Wooly Bear

So this is Natasha. I never formally introduced her to the internet, but I've probably had her for about 6 months or so. She's my final doggie. I will not be taking in anymore dogs. I say that a lot, but I'm for real this time. SEVERIOUSLY. 😳 See, she was the exception. I was done after Scruffy, but I've loved Natasha since we met a couple of years ago and when I found out that she needed a forever home it was like, "Well, if this works out..." which... so far it has. 😊 For her to be such a sweet dog she's had a rough time finding somewhere permanent to live. She's been through 3 or 4 homes that I know of. Despite her size she's really great with kids and she's SUPER protective, which I really appreciate.

I recently shaved her down so she's pretty funny looking, but she needed it. Her coat needed some pretty extensive stripping from what I've read and it would have a been a huge chore to do that with all the hair she had. I was just like, "Sorry, Wooly Bear, but we're starting over." So my wooly bear isn't so wooly anymore, but it will grow back all nice and curly and I'll keep the undercoat stripped and she won't get too hot or matted and it will be good. Also, I took her to the vet last Friday because of some nasty matting in her ears that she had before I got her and they had to sedate her to get all of it out. It would've hurt too bad otherwise. 😔 Poor baby. But she's on antibiotics for her ears and skin now (she had some flakiness, which the vet said was probably due to bacteria; he also said that shaving her and letting her skin get some air would do her good). So I think she's on the right track. She really seems to feel better in just a week's time and I'm happy about that.

And now, a video: