So we show up yesterday for a groom, bath, cut all the bells and whistles and the gal, who has cut him about 3-4xs before tells me she cannot cut him today, ah ok? First off, he has no rabies vac on file. SHOCKER....we have to bring it EVERY TIME bc someone cannot seem to type it into the computer correctly so we have gotten used to dragging the paperwork up there with us KNOWING we will need it bc they DO NOT have it. Nothing new... then she tells us the meds that he is on is a no go for grooming. This is the first time we are hearing this..OK so first off, he has been on the same meds since he was little, this information "should" have been on file and was communicated before his FIRST groom many moon ago. He's an ME dog and he has to be on them. The vet is fully aware of what he takes and how much and knows we have him groomed and has not once said this is an issue. In fact the vet highly recommends he have his regular doses to keep him calm while grooming, they rec if for many anxious dogs so....last time I checked these groomers are not vets.
So... extremely weird this is the same groomer, same place/location, same dog, I mean nothing has changed. We kept going back b/c the dog seemed to like this gal and she did a great job on him but yesterday was so frustrating. In fact the dog was a tad weird with her and DID NOT really want me to leave. Frankly this is the first time I have gotten that vibe from him. Unfortunately I had to b/c he was nasty, I had the apt and I threw out my back last week so I really needed the help (he's huge). The gal did give him a bath, a teeth brushing, nail clipping and expressed his glands, etc. but then they call and say he has fleas and they had to use a special shampoo which was more costly. I have yet to see flea one on any of our animals. All of our animals are on the top flea treatments/vet treatments and I am highly allergic to fleas so I would know if they had fleas. They tear me up. Not one cat (we have 3) or the dog has fleas but they insisted he did. By the time it was all said and done he was clean, which was nice but I could have done that at home (if I had not had a back issue and knew they were refusing to cut him, bc that is what I really wanted done a CUT with the bath. Still cost $85 bucks and I am pissed. Not going back again. This was unacceptable. Someone needs to be keeping up with the accounts better, noting meds and calling customers AHEAD OF their appts if there is an issue in the account with the dog. Not confronting us when we get there so the dog gets extra anxious while I am standing their being told they cannot cut him for these stupid reasons. AGAIN...SAME DOG as you cut the last however many times so what is the REAL issue? Personally, and this was just the vibe I got, I personally think the groomer had 0 interest in doing her job. I do not think she wanted to cut him. He is big but she had no issues the many times we have been before. Sorry Brit but I will not be taking my dog to someone who doesn't want to have him as a client, or me for that matter as a customer. I have a lot of clients with dogs and I will be sure to inform them where NOT to take their doodles, or any dog for that matter. read more