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Epsilon · 06-28-2008, 09:01 PM

I posted a new entry in my blog that I thought some of you may be interested in it. You can find it here:

http://llofte.wordpress.com/

It is about my job as a bather at Petsmart and my personal review about the location I worked at. It's not exactly positive...

eaglez28 · 06-29-2008, 09:44 AM

Scruffy went to petsmart once to get groomed as a puppy.
NEVER AGAIN!!! He had to stay there ALL DAY!
He was totally terrified when I picked him up & clinged on to me for dear life when she handed him over to me. I noticed a flea on him when we got home, they didn't even shave & cut the top third of hair on his ears & that's is the One reason he went there!!! I was told that the groomer had cut another dogs ear recently & was not trimming hair on the ears anymore.
He is 3 yrs old now - I now have 5 yorkies & have learned how to groom them myself.

Epsilon · 06-29-2008, 11:12 AM

It's really sad... but I'm not surprised. There is only 1 groomer at the location I was at that I thought was "ok" and would recommend to pet-parents who were nervous.

Feel free to leave comments too so that other people who read my blog know that it's not just me. If you click on the title, you will be directed to the page dedicated to that post where you can post comments on the bottom.

Nancy1999 · 06-29-2008, 04:59 PM

Wow, thanks for the enlightening, article, I'm sure what you're saying is true, the sad thing is this is common in so many jobs. I wish people could take more joy in their jobs, and even if it isn't their ideal job do it in a way that would make their employers proud. In a way, I think the people of this country are very spoiled, and think a new job can always be found around the corner. It really distressing; when you think that they are actually endangering the animals, and frightening them.

romeos mommy · 06-29-2008, 05:21 PM

omg! when Romeo was a pup..he got fleas from petsmart.

he has a good groomer now. she was at nice boutique grooming salon and she moved to petsmart. i'm happy with her work and i trust her. i only go to petsmart for her.

KimberlySRN · 07-04-2008, 05:22 AM

poor dogs.

ProfessorPeteZa · 07-05-2008, 11:15 AM

ive been there twice. the first time i went. i was stayed the 1.5 hours it took and watched her (since its behind glass) the 2nd time i was told if be charged double if i wanted to stay and watch her because shell see me and be naughty. they kept her all day. I left very specific instructions... just to trim up paw, butt hair and ears.... DO NOT SHAVE THE NOOOOSEEE! What do you think they did? yep they shaved the nose.... I left instructions with the girl who took Bindi. Then realized she might not be the one cutting her hair so asked who would be doing it. i almost begged her to tell this girl. I didnt trust her so much so I CALLED at the time the girl was scheduled to start work and told her the same thing. she assured me that she would shave it. and when i went to pick her up. it was shaved. the manager was a complete ass. and said that my receipt said puppy trim and thats why it was shaved. well hell, im not the one who put that into the computer and regardless i gave instructions THREE TIMES to basically anyone who would listen. She did not give me a refund. I had to come back with my FATHER (mind you I am in my mid 20s) to get it.

Nancy1999 · 07-05-2008, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by ProfessorPeteZa

ive been there twice. the first time i went. i was stayed the 1.5 hours it took and watched her (since its behind glass) the 2nd time i was told if be charged double if i wanted to stay and watch her because shell see me and be naughty. they kept her all day. I left very specific instructions... just to trim up paw, butt hair and ears.... DO NOT SHAVE THE NOOOOSEEE! What do you think they did? yep they shaved the nose.... I left instructions with the girl who took Bindi. Then realized she might not be the one cutting her hair so asked who would be doing it. i almost begged her to tell this girl. I didnt trust her so much so I CALLED at the time the girl was scheduled to start work and told her the same thing. she assured me that she would shave it. and when i went to pick her up. it was shaved. the manager was a complete ass. and said that my receipt said puppy trim and thats why it was shaved. well hell, im not the one who put that into the computer and regardless i gave instructions THREE TIMES to basically anyone who would listen. She did not give me a refund. I had to come back with my FATHER (mind you I am in my mid 20s) to get it.

Good for you for standing up for yourself even if you had to drag daddy around, would daddy consider telling your SO's mom not to feed your dog anything? Just kidding, it takes a while to learn how to become assertive. Little girls are so often taught "be nice," and learning how to be assertive without being aggressive is a real talent that comes in handy on a daily basis. I too hate it when they shave the dog's nose, and I've never heard that this is done with a "puppy cut." I thought they did the little inverted "V".

ProfessorPeteZa · 07-05-2008, 11:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Nancy1999

Good for you for standing up for yourself even if you had to drag daddy around, would daddy consider telling your SO's mom not to feed your dog anything? Just kidding, it takes a while to learn how to become assertive. Little girls are so often taught "be nice," and learning how to be assertive without being aggressive is a real talent that comes in handy on a daily basis. I too hate it when they shave the dog's nose, and I've never heard that this is done with a "puppy cut." I thought they did the little inverted "V".

LOLOL about the SOs mom thing!!!
I know its so hard to learn to be assertive without being aggressive. I didnt want to start yelling at her because I knew that would get me nowhere. My dad was able to get the refund AND a free trim (which i never nor will ever collect on lol)
Its especially hard to be taken seriously as I look young :-/ I mean i get carded to buy lotto tickets lol
ps- just reread what i wrote in your quote. i meant the girl assured me her nose wouldnt be shaved.

Nancy1999 · 07-05-2008, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by ProfessorPeteZa

LOLOL about the SOs mom thing!!!
I know its so hard to learn to be assertive without being aggressive. I didnt want to start yelling at her because I knew that would get me nowhere. My dad was able to get the refund AND a free trim (which i never nor will ever collect on lol)
Its especially hard to be taken seriously as I look young :-/ I mean i get carded to buy lotto tickets lol
ps- just reread what i wrote in your quote. i meant the girl assured me her nose wouldnt be shaved.

