Add this one to the list of “Things not to do to family pets”! This is lumiere (guess where that name comes from), our Sheltie. He’s the third canine member of the family and usually he’s much fuzzier.

Shelties (think smaller collies) are nothing but fur. So much so, that five minutes after we vacuum the rug in the living room, we have to vacuum it again due to dog fuzz. The beagles aren’t too bad about shedding, but you run your hand along Lumi’s back and its covered. True, we should brush him daily (or at least weekly) and we don’t. So part of it is our fault, but Amy took matters in to her own hands and had a mobile groomer come out (which was cool in itself) and shave him down. Now, he looks like a rather tall chihuahua (chi-who-a-who-a).

In a way its a little sad, but at least I don’t have to vacuum every 10 minutes now….