Awwww, Barkus I just read "The Last Groom" oh wow, I could have written that, but it would have been about a dog named Muffy (also a shih tzu) She was a sweet little soul who loved her baths, and I'd run the sprayer on her extra long because it felt so good to her old muscles. That's why one day when she had a sezure in the tub it scared me so badly, she wasn't stressing at all, she as enjoying her bath and it happend. I picked her up and held her tight while rocking her back and forth in my chair and talking to her. I called her mom and asked if I should continue to groom her and she said "It happens all the time now, this is her last Christmas and everyone is coming home so I want it to be a happy one, make her look pretty one last time." I cried off and on the rest of the day, and I still think of her sweet little face.

All, I apologize if you think I was insulting, I wasn't intending to insult at all, just educate. In fact I didn't think the discussion was heated at all, but maybe that's just me. On the internet where you see words and not a face to face conversation, things can be taken out of context very easily. This is a nice board, and thanks for letting us express ourselves. We dog groomers are a passionate group.