Important company is coming later this week so it was time to spruce things up.  On my list was Molly our Irish Wolfhound dog.  It has been over a year since she had her nails clipped and a bath.  Molly hates the groomers more than she hates getting into the car.  Fortunately I located a wonderful groomer/dog trainer who makes house calls.  Richelle has a definite gentle touch with dogs. 

Molly weighs more than 145 pounds.  She does not fit into any tub.  This was  going to be an outside job.  In preparation I filled up several containers with the water hose and let them sit in the sun to warm up.  

Richelle came with a neat leash which wrapped around Molly giant mid-section and also tied onto her collar.  My job was to hold Molly down so she didn’t bolt.  Richelle is a skilled groomer and she  took extra  time to build trust, nevertheless poor  Molly was a wreck. 

In the end, when she eventually dries, Molly will be one sweet smelling fluffy dog.  She may never forgive me though.