Last Spring we shaved one of our girls down to get rid of her fine puppy fur. Daisy is a real prima-donna and I really thought she's be upset -- no such luck -- she loved it... that dog is a nudest at heart. She hates to wear a collar, harness, anything that restrains her freedom. Our newest puppy, on the other hand, LOVES to be combed and will bring you her brush so you can brush her fur.... and fall asleep while you do it.
That's funny my second Cocker was called Sandy too. Dogs have much greater need to be loved than cats. My first Cocker got skunked and none of us wanted to go near her and she was desperate to have us accept her no matter what she smelled like. We went through a lot of tomato juice and peanit butter trying to get that stink out.