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stewartslucy · 05-30-2007, 07:39 AM

So sorry to hear about Keisha's ordeal. Happy to hear she is on the mend!

We took our belove Molly Muffins to the same groomer for 11 years of her life, The Dogs Bow Wow. They were great. They changed location after a few years, a little further away from us, and dumb me went to a place called Groomingtales after stopping in once to check it out. I asked for her to be a little shorter length hair, but when I picked her up, she was given a 'concentration camp' look they called a puppy cut. I never asked for the puppy cut. Poor Molly. She was embarrassed. My husband freaked out when he came home from work. So I stuck with the Dog's Bow Wow.
Then a few years later, dumb me stopped in a new place closer to home called Posh Pets, and after much discussion, I decided I would give them a try. Well, Molly looked good, but she smelled heavily of cigarettes when we picked her up. They offered to give us a free grooming to make up for it. The owner claims she warns her staff not to smoke while grooming. Fat chance I would ever take her back. I learned my lesson. We learned the hard way how valuable the staff at the Dogs Bow Wow is. Plus, Molly was very familiar with the shop, and that in itself offers a comfort level to the pet. We just got a new yorkie puppy 1 week ago, and when it is time, she will be heading to the Bow Wow too.

I have 2 sisters who both got labradoodles 2 years ago. Sister "A" has a doodle with beautiful hair that is very very thick. Sister "A" claims she would brush her dog regularly, yet the first few times she took her to the Dogs Bow Wow, she was matted and had to pay the extra charges. The last time she took her doodle in, the owner/receptionist told my sister that this was the last time they would groom her doodle, as she was not keeping up with her dogs' grooming needs, she was teaching her dog to hate being groomed bcuz when the dog came in it was such a lengthy, traumatic process not only for the dog but for the groomer. She needed to bring her in more frequently ($$$)or thouroughly comb her at home daily to keep up with her dog's hair.

Sister "A" doesn't know the groomer told me this (she said to me "your sister is not happy with me after I had to talk to her about the shape her dog is coming to us"). Sister "A" stopped taking her doodle to the Bow Wow, and instead goes to PetCo or Petsmart...

Sister "B" has never had a problem keeping up with her doodle's hair. She combs her daily and takes her to the Dogs Bow Wow and has never had a problem. Her doodles hair, however, is no where near as thick as Sister "A"s doodle...

I would always groom my Molly before taking her in to the groomers, just so it would be easiest on Molly. We could comb her every other day at home and she would be tangle free. Never ever did Molly have a matt in her life.

When you have a longhaired breed, you have a committment to their coat.

05-30-2007, 07:39 AM	#73
stewartslucy Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2006 Location: Farmington Hills, MI Posts: 183	So sorry to hear about Keisha's ordeal. Happy to hear she is on the mend! We took our belove Molly Muffins to the same groomer for 11 years of her life, The Dogs Bow Wow. They were great. They changed location after a few years, a little further away from us, and dumb me went to a place called Groomingtales after stopping in once to check it out. I asked for her to be a little shorter length hair, but when I picked her up, she was given a 'concentration camp' look they called a puppy cut. I never asked for the puppy cut. Poor Molly. She was embarrassed. My husband freaked out when he came home from work. So I stuck with the Dog's Bow Wow. Then a few years later, dumb me stopped in a new place closer to home called Posh Pets, and after much discussion, I decided I would give them a try. Well, Molly looked good, but she smelled heavily of cigarettes when we picked her up. They offered to give us a free grooming to make up for it. The owner claims she warns her staff not to smoke while grooming. Fat chance I would ever take her back. I learned my lesson. We learned the hard way how valuable the staff at the Dogs Bow Wow is. Plus, Molly was very familiar with the shop, and that in itself offers a comfort level to the pet. We just got a new yorkie puppy 1 week ago, and when it is time, she will be heading to the Bow Wow too. I have 2 sisters who both got labradoodles 2 years ago. Sister "A" has a doodle with beautiful hair that is very very thick. Sister "A" claims she would brush her dog regularly, yet the first few times she took her to the Dogs Bow Wow, she was matted and had to pay the extra charges. The last time she took her doodle in, the owner/receptionist told my sister that this was the last time they would groom her doodle, as she was not keeping up with her dogs' grooming needs, she was teaching her dog to hate being groomed bcuz when the dog came in it was such a lengthy, traumatic process not only for the dog but for the groomer. She needed to bring her in more frequently ($$$)or thouroughly comb her at home daily to keep up with her dog's hair. Sister "A" doesn't know the groomer told me this (she said to me "your sister is not happy with me after I had to talk to her about the shape her dog is coming to us"). Sister "A" stopped taking her doodle to the Bow Wow, and instead goes to PetCo or Petsmart... Sister "B" has never had a problem keeping up with her doodle's hair. She combs her daily and takes her to the Dogs Bow Wow and has never had a problem. Her doodles hair, however, is no where near as thick as Sister "A"s doodle... I would always groom my Molly before taking her in to the groomers, just so it would be easiest on Molly. We could comb her every other day at home and she would be tangle free. Never ever did Molly have a matt in her life. When you have a longhaired breed, you have a committment to their coat. __________________ stewartslucy Last edited by stewartslucy; 05-30-2007 at 07:42 AM.