Dog Grooming Challenge: Cassidy Gets a Makeover

Sep 2nd 2010

We love all dogs at Paw Nation. Working dogs, show dogs, shaggy dogs and chic dogs. But it's the last two types on the list that you'll find in these "before" and "after" dog-grooming photos.

We took an adorable 10-year-old Pomeranian named Cassidy -- who had gone six months since her last trim -- and sent her to the New York Dog Spa and Hotel for a professional grooming. In an hour and a half, groomer Jacky Luong transformed this cutie from au naturel to clipped down and styled.

The process took a while. Cassidy's owner had been in the hospital, so the dog hadn't had her regular grooming and her coat was in bad shape. Because Cassidy's hair was long and severely matted, Luong first completed a rough cut with clippers to make the fur more manageable and the grooming easier for the dog. Then, with the aid of shampoo, clippers and lots of hand scissoring, Luong sculpted the fur into what's called a "slight lion cut."

To see Cassidy's transformation, click on the green arrows on the "before" picture below and, while holding the mouse button down, slide the arrow to the right to the see the "after" shot revealed. Slide it back to the left again to see how Cassidy started out.