A BAD HAIR DAY

I feel like such a bad mom.No I do not have any children. But I am a mom to a wonderful cocker spaniel whose picture is on the bottom of my blog page. I adopted,baggage and all when she was just one year and a half from a private home.She had been living in a cage from 6am till 6pm.So the owner decided that their family just had no time for her. She came with purebred paper,was housrbroken and well behaved. A real Sweetie! Sheis such a sweetie. Well she was free,however she cost us about $1000 the first year. As she had Lyme and none of her shots were updated also as a puppy she had injgested something which was not biodegrageable and it got stuck in her stomach and would not pass,so the vets kept her 3 days overnight and gave her meds to empty her out and she is now just fine. She does have a thyroid problem,so she takes meds everyday. But she has more energy then I do and runs around the house freely and our yard.
Now as to why I feel like a bad mom. I took her to the groomer on Tuesday as she needs to be bathed and get her fancy haircut grommed every several months. Well this time I was ashamed at how tangled and messy she looked(I had been sick and I did not give her coat the attention that it really needs).She should be brushed every other day! So when I walked her in I told my groomer that I aplogize for the mess that her coat looked like...And I left her to their wizardry skills. THEN about 1 hour later after her bath I get a call that she has to be shaved all down.. that the groomer cannot get out all of her tangles and the it would not be fair to pull and tug on the dog that much anyway.So I reluctantly agreed.I knew that her beautiful coat would be gone and that she would look like a dog that has cocker spaniel ears and a shaved coat like a labrador retriever. I FELT LIKE THE WORST MOM IN THE WORLD! of course the dog does not know how she looks and we are going into the warmer months..so she will not chill.So in the future I am making a vow that whatever happens SHE WILL GET BRUSHED!!! A dog is a wonderful companion and they ask so little of their owners..so the least I can do is make her look as pretty as she always dod before! If you are a dog owner you will be able to sympathize with my...I have to learn to forgive myself now..as she is prancing around and playing and happy as she was with a full coat of hair!!! It will grow back probably by August!