Hedwig is growing up!

The process of growing out a Maltese puppy’s hair is fraught with peril. Upon hearing this some of you may think I am exaggerating. If only I were a number of things would be different around the EE. I would spend a lot less time wrangling an energetic critter with doggie brushes, combs and grooming products. Ryan would not have needed to work a new line item into the family budget: Hedwig’s Grooming Expenses.

The easy out would be to shave most of Hedwig’s hair in a modified puppy cut for the rest of his life. We did that a few months ago because his first coat, as is often the case, was an absolute nightmare of matted, kinky hair. It was the right thing to do as now he is growing in thick, long hair destined to be a beautiful floor length coat. Today’s grooming session marked a first that is a big deal  to approximately 3 people on this planet: enough hair to make 2 topknots! They aren’t long enough to fold over and paper, but he is getting there!

Those are the chocolate chip eyes that melt our souls!