We had a big weekend with Regis - a cross-borough Shiba playdate in Brooklyn and a day at the cleaners aka "groomers" the following day.
We were really looking forward to bringing Regis to the Shiba meetup on Saturday and it didn't disappoint. As expected Regis was the biggest Shiba on the playground/dog run. It was sort of like holding your kid back two grades so that he'll be the biggest on the football team. We weren't sure how Regis would behave, he's usually pretty shy and more observer than player. True to expectations he was just that. He hung out by our side and was content to watch the other Shibas run, prance, and trot around him.
Of course a day at the dog run doesn't come back without dirty paws. On Sunday Regis had an appointment with the groomers. This was his second time getting a bath since we adopted him in August. His first report wasn't so good so we decided to take him to a different place, Perfect Paws in Brooklyn Heights. The owner, Tom, was telling us about the Shiba scream that often comes along with a shampoo-y Shiba. When we dropped him off we were told that we should expect to pick him up in about 3 hours. Perfect Paws likes to let dogs get comfortable in the environment before the bath and not force anything so 3 hours was the standard for a new client. As we were headed out to do other errands my phone rang a hour later. I was expecting the worst, a frantic Tom and howls in the background. Nope, turns out Regis was terrific, like a "Westminister showdog"! He held out his paws for clipping and whenever they got too close he would gently pull his paw away without a bark or scream. He was an ideal customer apparently.
It was still rainy when we picked Regis up so we got a Zip Car and finished our errands. He looked pretty handsome riding around in his new bandana and "perfect paws."
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