The definition of drama: HUSKY.

Summary

The video shows a groomer bathing and drying a husky named Nova. The groomer struggles to fully wash and dry Nova, who does not like having her paws or face touched and tries to bite the grooming tools. Despite using restraints, Nova continues fighting the grooming process. Ultimately, the groomer is unable to complete brushing Nova because of her resistance. The groomer takes Nova outside to play before returning her partly groomed to the owner, explaining that some dogs simply do not want to be fully groomed.

Takeaways

• 😊 The video shows a dog groomer bathing and drying a husky named Nova.
• 😍 Nova was generally well-behaved during her bath, though she disliked having her paws touched.
• 🐾 The groomer couldn't wash Nova's face as she moved around too much when water touched her face.
• 😠 Nova did not like the high-velocity dryer and kept biting it.
• 😤 Nova was very difficult to brush and kept moving away when the groomer tried to brush her body.
• 😫 The groomer had to use restraints like a groomer's helper and belly band to control Nova's spinning while drying her.
• 🙁 Nova scratched and bit the groomer several times while being groomed.
• 😞 The groomer was unable to fully finish grooming Nova due to her uncooperative behavior.
• ❄️ Nova played outside in the snow after her partial groom since huskies love cold weather.
• 🤷‍♀️ The groomer explained dogs' behavior at the groomer may differ from their behavior at home.

Q & A

What breed of dog is being groomed?

A Siberian Husky named Nova.

Why does the groomer say it's important to dry Nova completely even though she doesn't like it?

Because it was -10 degrees Fahrenheit outside, so sending her home wet could be dangerous and make her sick.

What tools does the groomer use to restrain Nova when she gets difficult?

A groomer's helper, a belly band, and a bite proof muzzle.

Why doesn't the groomer wash Nova's face?

She didn't want water going in Nova's ears and Nova was being uncooperative about having her face touched.

How does Nova react when the groomer tries to brush her?

She turns her body away each time and gets very upset, biting and scratching the groomer.

Does the groomer say the brush hurts Nova?

No, she says Nova has a thick coat and the brush does not hurt her skin.

Does Nova seem to enjoy being groomed?

No, the owner said she was good for grooming but Nova resists almost every part of the process.

Why doesn't the groomer finish brushing and trimming Nova?

Because Nova is being extremely uncooperative and the groomer feels it's unnecessary to keep forcing her.

What does the groomer plan to do after the grooming?

Let Nova outside to play in the fresh snow since huskies enjoy cold weather.

Does Nova seem well-suited for professional grooming?

No, her behavior indicates grooming is very stressful for her.

Outlines

00:00

😊 Giving Nova a Bath

The first paragraph describes the process of giving a husky named Nova a bath. It mentions that Nova is generally good for grooming except for her paws. As she is bathed, Nova sings and moves around a lot, not liking her paws or face touched. Ultimately her face is not washed to avoid stressing her out.

05:01

😅 Drying and Brushing Nova

The second paragraph covers drying Nova after her bath using a velocity dryer and brushing her. She does not like the dryer or brush and keeps trying to get away and bite them. She has to be restrained to finish drying her so she can be sent home in the cold weather.

10:02

😥 Struggling to Finish Nova's Groom

The third paragraph describes continued difficulties drying and brushing Nova. She gets very upset anytime her body is touched. A bite-proof muzzle has to be used for safety. Ultimately, only a partial groom can be completed because of Nova's non-compliance.

15:03

😌 Letting Nova Play Outside

The fourth paragraph concludes that Nova's groom will be ended early since she is very resistant. She is let outside to play before her owner arrives to pick her up. This is said to demonstrate a typical husky behavior.

Keywords

💡Husky

A Husky is a breed of dog originating from Siberia. Huskies have thick, double-layer coats to protect them from cold climates. The video focuses on grooming a Husky dog named Nova. Huskies are known for not liking water and being difficult to groom, which is demonstrated in the video when Nova resists being bathed and dried.

💡Grooming

Grooming refers to bathing, brushing, trimming fur, trimming nails, and cleaning the dog. The video shows the process of grooming Nova the Husky, including bathing her with shampoo, blow drying her fur, and attempting to brush her coat. Grooming is important for dog hygiene and health.

