Ripping off the Bandaid of Puppyhood

I have been delaying trimming Stormy for months (well, besides necessary stuff like her face), at first because winter was coming. 

Now my excuse is that the surface is puppy hair, and the underside feels more like adult hair.  The puppy stuff is straighter and ridiculously soft, and the adult stuff is more tangly and coarse.  I've spent the last year cuddling up to that mesmerizing puppy fuzz.

The last of the puppy hair?!

Yeah, I know, she is quite the fluffball.  Her hair is nearly 4 inches long when stretched out, but the curliness and her endless energy means that daily brushings are not quite keeping the mats at bay.  It is time!

Facing her fate with dignity.

Well, I'm off to bathe her and then shave it all off.  Tune in tomorrow for photos of the new sleek Stormy.