In some spots Hattie had been so uncomfortable that she had literally torn off her own coat! Hundreds of foxtails had penetrated her coat and the process of BEGINNING to pick them out kept her foster mother busy until dawn.

Hattie will be trimmed more neatly later -- this first shaving was just to get rid of as much of the bulk of the coat as possible with out further aggravating of the surface foxtails. It would not have been fair to Hattie to put her through any thing else that first night so it was agreed that she would go home with her temporary 'do'.

Kathy - we can't thank you enough!

In some spots Hattie had been so uncomfortable that she had literally torn off her own coat! Hundreds of foxtails had penetrated her coat and the process of BEGINNING to pick them out kept her foster mother busy until dawn.

Hattie will be trimmed more neatly later -- this first shaving was just to get rid of as much of the bulk of the coat as possible with out further aggravating of the surface foxtails. It would not have been fair to Hattie to put her through any thing else that first night so it was agreed that she would go home with her temporary 'do'.

Kathy - we can't thank you enough!