Samantha is a 10-month-old Goldendoodle that AGR saved from the shelter. She and the AGR member had an eventful first day together, as Samantha desperately needed to be groomed. Her curly doodle coat was severely matted, and who knew what was living underneath it. Before she dropped Samantha off for vetting and boarding, Michele wanted to get her groomed but trying to make a walk-in appointment on a Saturday requires selling your soul, and since Michele has already sold her soul on numerous other occasions to make magic for our dogs, she was running out of pieces of soul. Fortunately for both Michele and Samantha, the groomers at one of our local PetSmarts were willing to slide Samantha in and help her out of her dire straits. After three hours of grooming and removal of more than 100 ticks, the girls at PetSmart set Samantha free to go to her vet appointment. They were shocked that she hadn’t autoamputated one of her legs, as the mats on that leg were so tight they were almost cutting off the circulation to the leg. Samantha and Michele were very grateful to the groomers for helping Samantha feel more like a dog again. She’s now living with an adoptive family and their children in Phoenix and is enjoying regular grooming sessions in between play time and pets. We wish her a happy, mat-free life with her new family!