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Groomers Show Passion for Fashion

May 3, 2008 at 9:32 pm · Filed under Groomer Has It, Uncategorized ·Tagged , ,

This week on Groomer Has It…The Groomers visited my friends Sandy and Sharon of I See Spot tonight to create their own apparel collection.  The designs needed to fit all three classes of Poodles that would be groomed later in the episode.  As the winner from last week’s challenge Will divided the groomers into three teams selecting Amber and Jessica as his team members with the hopes that Amber’s creativity would reign supreme. However, team Jorge, Jasper, and Artist who were expected to “dog” the challenge used their masculinity and simplistic designs to create one cohesive collection that “wowed” Sandy and Sharon. 

Jorge was right!!  (I love the inside tip, Jorge please give us more!!) Obviously Jonathan has been sharpening his claws during his downtime.  He has been scrapping at Malissa every chance he gets while Malissa reminds us that she is not only beautiful but also wildly intelligent.  She has got to be kidding me!!  Things have been going so sour for her that Kathleen actually took the dog she was grooming during the challenge right off the table from her to finish the groom.  Malissa was left to paint the poodles nails…Way to contribute girlfriend!!

During the fashion show Will turned on his team declaring to the judges his team selection was “the biggest mistake of his life” and clearly he should have selected Jonathan as a team member.  Further, when questioned about his team’s designs by Melissa Rivers he said in his world of glitz and glamour you can never have too much icing on the cake.  Will seems to be the king of putting his foot in his mouth.

The judges selected team Jorge, Jasper, and Artist as “Best in Show” this week and I was thrilled for them. They were the intentional underdogs and rocked the challenge as a team!!  Malissa was torn apart by the judges for her poor grooming where she explained to the judges hair grows back.  She must be joking, the whole reason why pet parents use a professional groomers is because they don’t want to wait for the “hair to grow back” after a bad clip.  Not exactly the answer I was expecting from someone hoping to be crowned Groomer of the Year.  Will’s team was at the back of the pack and had to vote off one of their own.  Will and Jessica turned on Amber and voted her off.  Big mistake…She has a wonderful talent and we’ll miss her on the show.  Will should have been forced to leave the doghouse simply for turning on his team.  Best of luck Amber…Will I hope karma bites you in the tush!!

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Groomer Has It – The Yarn Dogs

April 13, 2008 at 7:39 am · Filed under Groomer Has It ·Tagged ,

Last night was the premiere episode of the highly anticipated “Groomer Has It” on Animal Planet!!  Chloe and I give the show a big WOO HOO!! It was a great blend of drama, education, and excitement and we can hardly wait for the second installment next week.  The Quick Sniff Challenge was hilarious to watch!!  All 12 groomers blindfolded had to guess the breed of the dog.  Of course home on my comfy couch I was able to guess all 9 (oh but wait I wasn’t blindfolded…er scratch that ego boost).  I was amazed at Jessica who guessed 6 correct – right out of the gate, Kathleen got 8, and Amber was the winner with a perfect 9!!  

The actual challenge involved grooming a yarn dog and the groomers were given full artistic freedom.  Holy macaroni folks…The dogs ranged from breathtaking to absolutely hideous.  Amber who rocked the first challenge dyed her entire dog pink except for the tush and legs, she dyed them blue (to resemble pants, of course)!  Neither the judges or I were fond of this grooming job but it was good enough to keep her in the game (thank goodness, I like her).  I was disappointed by Will, I expected with his over the top personality that he would bring an over the grooming job, not the case (I am hoping for more out of him next week), I loved what celebrity dog groomers Jorge and Jonathan did with their dogs.  It was a toss up to me regarding who should have won.  I am going with the judges on this one simply because who would want their dog to say I “heart” NY on the side (I am sure I am missing a deeper artistic meaning here but, no thanks) otherwise the groom job was impeccable!!

How do you feel about who got sent home?  Lisa created “Flower” the yarn dog with an over dyed face and shabby groom while Gasper actually presented “Tripod” a dog with only 3 legs (gasp, he lost one in the groom process!!)  The dog had to lay down for presentation to the judges. I cant tell for sure but it almost appeared that the dog was dyed blue with long hair on one side and left white and short haired on the other, it was a horror show for sure!!  I have to say, I don’t agree with the judges for sending Lisa home (even though her dog was ugly as sin).  Gasper’s dog lost a limb in the grooming process and I am not sure how that is better than a shabby groom job.  As a pet parent I would rather receive my dog back with all four paws and a crummy groom (that will grow out again) than with three legs any day!!  While Gasper may ultimately have more experience and overall ability in my book loss of limb makes you the automatic looser of the challenge.  

I’d love to know your thoughts on the show, your favorite scenes, moments or your opinion on my take of what happened.  Let me know in the comments below or visit www.hautedogboutique.com and email us!!  

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