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	ninwhore 2009-03-15 10:02 pm UTC (link)
	it's not triggered by them looking funny I'm not so sure about that. Once when my mom gave our Chow/Golden Retriever mix a home shave and for some reason trimmed her tail into a square shape, that dog didn't want to be seen by anyone until some of it grew back. She would go outside and hide under the porch. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

chibikaijuu
2009-03-15 10:35 pm UTC (link)

Changes to the tail can make a difference, yeah. Ears and tails are used to signal emotions and needs to other animals (and people, if they can read them correctly), so a change there could certainly freak them out. And any change they notice or is traumatizing (like being taken to the groomers if they've never been before) can make them get upset and hide. But really, they don't care if they're blue or wearing a t-shirt because of how it looks.

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	irised 2009-03-16 12:09 am UTC (link)
	Hahah, it wasn't just our dog then! We had a newfoundland/border collie cross who we used to shave for the summer and every time he came back with his new haircut he was pissed off/embarrassed/sulking for the whole day. Just used to sit up on one side of the lawn staring away from us/the house. (Reply to this)(Parent)

hallidae
2009-03-16 12:35 am UTC (link)

Oh, god, that reminds me of what happened to a cat we were taking care of for a friend. No matter how much we brushed her, she would get the most godawful snarls in her fur (longhair, joy), and in her tail got so bad that we had to take her to the vet. They wound up shaving from her butt to about an inch from the tip of her tail, leaving her with a poodle puff. When Muffin brought her home, she slunk out of the carrier, then ran off and hid under one of the beds for almost a week. We had to shove a litterbox and her food and water bowls under there, because we couldn't get her out for anything.

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	cmdr_zoom 2009-03-16 08:17 am UTC (link)
	"I cannot be seen in my shame." (Reply to this)(Parent)

	rachel_pi 2009-03-19 06:54 pm UTC (link)
	My dog had to wear one of the Elizabethan collar things (I think it was when she got spayed) and she would only go for walks at 3 or 4 in the morning. She wouldn't go out at all during daylight (except very briefly into the backyard). (Reply to this)(Parent)

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