::A Geek in Korea::

Yoshi has been getting extremely hot on his walks around town with me in the morning. He had been growing a lot of hair since his last shave three months ago. My wife decided she’d give him a shave herself. She handles the haircare and beauty, I do the running around and playing with the dog. The situation is better for everyone this way.

We usually go to a professional place to have Yoshi’s hair cut, but the last time we paid someone to shave him, he returned with several cuts from the razor. We paid 20,000 won (~$22 USD) for the shave, so having him coming back cut up wasn’t acceptable. He also needed to be at the store a long time to wait for his cut, so by the time he came back to us he was a nervous wreck.

My wife purchased a shaving kit for Yoshi’s paws to keep him from sliding around as he walked in our apartment. She had used it to shave his paws and face when he was getting a little long haired, but hadn’t attempted a complete shave.

She took Yoshi out on the veranda and shaved him down nearly bald. Only his tail, ears, and face have any hair left. She only made a cut on one of his legs, which was much better than the last “professional” cut Yoshi received. Her first attempt at Yoshi’s face was uneven, but she took a second stab (pun unintended) at it and managed to do as well as any professional we’ve gone to since owning the dog.