside which is lovely! We talked about where we live, and few little tales. He lives in Murray, grew up in Utah, his daughter lives in AZ, where he recently returned from, though he will visit AZ again for Christmas.
I got another text message from Cayla explaining that she's having situation with her mother in the hospital and don't think can make it on time. She tried to get a hold of the boss Tres White but no answer. I send Tres the text message about what happened. He replied that he'll give me the key so it won't happened again. Good idea. Then later finally informed me that other worker Sam is coming.
We waited for half hour. The man mumbled about having an appointment at noon so I offered that I can hold on to his dog named Angel so he can leave. He commented that he didn't want me to stand outside in the cold. I mentioned about my car. So he went ahead to walk with me to my car and put two dogs in. He asked me to make sure to call him when Angel finally in the shop.
The two dogs and I didn't wait long when Sam arrived and parked his vehicle at the curb. We got into the dog wash shop and I put the dogs away and trying to get everything starting with work. I was just about to grab the work schedule when I noticed Sam doesn't sound nor looks so good. He looked very ill. His voice sounds hoarse. I felt really bad for him. I was thinking to myself, "Better hope that Cayla will get here soon."
I busied myself with the dogs to bathe and groom. I was surprised to actually groom three dogs in three hours. Whew!
Aw crap, my mind seem to stop working now and it's getting late. Time for bed and I have early morning work at 9 am. Lets hope there a bad snow storm where work has to be canceled... I'll add more in later.
I arrived to the door and it's locked. I guess the worker Cayla was running late. There's an old guy with a white toy poodle in his arm, waiting. We exchanged greetings and commenting about weather and the dogs. I got the text message from Cayla that she'll be late and was in a hurry. We waited outside by the door in the cold for a while. The man invited me to sit in his car so we can be warm while we wait. His car was leather inside which is lovely! We talked about where we live, and few little tales. He lives in Murray, grew up in Utah, his daughter lives in AZ, where he recently returned from, though he will visit AZ again for Christmas.
I got another text message from Cayla explaining that she's having situation with her mother in the hospital and don't think can make it on time. She tried to get a hold of the boss Tres White but no answer. I send Tres the text message about what happened. He replied that he'll give me the key so it won't happened again. Good idea. Then later finally informed me that other worker Sam is coming.
We waited for half hour. The man mumbled about having an appointment at noon so I offered that I can hold on to his dog named Angel so he can leave. He commented that he didn't want me to stand outside in the cold. I mentioned about my car. So he went ahead to walk with me to my car and put two dogs in. He asked me to make sure to call him when Angel finally in the shop.
The two dogs and I didn't wait long when Sam arrived and parked his vehicle at the curb. We got into the dog wash shop and I put the dogs away and trying to get everything starting with work. I was just about to grab the work schedule when I noticed Sam doesn't sound nor looks so good. He looked very ill. His voice sounds hoarse. I felt really bad for him. I was thinking to myself, "Better hope that Cayla will get here soon."
I busied myself with the dogs to bathe and groom. I was surprised to actually groom three dogs in three hours. Whew!
Aw crap, my mind seem to stop working now and it's getting late. Time for bed and I have early morning work at 9 am. Lets hope there a bad snow storm where work has to be canceled... I'll add more in later.
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Beginning of December
>>I copied and pasted into this blog from Deaf Wilson blog<<
I'm at work right now, with three dogs done, and two dogs drying in the cage. So I thought to take some time to do some typing here for the blog. Although I can update the blog at home, but everytime I tried, my mind just went dead. Being at work, my mind often runs really well.
I'm at work right now, with three dogs done, and two dogs drying in the cage. So I thought to take some time to do some typing here for the blog. Although I can update the blog at home, but everytime I tried, my mind just went dead. Being at work, my mind often runs really well.
I have not worked at Dirty Johnson's on Saturday, Monday and Tuesday. I'm glad to finally have five dogs to bathe and brush and groom today. Things were quite slow after Thanksgiving. The Dog Wash place refused to remain idle: they busy themselves with remolding. The walls were painted in different colors. At frist, they tried light blue (I disagreed with that color), then next they did green one wall then dark orange other wall (much better!). They even painted the floor, tried almost white then switched to dark grey. They cleaned out the bathroom as well, where it use to be stuffed with junks. I am hopeing that the bathroom wall can be painted green... They (finally) considering/planning to add the door on the one wall. I do not know when or how soon. They replaced the front desk counter. I preferred the old one since it's out of metal not wood because dogs often peed on them. Peeing on the wood would make it worse... Tsk tsk.
It was an exciting news to hear of an addition nephew into the family. Katie Husish brought home a baby boy named Abraham Ryan Huish on the last day of November at 3 in the morning. Magnolia is still the only niece in the family. I hope she wouldn't feel so left out when growing up.
My index finger is healing rather nicely, though I needed to return to the doctor soon to have the stitches out, because it was bothering me. My finger sometimes swollen slightly.
The weather in Utah is still unusually nice, not too cold, and no snow. There's some snow on mountains but not as fully covered as it usually be last year. It makes me feel better and safe with the driving for work.
I think I better return to work now. Later Gator!
>> Maggie Holt Wilson <<
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