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View Poll Results: How much would you pay to save your dogs coat??? | |||
Nothing! I say "SHAVE IT OFF!" | 30 | 32.97% | |
$50.00 | 16 | 17.58% | |
$75.00 | 9 | 9.89% | |
$100.00 | 12 | 13.19% | |
$125.00 | 2 | 2.20% | |
$150.00 | 2 | 2.20% | |
$175.00 | 1 | 1.10% | |
$200.00 | 4 | 4.40% | |
More! I would do anything to save baby's coat! | 15 | 16.48% | |
Voters: 91. You may not vote on this poll |
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10-28-2006, 06:21 PM | #1 |
Out to Spoil the World! Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Palm Springs, California
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| How much would you pay for.... How much would you pay for a Professional Dematting of your beloved dog??? Keep in mind... you are saving your dogs coat! Every groomer in town has told you that they WILL NOT! brush out your baby and that your ONLY alternative is to SHAVE them down to the skin!!! Did I mention that its fast approaching winter??? You do remember seeing an ad for one gal who claims to be able to dematt ANY dog!!! With Minimal coat loss Guaranteed!!! But you hear she's pricy, and she takes a long time... cause after all, its not a quick shave... its a time consuming process! Is it worth a shot?? Is your baby's coat that valuable to you??? What would you pay for this kind of service?? A service that almost no other groomer is going to spend a 4 to 8 hour day on.... (one hour on and a half hour off... working in shifts as long as it takes) Assuming your dog's coat is deemed unsaveable by your groomer...
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10-28-2006, 06:26 PM | #2 | |
AND Friday also! Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Long Island
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10-28-2006, 06:31 PM | #3 |
Donating YT 30K Club Member | I would pay up to 200.00. I really like the long coat and would never want to shave her down. I would probably want to do it in 2 sessions as to not stress her out so bad.
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10-28-2006, 06:38 PM | #4 |
Out to Spoil the World! Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Palm Springs, California
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| No But I dematted a friends dog and my two... and she said that it was a priceless service! lol well, I need to put a serious price on it!!! grooming around here is pricey... and they will NOT do dematting! especially on TOY breeds! Its WAY TOO TIME CONSUMING! But I can!!! I'm just sitting here... And I'm soooo good at it! And I am so set with my table and I have some serious equipment! I bought a ton of grooming stuff, oster clippers, a dryer, 3 sets of awesome shears, straight edge and thinning and a blunt tip pair... I really went wild... I did this like 3 months ago... Plus all of the CC brushes, I have 5 cc combs and 3 brushes, a slicker... lol I am so a compulsive shopper... Incase any of you have not picked up on this yet And the CM is a HUGE HELP! lol So anyway... I thought I'd do some local advertising and talk to a few store owners and get the word of mouth going! Matting is a huge issue down here... The desert is so dry and the wet grass... and the oh so busy owners... bla bla bla.... There is a marker for it... I'm sure of it!! All I need to do is figure out what I can charge for it... I know I'd pay any price to save Pixie and Paris's coat... but I'm not everyone... So help me out guys!
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10-28-2006, 06:40 PM | #5 |
Out to Spoil the World! Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Palm Springs, California
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| Oh... and I will only be doing Toy breeds... under 15 lbs.... Or about... for sure not over 20.... lol But I am serious about sticking to smaller dogs!!! No sheep dogs for me!!! lol
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10-28-2006, 06:43 PM | #6 |
Learn Yorkie CPR! Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: New Jersey
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| I voted $75 b/c I can't afford anymore right now. (sigh)
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10-28-2006, 06:43 PM | #7 |
Just me 'n my boys Donating Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Murphy, TX
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| Do you do house calls? Alphy's not matted but he sure would love and could use a good groom.
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10-28-2006, 08:09 PM | #8 | |
AND Friday also! Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Long Island
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Well, I would pay 200$ if it were really an issue to me, however, I keep Monday in a puppy cut ... if 'matting' is a big problem where you live ... go for it ... and figure out what it would cost at 40-50 dollars an hour. I pay 66$ here on Long Island for Monday's regular grooming every 6 weeks ... so judge from what people pay for a regular grooming and 3 or 4 times that would be about right .... whatcha think??? Debbie
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10-28-2006, 10:44 PM | #9 |
Out to Spoil the World! Donating Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Palm Springs, California
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| That is a GREAT way to look at it Debbie!!!! Thanks for the Insight!!!!
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10-29-2006, 12:47 PM | #10 |
I Love My Yorkies Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
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| Ive had to do it before with Jewels and she charged $75
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10-29-2006, 01:11 PM | #11 |
I Love Thor Donating Member | I'd prolly cut it off to be honest. His hair would grow back... I just can't afford to spend money on dematting, I'd rather shave it and spend that money on clothes for him or somethhing...BUT if I knew YOU were right around the corner...I'd pay big money! |
10-29-2006, 02:00 PM | #12 |
Donating YT 12K Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Council Bluffs Iowa
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| I doubt that i would pay anything. I'm a very self relient person, so like you, I would do it myself. If I were going to do it for others, I guess I would first determine how long it might take me and then charge a reasonable "per hour" price. I won't even pay to have mine groomed. I enjoy doing it myself. My guess is people would pay around $100 for it. but that's just my guess. |
10-29-2006, 02:07 PM | #13 |
I heart Hootie & Hobbs Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: USA
Posts: 7,149
| I keep my 2 in puppy cuts and I brush them everyday, and I would NEVER let thier coats get this bad, but if it did for some reason get so bad that no groomer in town would touch it, I would shave their coats. They are not show dogs and their hair will grow back. This is just something that is really not that important to me. Shaving them would also give me the opportunity to really condition and pamper their skin. |
10-29-2006, 02:13 PM | #14 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Northern New York
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| I voted $100, but that would only be if it was a major issue for me. I groom my own dogs and they never get matted. I also like them better in shorter cuts. But if it really mattered to me, I'd say $100 would be the limit. Over that I would shave them down. (They'd still be adorable!)
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10-29-2006, 06:31 PM | #15 |
My Tiny Treasures Donating Member | I'd honestly shave it down if it was really "that" bad. I wouldn't want to put them through the stress. The hair grows back and as careful as one might be it still hurts to pull just alittle. Plus I think $75 and up would be way to expensive. Groomers in my area charge $25 for grooming and I think that is reasonable, however I've been doing it at home myself. |
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