Clean Angel

Angel is a Maltese that got caught in some evil nuclear accident. He outweighs any normal specimen of his breed by a good twelve pounds. However he does exihbit the playfullness of the breed, and is seemingly always happy. He is most happy when he is on his walk. Get him outdoors with a big mud puddle to splash around in, or some cool grass to roll on, and he is in doggie heaven. He acts just like a little boy should, and gets equally dirty. If you look back on some of the earlier posts that involve Angel here at Athenamama, you might notice that his coat is, well, a bit on the shabby side.

Part of the reason for this is because Angel is allergic to fleas, and one bite sends him into a biting and scratching tizzy that has the awful effect of leaving him with no fur, and raw skin. (Luckly a little antihystamine seems to clear up his skin entirely.) Another reason Angel looks like a tramp is because he IS a little boy, and he LOVE getting dirty. In fact, we should've named him Pig Pen, because just like the Peanut's character, two seconds after his bath Angel attracts dirt like Angelina Jolie attracts other people's husbands.

So, I though I would dig up some pictures of Angel when he was a nicely groomed, adorable little dog. The next few shots are of Angel romping around the backyard with our lessor known pooch, Mariah. Notice how WHITE Angel's coat is, and how well grommed it looks. He's absolutely dashing.

Nary a smudge on him with the exception of some tear staining around his muzzle. Angel loves Mariah, and is whispering sweet nothings into her ear. This shot shows how Angel's coat SHOULD look. It's clean, and of uniform length. Now that we have a defense against the fleas, I will get him groomed soon, and hopefully he will look like this again. Contrary to the look on her face, Mariah is very gentle with Angel. In fact, she is gentle with Jacqueline and the cats as well.

Be sure to check out the Carnival of the Dogs at Mickey's Musings, and the Friday Ark at The Modulator for more interesting animals.

Posted by Jeff at November 23, 2005 1:25 PM