08/30/2026
This is Roscoe! 🐾 He’s one of the collies from the Zada Bronx Penny Collie family, and he is such a sweet guy. 💜
I’m not sure how much grooming experience Roscoe has had before, so today was a bit of a “getting to know you” appointment and figuring out which parts of the process he was comfortable with.
And honestly, he surprised me with some of it! The bath was no problem, he settled onto the table nicely, and even the high-velocity dryer—which can be a pretty strange experience for dogs—didn’t bother him much at all.
Once we moved on to brushing, feet and nails, Roscoe was a little less convinced. 😂 He’s definitely sensitive about having his feet handled and had plenty to say when we got to the things he wasn’t so sure about. We skipped cleaning his ears because he deals with allergies, and otherwise just worked through his groom with a little extra patience and gave him the opportunity to figure out what was happening.
Roscoe really is a lovely, sweet dog. Grooming might not be his favourite activity just yet, but that’s okay. Sometimes it takes a few visits for dogs to learn the routine, build some confidence and realize that all this brushing and foot touching really isn’t so terrible.
And despite having a few opinions along the way, he left clean, brushed out and looking very handsome. 🥰💜