He was a happy dog with a perpetual smile and a matted coat. “Personality cut for the summer,” Joan had said when she deposited him into a cage. A “personality cut” referred to the standard way all of Dr. Norris’ staff clipped any dog’s coat that needed extensive grooming. Dr. Norris certainly wasn’t going to pay to have a professional groomer on staff, but by the same token he wasn’t going turn away another source of profit. So, for those animals who didn’t have a regular groomer but were needing to be clipped down because of mats or fleas or just wanting to be kept cool in summer, we clipped them down close over their body between the base of the tail and the base of the ears. The tail we trimmed with scissors to avoid a nude, “rat tail” appearance. But the ears and head demanded some artistry. That’s where the “personality” part came into play. Fluffy eyebrows or that plucked appearance? A scraggle of beard or a clean-shaven chin?
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