Meet Giovanni: The Dog Who Would Not, Could Not Be Groomed

Is it because he thinks he is human or that he was maltreated as a puppy?

Gio, now 19 years young, and me. Photo by A. Unterberger, 2022.

I love poodles! Love them. But my miniature poodle… he’s a special case. He doesn’t like to be groomed or bathed. Especially his feet.

In fact, Giovanni, my furbaby, gets extremely aggressive. All of his vets have that…