10/30/2026
Talk about an extraordinary feat. For those of you that have been following along, you know all about Thor’s mats and dreadlocks. I cringed every time I was filming as he looked like a rescue dog. 🐶For context, we’ve had Thor since he was a puppy. He’ll be 12 years old in February. He used to be totally fine getting groomed and having a spa day. Not so anymore. Thor has always been an intense guard dog but since he’s gotten older, he now bites when I try to groom him � There were many suggestions on how to groom Thor such as using food or treats. Unfortunately he’s not that food-motivated. He’s incredibly intelligent so there’s no tricking or distracting him. We thought about a muzzle but that’s still a hundred pounds of muscle that would need to be held � Thus we gave him Acepromazine which is a dog sedative and tranquilizer. It calmed his muscles and allowed us to be able to get him groomed without losing any appendages. I put a flannel over his head in the beginning which I think helped as well and mom was able to give him constant snuggles and words of encouragement � I got all his claws trimmed, mats cut off, and then we began the daunting task of brushing. Over 3 hours of grooming and 8 Ace pills in all. Takes a lot to bring a guardian down! All of his goats were quite curious as to what was going on and were so helpful � I think Thor did enjoy his forced spa day and I know for certain he feels a thousand times better! The drugs wore off fairly quick and didn’t impede his guarding at all. He now looks like a whole new dog and I’m so happy! � We love all of our animals so much and do our best to take care of them. I waited for the perfect day to sedate Thor as I didn’t want to do it on a hot, smoky, rainy, or cold day. So now Thor looks properly taken care of and a reflection of how much we adore him ❤️