Serious Rock Climber? No, you're thinking of Burt Bronson.

Teddy DID get his haircut at Planet Dog, and they did a great job. They even gave him his "bunny tail," and though they said he didn't like having his front paws done, and they couldn't get them as clean as they'd have liked - his paws looked perfectly groomed to me. They did a lot better job than Teddy's NYC groomer(at 2/3 the cost). AND he got a cute little bandana as a perk. But we had to remove that before going to the crag, cause no *serious* crag dog where's a pink bandana....

I've used Shaggy Dog as well. Abu is a handful, but Lisa at Shaggy has always done a great job.

Thanks for all the suggestions, everyone.

Next task - I will be looking for a person who might want to take care of Teddy while I am in Yosemite in September, for the Facelift

He will be needing care from some point on Sunday, 9/19 through mid-day or so on Tuesday, 9/28.

I am, of course, willing to pay and not looking for a freebie. But I am NOT looking for a professional dog-boarding kennel, or multiple dogs boarded at once type of deal. Teddy's pretty low-maintenance - well-behaved, easy-going, and does well with others(people and most dogs). But he is used to being pretty much on a one-to-one companion basis, and not "just a dog."

If anyone is interested, send me a note, and/or pass this post on to others.