Ha Ha, wait till you get to work with contracters.

These other people are just giving you much valuable training.

YorkieChick1 · 07-05-2008, 10:34 PM

I just had my chihuahuas nails cut there once & they were totally incompetent. The nail clippers were so dull that they were crushing and splitting his nails instead of cutting them!!

Then they didn't even file them and he was snagging his nails on my clothes, when I asked them to file them, they didn't even have a file!

Not only that, they acted like they didn't even know how to cut the nails and I had to hold my dog so they could cut his nails!! He is only a 4 lb. dog!! What do they do when a large dog comes in?? Do they ask all the owners to hold their own dog?? Now, I groom all my own dogs, I don't trust anyone!!

06-28-2008, 09:01 PM	#1
Epsilon Donating YT Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 371	My Experiences as a Petsmart Bather/Brusher I posted a new entry in my blog that I thought some of you may be interested in it. You can find it here: http://llofte.wordpress.com/ It is about my job as a bather at Petsmart and my personal review about the location I worked at. It's not exactly positive... __________________ Leanna and Epsilon http://llofte.wordpress.com/

06-29-2008, 09:44 AM	#2
eaglez28 Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Houma, LA Posts: 1,258	Scruffy went to petsmart once to get groomed as a puppy. NEVER AGAIN!!! He had to stay there ALL DAY! He was totally terrified when I picked him up & clinged on to me for dear life when she handed him over to me. I noticed a flea on him when we got home, they didn't even shave & cut the top third of hair on his ears & that's is the One reason he went there!!! I was told that the groomer had cut another dogs ear recently & was not trimming hair on the ears anymore. He is 3 yrs old now - I now have 5 yorkies & have learned how to groom them myself. __________________ IT'LL COST Nothing To Dream & EVERYTHING NOT TO!!! Kim Scruffy Lexi Kylee Stormy Reesie http://www.myspace.com/eskindsyorkies

06-29-2008, 11:12 AM	#3
Epsilon Donating YT Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 371	It's really sad... but I'm not surprised. There is only 1 groomer at the location I was at that I thought was "ok" and would recommend to pet-parents who were nervous. Feel free to leave comments too so that other people who read my blog know that it's not just me. If you click on the title, you will be directed to the page dedicated to that post where you can post comments on the bottom. __________________ Leanna and Epsilon http://llofte.wordpress.com/

06-29-2008, 04:59 PM	#4
Nancy1999 Joey's Mom Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Chandler, Arizona Posts: 4,515 Blog Entries: 1	Wow, thanks for the enlightening, article, I'm sure what you're saying is true, the sad thing is this is common in so many jobs. I wish people could take more joy in their jobs, and even if it isn't their ideal job do it in a way that would make their employers proud. In a way, I think the people of this country are very spoiled, and think a new job can always be found around the corner. It really distressing; when you think that they are actually endangering the animals, and frightening them. __________________ NancyJoey . Proud members of the CrAzYcLuB .and YAP - Join YAP Here! Please Sign this Petition – Help Stop Puppymill Abuse! . YorkieTalk Thread On Petition

06-29-2008, 05:21 PM	#5
romeos mommy YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Voorhees, NJ Posts: 3,328	omg! when Romeo was a pup..he got fleas from petsmart. he has a good groomer now. she was at nice boutique grooming salon and she moved to petsmart. i'm happy with her work and i trust her. i only go to petsmart for her. __________________ Bernadette & Romeo

07-04-2008, 05:22 AM	#6
KimberlySRN Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: California Posts: 1,053	poor dogs. __________________ Kim Jer Suri is home!

07-05-2008, 11:15 AM	#7
ProfessorPeteZa YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Parkland, FL Posts: 582	ive been there twice. the first time i went. i was stayed the 1.5 hours it took and watched her (since its behind glass) the 2nd time i was told if be charged double if i wanted to stay and watch her because shell see me and be naughty. they kept her all day. I left very specific instructions... just to trim up paw, butt hair and ears.... DO NOT SHAVE THE NOOOOSEEE! What do you think they did? yep they shaved the nose.... I left instructions with the girl who took Bindi. Then realized she might not be the one cutting her hair so asked who would be doing it. i almost begged her to tell this girl. I didnt trust her so much so I CALLED at the time the girl was scheduled to start work and told her the same thing. she assured me that she would shave it. and when i went to pick her up. it was shaved. the manager was a complete ass. and said that my receipt said puppy trim and thats why it was shaved. well hell, im not the one who put that into the computer and regardless i gave instructions THREE TIMES to basically anyone who would listen. She did not give me a refund. I had to come back with my FATHER (mind you I am in my mid 20s) to get it. __________________ Always wear your party hat! Proud Mommy to Bindi

07-05-2008, 10:34 PM	#11
YorkieChick1 Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Bay Area, California Posts: 1,851	I just had my chihuahuas nails cut there once & they were totally incompetent. The nail clippers were so dull that they were crushing and splitting his nails instead of cutting them!! Then they didn't even file them and he was snagging his nails on my clothes, when I asked them to file them, they didn't even have a file! Not only that, they acted like they didn't even know how to cut the nails and I had to hold my dog so they could cut his nails!! He is only a 4 lb. dog!! What do they do when a large dog comes in?? Do they ask all the owners to hold their own dog?? Now, I groom all my own dogs, I don't trust anyone!! __________________ Nanci 's her furbabies!! http://www.dogster.com/dogs/434890 Brooke Mindy BooBoo And My Chichis: Baby & Bitsy There's nothing that brightens my day more than a puppy kiss!