💡Blowing coat

When a dog starts shedding their undercoat, typically seasonally, it is referred to as 'blowing coat'. The groomer mentions Nova has already blown her coat, meaning she has shed her winter undercoat in preparation for summer.

💡Dryer

There are a couple different types of dog dryers used including a high velocity dryer that blows air to dry the dog's fur and a crate dryer Nova is placed in to finish drying. Nova dislikes the high velocity dryer and resists being dried with it.

💡Scratching

As the groomer tries to wash and dry Nova, the dog starts scratching the groomer with her paws and biting at the dryer. This is likely due to distress from an unfamiliar grooming process.

💡Muzzle

The groomer puts a muzzle over Nova's mouth so the dog cannot bite the groomer. Muzzles are often used in grooming for the safety of the groomer when working with difficult or aggressive dogs.

💡Groomer's Helper

A grooming device that prevents dogs from spinning on the table by gently squeezing their belly. The groomer uses it on Nova to stop her spinning and resist the dryer.

💡Belly band

A band that goes around the dog's belly/waist area to provide control and prevent spinning on the table. It is used along with the Groomer's Helper to restrain Nova.

💡Paws

Nova dislikes having her paws touched or nails trimmed. Touching paws and trimming nails are parts of grooming dogs resist, demonstrated by Nova's reaction.

💡Shaking

Nova shakes herself frequently throughout the grooming process in an effort to get water and excess fur off of her coat, which interferes with the grooming.

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Transcripts

come on Nova we're going to go in the

bathtub come on come on this way can you

go up up up up good girl very good

girl okay so today we are grooming Nova

she is a Husky and hi hello and I've

been told that she is very good for

grooming other than her paws so let's

get started on her bath are you

shedding not really I don't think you're

going to blow much coat today

do you like to

sing it's okay it's okay good girl no

good

girl got to stay down come on down down

girl no stay

down H I don't know if you are going to

be good for this good

girl good girl it's okay it's okay good

girl good good

girl good

girl so far no singing but lots and lots

of moving stay

here a girl Nova good girl

Nova nope no stay

there

no no

no I'm bathing her in nasty Critter

because I ran out of fluff off but stay

she's not really shedding she's already

blown coat so I don't really think that

fluff off is needed right now ni gitter

will work just

fine try not to shake for a second okay

okay I think I'm going to rinse her

first be and do her head at the end just

because I think once I wash her face

she's going to be shaking a lot and

moving around a

lot

no oh here we

go don't

shake

don't

shake

see we are definitely going to let her

outside to play after because we got a

fresh snowfall obviously huskys like

cold weather so she will probably very

much enjoy herself out

there oh yeah yeah you definitely don't

like having your paws

touched

okay you're not going to let me wash

your face are you you're going to

bite just putting my hand on her muzzle

to see if she lets

me to see if she's going to let me hold

it

it's okay come here come

herea come here just because yeah I'm

not going to wash her face just because

um when I wash her face I I don't want

water going down her ears so I want to

be able to hold her in certain places on

her face like for example hold her ears

down so that water doesn't get in them

but if she's going to be moving like

crazy and not being okay with me doing

that I just don't want to really stress

her out washing her

face

and then her trying to get away from the

water the whole time okay that's better

that's better that's

better she does not like having her snow

touched no no not going to like it okay

it's okay it's definitely not dirty so

it's really not a

necessity okay so we did one shampoo one

conditioner and now I'm just going to

wipe her face with some wipes good

girl and

there's not even any brown on that so

her face is definitely not dirty no no

we're going to stay in the tub until I'm

finished tow drying you

please you want to okay wait wait I'll

give that to you

here you're

funny those nails are quite long girl

and I'm assuming you're going to give me

a lot of trouble for trimming

them they need to be

trimmed okay stay

down so huskys really enjoy taking these

happy hoodies off let's see how she'll

do for huskys and Shepherds I usually

use a large sized happy hoodie the extra

large is more for the extra- large

breeds like new finlands St Bernard's

those types of dogs so large fits pretty

good I can see that she's probably going

to take it off do you want a treat wait

there keep it on she's a very pretty

husky all right let's do

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this

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hey

no I am regretting not putting my hat

on because of the hair cuz it looks like

she is blowing some coat but it's really

annoying to wear with the GoPro so I

think I'm just going to have to suffer

through it I'm going to put the belly

band on her because as she is

spinning I'm not sure what the previous

rumor experience was what with this dog

but the owner assured me that the dog

was very good for the bath and dry so

far that's not exactly what I see okay

I'll take it off I'll take it off

maybe she just didn't like wearing the

happy hoodie so we'll see how she

behaves now that that's

removed

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I

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no

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no so it is freezing outside it's - 10

