Willow sporting her new haircut.
We got a new dog. . . well not exactly. It took two sessions but we gave Willow her annual stripping.
Wire Haired Dachshunds grow a thick wiry coat over winter and it has to be ‘stripped’ in spring. This is done by grabbing a few hairs at time and pulling them out.
Willow with her winter coat digging for spring mice.
It is not that bad because the hair has loosened and needs to come out. I’m not sure if the hair is even really attached to her anymore, but held in place by all the other long wire hair.
Once it is out they have a smooth soft coat for summer.
Cooper and Willow wrestling over a stick.
Although it doesn’t hurt her, Willow doesn’t like it. She endures Lisa and I pulling, while she thinks of hunting, letting us know if we grab a couple more hairs than acceptable.
At the end of it we have half a dog as what we had at the beginning.
Willow trying to talk me into a late night fetch.
Palliser Pass 
larrymuffin
nice look. Our two got their grooming done in the last 2 weeks.
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underswansea
Hi Larry, she is so soft now! She must feel naked! 🙂
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mountaincoward
does a brush or something not work? She looks better anyway – very sleek!
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underswansea
Hi Carol, they do make a brush for it, but it seems easier to do it by hand.
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mountaincoward
Plucking her like a chicken huh? 😉
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underswansea
Ha ha! Yes, kind of like plucking a chicken, now that you mention it.
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Julie@frogpondfarm
She looks great! All ready for Summer! I bet she doesn’t much like it though, Dan used to dread going to the groomers.
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underswansea
Hi Julie, Willow hates standing still to have it done. It must feel good for summer though. I bet Dan felt the same!
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Julie@frogpondfarm
He absolutely did! 😊
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