My first reaction when I saw these funny dog hairdos was - wow, this is awesome!
But then the second thought came to me - these dog haircuts are awesome for us, but how about those little guys from the animal kingdom? You know, panda (me) is one of them, so I'm really concerned.
And are these haircuts weird, or is it otherwise - people who do these funny haircuts are the biggest weirdoes?
And what do the owners say about this kind of Dog Grooming?
"For those who are overly concerned about the dog's emotions. Cindy loves the attention. She will prance around and expects your attention. This is a Creative Dog Grooming Contest and Cindy will look like this for only a few hours. After the contest Cindy will be shaved." (http://www.pinkcoyote.net/creativegrooming.html)
Sandra says that she would not do the competitions if Cindy didn't enjoy them and says the pampered poodle enjoys being in the limelight more than her owner. "Cindy loves being a show dog - I wouldn't do the contests if she didn't enjoy it but she knows its her job"
And Ren Netherland, who is exclusive photographer for creative grooming contests, thinks the last thing the owners are after is money. "In creative grooming shows the maximum prize is about $1000 (~£611) so you couldn't earn a living from it"
Sounds pretty convincing to me. Now Bored Panda can sleep well again.
Well, enjoy this list of 20 creative ideas done with dog grooming from the net.
Panda?
(Bamboo leaves for REN NETHERLAND ANIMALPHOTOGRAPHY.COM)
NO, although it looks just like me! But don't be deceived, it's not me! It's not even a panda, it's a dog.
Pirates of the Caribbean hero Jack Sparrow
(Bamboo leaves for REN NETHERLAND ANIMALPHOTOGRAPHY.COM)
Did you know, that it takes only 2 hours for the creative groomers to carve their masterpieces of out of dog's coats?
Fairy
(Bamboo leaves for REN NETHERLAND ANIMALPHOTOGRAPHY.COM)
Horse
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It might look like one, but you should try to ride one.
Bison
(Bamboo leaves for REN NETHERLAND ANIMALPHOTOGRAPHY.COM)
Probably, my favorite one.
American football player
(Bamboo leaves for REN NETHERLAND ANIMALPHOTOGRAPHY.COM)
Or maybe, this one is actually my favorite one, not sure :)
Flowers
(Bamboo leaves for REN NETHERLAND ANIMALPHOTOGRAPHY.COM)
Cindy as American Flag
(Bamboo leaves for ANIMALPHOTOGRAPHY.COM / SOLENT)
The artistic owners are almost entirely women.
Rainbow
(Bamboo leaves for REN NETHERLAND ANIMALPHOTOGRAPHY.COM)
Did you know, that in several states in America it is illegal to permanently dye a dog's coat?
Cindy as a pretty Painting
(Bamboo leaves for ANIMALPHOTOGRAPHY.COM / SOLENT)
Don't worry, it's just a powdered paint sprayed on using blow pens which are non permanent.
Cindy as a Peacock
(Bamboo leaves for ANIMALPHOTOGRAPHY.COM / SOLENT)
Why go to the zoo, when you have Cindy?
Cindy as a snail?
(Bamboo leaves for ANIMALPHOTOGRAPHY.COM / SOLENT)
Cindy as a Camel
(Bamboo leaves for ANIMALPHOTOGRAPHY.COM / SOLENT)
I wonder if Cindy could stay long without water now?
Cindy as a chicken for Barleigh Creative Grooming
(Bamboo leaves for ANIMALPHOTOGRAPHY.COM / SOLENT)
Cindy as a Dragon
(Bamboo leaves for ANIMALPHOTOGRAPHY.COM / SOLENT)
Cindy as Ninja Turtle-Leonardoodle
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Taking creative grooming to the whole new level :)
And some more funny dog haircuts