today she's soaking wet I definitely

cannot send her home soaking wet in this

frigid kind of weather that's

unrealistic so she has to be dried even

though she doesn't like it um she is

scratching me quite a bit and biting the

dryer so I'm going to put her in the

Groomer's helper to prevent her from

being able to spin at the

dryer something that people don't put

into consideration when I'm grooming is

that uh a lot of these dogs are brand

new to me and I don't know how they're

going to behave

sometimes owners tell me that their dog

is really wonderful that does not mean

that they're lying it could mean that

the dog is wonderful at home with them

or that the previous groomer either

didn't have an issue with the dog for

whatever the reason or the previous

groomer sometimes they just say dogs are

wonderful even if they're not because

people can get offended when you tell

them the truth about their dog I've

witnessed that in the grooming industry

before this shouldn't be necessary pup

no no no don't use those front paws to

scratch the heck back out of

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me

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okay she is about 50% dry on this side

I'm going to clip her nails on this side

that I'm going to turn her I'm going to

get her 50% dry on the other side and

then I'm going to put her in the crate

dryer because she really does not like

the high velocity dryer and I think it's

going to be increasingly difficult and

dangerous to continue drying her with it

so this is a bite proof muzzle which I

have not ever had in The Grooming Salon

before this is not an agitation muzzle

for those who know bite work although it

looks like one it doesn't have the steel

bar here I switched over to using these

because I am working on dogs that have a

lot more behavioral issues these days

and I want to make sure that I am safe I

know I'm sorry but we have to try no no

no good

girl good

girl come here good girl it's

okay good

girl good girl good

girl good

girl yes very good girl okay so I will

do her nails on the other side after I

finish blow

drying you really don't like the blow

dryer but you were pretty good for your

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paws

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right so she is about 70% dry and then

I'm going to attempt to dry her a little

bit more with the handheld blow dryer if

she allows

it you're going to be difficult for the

brushing too okay nope nope no more of

this you're being a bit

ridiculous no do not scratch

me hey

no

no no why why it's just a brush no

no I would really like to get more hair

out of her so let's see if I can use the

smaller

dryer girl

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she does not want me to do anything at

all on the

body every single time I don't know if

you notice this but every time I try to

do anything to her body she turns her

body in the opposite

direction which is a bit challenging

when you're trying to obviously groom

every part of the

dog so that's when we end up having to

do things like using the Groomer's

Helper and the belly band to prevent the

spinning I was hoping I'd be able to

provide an excellent groom today but I

don't think that that's going to be what

ends up happening because she is not

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compliant

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why why this is a very sad

song you are fine do not hit me with

your PA

no

hey oh my

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God before anyone says it this brush

does not hurt I am scraping myself with

it she has a thick layer of fur so this

is not scratching her skin so she just

does not want it done and she's throwing

a temper tantrum but no it's not her her

like this isn't hurting her either and

yet she's still very upset about

it oh my gosh I would have really liked

to have sent you home dhed will you let

me do the EIG gromer can I do

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that

wow are you dying

come on girl that is really

quite

really no

no

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no all right so this is a situation

where I just don't feel it as necessary

to keep forcing this dog to be GR gred

we did the best that we could she

unfortunately whether she's just in a

mood today or whatever the case may be

she just doesn't want to be

groomed and yeah that's all there is to

it right yep we got you bathed mostly

dry and unfortunately not brushed I'm I

don't even want to attempt to do your

paws I'm going to let her outside to run

around and play a little bit before the

owner gets here I'm sure she'll be here

fairly quick because she does need to

pick up her dog and head back back to

her City so it'll just be some quick

shots outside but thank you guys so much

for watching I hope you enjoyed a

typical

husky