Hi, I’m Savanna! Read my introduction to study extra about me and my spunky Chihuahua combine, Penny.
One of my favourite issues about Penny is her lengthy hair, giving her a feathery look on her ears and tail. But it additionally offers her longer toe floof, which I wish to name her “Grinch toes.” Of course, anybody who’s seen How the Grinch Stole Christmas (any model of the movie) is aware of precisely what I’m referring to. One of the Grinch’s most noticeable options is the additional lengthy hair on his toes.
Never thoughts the truth that Penny’s toes are largely white, whereas the Grinch’s toes are inexperienced. Her toes nonetheless bear a placing resemblance. But Penny’s toes bore a extra placing resemblance to Grinch toes the time that they really turned inexperienced!
How Did That Happen?
When we initially obtained Penny again in 2020, it was late November. We reside in Alabama, so temperatures weren’t tremendous chilly at the moment, however winter was coming and so had been colder temperatures. Chihuahuas and Chihuahua mixes don’t handle cold weather effectively and have a tendency to shake to maintain themselves heat.
Our tiny Chihuahua combine pet didn’t have her lengthy fur but, so she particularly didn’t spend a number of time exterior till it warmed up some in spring. By this time, her hair had began to get longer, together with her toe floof. With spring additionally comes longer grass, so quickly it was time to mow our yard, which is filled with largely clover patches, buttercups, dandelions, and a few taller grasses.
I’m certain you’ll be able to see the place that is going. The first time we minimize the grass that spring, which was fairly thick, Penny was operating round within the yard a short while afterward. When she obtained prepared to return inside, all 4 of her paws had truly turned inexperienced because of the contemporary minimize grass! Now she truly had inexperienced Grinch toes as a substitute of white.
I do know this occurs to a number of canines, particularly canines with white and light-colored fur, usually turning them inexperienced throughout! But me, nonetheless being pretty new to canine possession at the moment, I used to be so tickled that her toes had turned inexperienced and he or she had actual Grinch toes. A quick bath turned them proper again white once more, however in fact I needed to snap a fast image first.
Why We Keep Penny’s Toe Floof Trimmed Now
At the time of the Grinch toes incident, Penny’s toe floof wasn’t tremendous lengthy, since she was nonetheless pretty younger. But as she grew, so did her hair, leading to for much longer toe floof by the point she was two years outdated. She hasn’t gotten Grinch toes once more, as a result of now we hold her toe floof trimmed up good and neat.
Even although Grinch toes can look cute, it’s essential to maintain a canine’s paw fur wanting trim and tidy. Long hair across the paws can acquire dust and dust, which may stick collectively to kind clumps and make it uncomfortable on your canine to stroll. Worse, it may well trigger irritation and even an infection if these clumps scrape against the paw pads and break the pores and skin.
So along with trimming your dog’s nails, it’s good to have a groomer trim up a canine’s paw fur usually, or ask your veterinarian to point out you do it at residence, particularly if in case you have a medium or long-haired breed like Penny.
As cute as Penny’s Grinch toes had been, we hold her toe floof a lot shorter these days. She nonetheless likes to romp round within the grass, she simply doesn’t flip as inexperienced anymore!