Francis is an eight-year-old cockapoo. We inherited him from a family who considered him to be too much work after four years. He is a happy dog. He enjoys being a part of our clan. He is easy to live with. Cockapoos do shed. They just don’t lose their hair. It stays on their body and ultimately mats. So, we took our boy to Petsmart Groomers. This is his new picture.

I like him either way. I think he is more comfortable without mats. Next winter we will need to get him a sweater. We had two inches of snow yesterday. Beautiful.