I believe I have the arms for a sleeveless dress, so that's not an issue. I have been looking at Lord & Taylor, Macy's and Nordstrom. The two dresses I posted are from Nordstrom. Both are Kay Unger, so they're essentially the same dress, one sleeveless and one with the 3/4 sleeve. I did go into one special occasion dress shop in the area, but their selection of knee length dresses was very limited and what they did have was a little dressier than what I want. If I'm going to spend a little more on a dress, I am looking for something I will wear again. I plan to dress up this navy blue by adding some sparkle with jewelry and shoes. The woman at Nordstrom who was helping me suggested shoes in a pewter color. I never thought I'd agonize this much over my dress selection. No one is even going to be looking at me that day! Ha!

Thanks, we do use a comb as well, at least my husband does. I guess it is like when I was growing up and had long hair. My daddy would sit and brush and comb my hair gently every night. My Mom would pull and tug on it in the morning. I tend to use the brush, DH has the patience to sit and do both. I think the reason he had started getting more mats was that his hair was so long and his sister gets it "wet" when she nips and mouths him. Last night when they were playing it was like she was saying, "Hey, there is nothing to hold onto!"

Sidnee, I have the dress you have chosen and love it! I wore it to my neice's wedding last June and it was so comfortable. The fit is wonderful, it is a very "forgiving" dress, kind of hides the flaws lol. My best friend chose it as the MOB dress for her daughter's wedding 2 years ago, but in the long version. Glad you found your dress!

My local self-service dog wash place has the exact same grooming tubs as the one in dekoboe's picture, except that theirs have a long 3 piece pull out ramp for big dogs that tucks away into a slot below the door. I would assume it's a standard option. Unfortunately my 70lb guy won't use the ramp to get in, so I have to pick him up, but I do pull it out for getting out since he's not supposed to jump off things any more. He's 13 and it was getting too hard on him to bathe him in the bathtub so we've started going to the dogwash.