[MyFairLacy]

That's aweful if a groomer drugs your dog, especially without your permission. No groomer is qualified to administer a sedative to any dog so they shouldn't be doing it period. Where I work, if the owner feels it would be best for their dog to be sedated, they can give their dog a sedative before they bring the dog in. We always recommend that they call their vet first to find out which sedative would be best and for correct dosage information. But I've never heard of a groomer sedating a dog themselves. If a dog come in that is too difficult to groom, they work with the dog the best they can, but if it's not possible to groom the dog they will send it home. It's better to send the dog home ungroomed than to risk the dog's safety as well as the groomer's safety. We had one dog that we had to send home the first time, and we had them bring the dog in a couple weeks in a row and just walk it around the store giving their dog treats and having the groomers and bathers give it treats. Then they brought it back in for another appointment. There was a lot more treat giving and slowly working with the dog, and now she does really well. They still have to go slow with her but she was in today and did great. In fact, her owner said they were about to move a couple hours away but would drive back to have her groomed since she was doing well with us. Anyways - I guess I said that because it always shocks and scares me to hear of some of the grooming horror stories. Makes me VERY wary to take my dog to a grooming place when I move away from here. But I know that there are some great groomers out there as well. When I move away I will definitely be extra careful when picking out a groomer.