I first met He-Man when I was shopping on Fillmore Street. Out of the corner of my eye I saw a fluff of red whizz by. I thought to myself, “There is a lovely Pomeranian, I will have to say hi.” So I introduced myself and told the owner that I, too, was a Pom lover and was also a dog groomer. Well, that started a long conversation while looking at designer clothes. She told me that He-Man had been injured terribly at another groomer and was really afraid to have him groomed professionally. He actually hadn’t been groomed for over a year she was so, so nervous about giving him to another person to groom. It was kismet that we met. I persuaded her that I could demat and groom him without shaving him and that I would be extra,extra careful! She agreed to allow me to groom him and within three weeks, we had our first “grooming date”.

Since he had not been groomed for such a long time, he was terribly matted. On the surface he looked fine but, underneath he was completely and thoroughly matted. That first time grooming him was quite an event. I sat on a chair and put him in my lap and proceeded to gently and slowly pick apart his mats. There were a number of rest breaks but, after hours and hours, he was completely mat free. I had to be very careful about handling him since his hip and pelvis had been fractured. Sadly, they are slightly deformed now. He was quite nervous and I think anticipating something bad happening but, we slowly moved into a grooming zen and after many hours and a few rest breaks he was completely dematted. I then bathed him and did a deep hydrating conditioner. I truly think he was so happy to feel clean and silky. He pranced like a prince that first time, so proud to be the handsome He-Man once again!!

I have been grooming him for two years now. As you will see in the video below, he sits perfectly in my lap and allows me to begin the dematting process in my lap with very little stress. By starting the grooming process in my lap, it lessens the standing time on the grooming table and therefore reduces stress for him. He is very perky and handsome and truly a joy to groom. I am so glad that I stopped his Mom while shopping!!!