Spring for Mr. Nelson

Hello most humans and many others,

Well, Mr. Nelson got a spring haircut the other day. (I tried to say that in a calm way so none of you would be alarmed). Poor Mr. Nelson! (That IS alarm)!It is so sad that his groomer is Missy Linda. She is not trained to do this---which is obvious when one sees him. Tio Kane asked Missy Linda if she was trying to make him look like a hedgehog---a round body on stick legs!

It all started one recent afternoon when Missy Linda finally started trying to get out the mats and fur that is shedding from underneath his hair. He is weird in that his fur never comes off by itself. Missy Linda said with Missy Button and Mr. Puck, there would be clumps of fur everywhere, but that's not how it is with Mr. Nelson. His fur kind of lets loose from his skin, or it just loosens, and then just stays there. It is hard to get it combed on out. Add to that the fact that Mr. Nelson HATES to be brushed and runs away to hide when he even sees a brush, and the problems become obvious.

So anyway, things got out of hand (which is fairly routine when Missy Linda is involved), and, now, Mr. Nelson does look a lot like a hedgehog if viewed from the side or back. He looks kind of all right (!) if seen straight on from the exact front!

I think Mr. Nelson is going to have a long couple of weeks until his "coif" grows out some. And, sadly, he is still subjected to brushing episodes in order to get out the rest of the fur, but he is taking things somewhat better-----Hey, look! A squirrel!