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Do you know what happens to your pet at the groomer?
By Lela Flaherty
What really happens to your pet after you drop them at the grooming shop? I recently took a position assisting a groomer to bathe and brush dogs and found out the hard way it is not easy work with cute little dogs. It is back breaking messy work that has aggravated my back problem for starters. It also often involves wrestling with a dog as big as a horse trying to bathe them and blow dry them and brush out all of their excess hair. It is also fighting with little dogs with attitude who want to bite your fingers off when you pull too hard on their knotted up hair or don't appreciate you trimming their nails. It is constant bending,standing,wrestling, getting soaking wet and eating hair, literally. Aside from that,please realize that many breeds of dogs need regular and rigorous brushing to keep their hair from knotting up, especially Bichon Frises,Poodles,Shih Tzus,Lhasa Apsos,Border Collies,Spaniels and many Terriers. Otherwise, the groomer has to literally yank hard on their hair often for hours in order to get it combed out. They also have many other dogs they have to brush and trim or shave besides yours in order to pay their overhead. Everything is always rush rush but yet detail too. These poor dogs often go through a lot of pain in order to come out looking pretty like the owners want. To see how it would feel, my boss recommended spraying your hair with hairspray,wetting it,spraying it some more, drying it, spraying it some more and then letting someone yank all the tangles out for you. When the dogs become frustrated and growl or even snap, some groomers will hit your dog. One Shih Tzu I was working on who was still a puppy growled because she was frustrated with us yanking on her hair for 2 hours straight. I ignored it since she made no attempt to actually bite, but one of the other groomers slapped her in the face viciously several times just because she growled. I felt so awful for the poor little thing I almost cried. I did not know what to do as this is a well established company and I have only been there a week and am not really allowed to have contact with the clients directly, the owner and the other groomer handle that aspect. Bottom line, please be good to your dog, try and keep them groomed and clean at home if possible, and that means thorough brushing with some muscle in it. Otherwise, your groomer will have to be very rough in order to get the job done right, and they may not offer the TLC you can at home. |
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A very thought provoking intel, Lela.
Thank you for sharing this good information.
Keep up the good work.
Best wishes.
Frederick
Ya know, Lela, not all groomers are created equally. You may have gotten involved in one that had a "different" approach. My friends dog absolutely loves her regular groomer. I'm no expert, but I guess that it all depends...
This is precious information for anyone who has a dog. I suppose the type of folks who drop their dog off at the groomer's aren't too keen on brushing the dogs hair themselves. I also can't help but imagine that you are somewhat disillusioned with your dream job. Sadly I've found that to be the case for virtually any job. But hey, it's people like you who keep the world from going completely to pot. Keep up the good work.
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CONTRIBUTOR'S REPLY
Thanks for your comments. You imagined correctly,I am very disillusioned and am currently pursuing other career options on my days off. Due to the economy and partially the area I live in, this is not going very well.
Anyway, have a great day and thanks for reading my stuff.
I have never used a groomer because I feel that if you do it yourself it makes you closer to you pet. Its not hard and can save you some money.
http://www.dog-first-aid-101.com/daily-care-for-your-dog.html
Mobile groomers come to your home and can give your beloved pooch more personal attention. Of course, you do have to pay more for the privilege. But you do know that they are not caging your dog before grooming nor cage drying them afterwards. Cage drying is one activity which can be terrifiying for dogs.
I've met mobile groomers that have considered the comfort of the dogs so much that they have groomed in dog kennels and under trees.
I recently took our dog to be groomed and stayed almost the whole time. Being self-employed has it's advantages. Of course I talked about how I was going to write an article about Marley and her experience at the groomer complete with pictures on my website. See Marley's Big Adventure at the Pet Groomers. So to answer the question in your title I can say, "Yes I do and I am very pleased how well my dog was treated." I am looking to take a copy of the Intel along with a copy of where it places on Google into them later today.
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