Gus is tough, but hot. After a cool spring, summer has suddenly come to Edmonton. His fur parka, which normally "blows out" once a year, is still hanging on. A year ago, he was lost, found, and saved from death row. He was relieved of his matted fur, and made presentable.

It was a professional job.

A hip dog like Gustaf Samoyedski could still hold his head up.

Then his new adoptive parents bought the "dog grooming kit." From the first, it was obvious they had no idea how to use it. Would the world ever be the same? What would the neighbours say? How would the change of image impact his security business?

How could he get even?

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