Groom Expo

We were so fortunate to have a groom expo in Wilmington, Ohio this weekend which was about 20 minutes from my house.  Think kid in a candy store for this dog groomer!  Usually, I have to mail order all my supplies which entails a lot of handling and shipping costs so I was quite thrilled with the savings. 
 John secured a great deal on a new blower, saving us more than $50, who doesn't love a good deal?  I got a brand new pair of 10" shears with hot pink finger pads which I am sure will make all the difference in the world on my grooms, I can hardly wait for work on Monday, haha!
And for all you Hello Kitty freaks out there I got a set of 10 Hello Kitty bows for Miss Roxie.  She loves them.  Sort of.

"Lovely.  Just lovely."

What Roxie REALLY thinks of the bow.

"There.  I fixed it."

Since this is suppose to be a bunny blog I should ad a bunny picture every now and then.  Here is Marie checking out her new blower.  She is sure to hate it as much as the last.  But it is purple so that has to be worth SOMETHING.

Beautiful girls

I received some pictures from my friend Betty of two beautiful girls.  These are Jamey's daughters.

Baby chocolate.

Baby black.

More recent picture just turning senior.

Chocolate girl again.

Convention hopefuls?  You bet!  Hopefully, the black will be moving out east permanently after convention;)

Persistent toad

Every summer we get a couple of toads at the kennel usually spending most of their time in the drainage ditch between the inside and the outside of the kennel runs.  This year we have 2 very persistent toads living on either side of the kennel.  They invite themselves IN the kennel.  Thursday morning I went into the back of the kennel to let the dogs out and there sat one of the toads in the middle of the kennel.  Mostly they like to sit on the edge of the doggy doors in the run with the dogs.  For some reason the dogs don't acknowledge them but it sure startles me when I open a door and there sits a toad.

Morty goes to the vets

Morty just found out he was going to get shots.

There is safety in numbers. " Maybe Dr. Joe will give the rabbit my shots."

"This must  be some sort of joke, I don't DO rabbits."

"No worries, I'm just along for moral support."

Upper Valley Fiberfestival

Today John and I went to the Upper Valley Fiberfestival in Troy, Ohio.  What fun!  Here are some great finds.

Me and my new baby alpaca blanket fleece that I got for a great deal.

Don't you just want to jump right in?

The theme seemed to be 'green' and this product certainly was green.  It is silk waste from weaving mills in India.  Not sure what I am going to do with it but what a great idea.

This is Paper Alice, John an I were thoroughly fascinated by her 'green' product.  She makes paper out of junk mail and fast food bags.  Check her out at paperalice.com

This goreous piece of paper was made out of a McDonald's bag, an old envelope, a dandilion, a green clover, and various other recycled materials.  Very cool.

Here comes John.  He is VERY, VERY excited to be at the fiberfestival.  Really, he is:)

"Is it my turn yet?"

This is a video of me trying to groom the little buck and Morty doing his best to make the moment about him.  EVERY turn is Morty's turn,  according to him.  He likes the bunnies very much but he likes them best when they are in their cages.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0p22PAQk50

The big haircut

The time had come for Delilah to get her haircut after nearly 15 months of growth.  It is always so hard to make that first cut as there is no turning back!  You groomed and groomed and grew the coat like a flower, it seems like a tragedy that you have to cut it off. 

Fortunately, something beautiful can be made from all that hard work.  I have no color in mind just yet to dye this hank of Delilah, I think I will let it sit for a while and decide later.