Ha ha ha! You are right on both counts! Bunny has to have just the right collar for the occasion, and Morgan sheds every single day, sometimes twice a day! 😉

Oh, I’m so jealous. Good choice to have dogs that were bred to run all over the countryside on a scent trail without getting tangled in burrs. 🙂

Of course, Golden Retrievers were bred to do similar work. I guess Lord Tweedmouth (the developer of the breed) had lots of servants to do the grooming.

Sounds like you, Frankie, and Beryl are well matched to have lots of adventures without having too fuss too much with the hair. You have adventure do’s. 🙂

Apparently I’m a rare bird who thinks boating requires a casual look. I saw one woman in the marina bathroom at Kingston, Ontario who had a toiletries bag as big as my entire luggage for the week. She spent nearly an hour blow drying her hair (just to get back on a boat)!

Thanks, Pup Fan. I’m looking forward to discovering the person behind the puns myself. 🙂

I guess it depends on what you call high-maintenance. Even if Bunny doesn’t need lots of combing and cutting, it must take some work to match her accessories. 🙂

I once read somewhere that German Shepherds shed once a year–but it lasts 365 days.

The haircut was a bit painful. I think I’m to the point where I think of long hair as part of being young so whenever I get it cut short, it’s just another reminder that I’m getting old. Ugh!

It’s a good thing your dogs are low maintenance. Managing six haircuts would be more than I would want to handle! 🙂

Luna always looks so nice I thought you had her professionally groomed more often than 2x a year. You’re doing a great job!

I think some day scientists will find that dog hair is a form of dog reproduction. Since we so often neuter or spay our pets, they are evolving to pass on their DNA by creating new dogs out of hair.

If that’s true, the Furminator is a form of birth control!

I think it’s interesting that you don’t want to do high maintenance grooming with your dogs after doing it for other people. My groomer yesterday told me she does very basic grooming for her own dog too. 🙂

For myself: I am in the habit of wearing my hair in a braid/bun due to working in the medical field. But, if I’m going out, I’ll fix it. I only get haircuts a couple times a year.