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Comment by Susan Stanton on May 27, 2011 at 6:35pm

You're the second person I know who's run into this lately.  Our friend Lilly, the Lucas terrier (kind of in between a Norwich and a Sealyham) was taken to the groomer for a bath and small trim -- and came home completely shaved.  Who are these so-called groomers anyway?  Ethel (who feels naked without her tiara, much less her fur!) feels your pain and wishes you a speedy grow back.  (Bertie and Ethel also want me to tell you that they only go to a pro in spring and fall, for help cleaning out their coats when they are really blowing off balls of fur - otherwise, they get a hose rinse and major cookies after I clip their nails myself -- it can be done!)

Comment by Rebecca Marie O'Bryan on May 26, 2011 at 2:47pm

o my goodness! i would be so mad! im so sorry that happened to u, poor girl. but i guess she wont be too hot for the summer time:) (sorry just trying to look at the bright side) where did u take her to?

Comment by Yuki & Ellie on May 26, 2011 at 1:43pm

I do hope you let them know that you were very unhappy and that you will not be returning.  ;)  I would have been so mad if someone buzzed my dog like that!  I honestly don't know that I would have paid the groomer...  She's still cute as a button, though!

 

My mother's dog was taken to the groomer every 2-3 months when I was growing up.  Until we had our own "incident".  Poor Maggie came home and we noticed she was licking herself a lot.  We checked her over carefully and found two spots where they had actually cut her skin!  Not that they ever owned up to it.  They kept trying to convince us that she had managed to get those perfectly-straight scissor cuts in our car on the way home.

 

I don't often get my own dog groomed (maybe once per year...maybe), but when I do I just have it done at the Vet's office.  I'm fortunate enough to have a Vet who also provides boarding and grooming services (the only one I've found in my area who does!)  The Veterinarian wouldn't hire someone who wasn't a professional, so I feel much more comfortable leaving my Yuki in her care! 

Comment by Molly and Isabella on May 26, 2011 at 1:33pm

Thanks, LaRissa...I'm going to attempt the nails.  I think she'd be good, it's me that I worry about!

Comment by Molly and Isabella on May 26, 2011 at 1:25pm

Hey, on the bright side, I can now tell that she isn't too fat or too skinny!  Ha.

Comment by Molly and Isabella on May 26, 2011 at 1:23pm

Kari, I know...It's ridiculous!  I don't know what they were thinking!  I've bathed her plenty of times myself and that's no problem.  Mainly, I like to go to the groomer for her nails, paw fur and sanitary trim.   I know when I go back to the other groomer I will not have this problem.  Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that when I picked up Isabella I saw a bright blue poodle with flowers clipped all over its body.  Um, no.  Eeewww.  I guess they are more into the "glamour pups" than doing a professional job.

Comment by LaRissa L. Head on May 26, 2011 at 1:22pm

Poor Isabella!

 

Comment by LaRissa L. Head on May 26, 2011 at 1:21pm

I agree with John on the nails. Roslyn used to bit at the vets hands when she would do her nails... then one day i just put her in the line up after my cats and rabbit. small once a week trims. now she will sigh and lay her head down as you give her a doggy pedi!

Comment by Molly and Isabella on May 26, 2011 at 1:19pm

Thanks, John.  We've been taking her once a month and her nails have never been too long...I do know that I need to step up and do it myself.  I've been a big chicken! 

Comment by John Wolff on May 26, 2011 at 12:55pm

The difference between a bad haircut and a good haircut is about 2 weeks.   2 months...?  Hey, it's May.

I do think that nail trimming is something you've got to do yourself.  You can't take a dog to a groomer every week, and if it's every 2 months, they have to make huge cuts.  We just go snipsnipsnipsnipsnip, tiny snips, every Sunday (when I remember), just a few minutes for both dogs.  Cut small, cut often, and you can avoid the quick.

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