[MyFairLacy]

I wouldn't neccessarily jump to conclusions that the groomer hit him or did something terrible to him. There are a lot of bad groomers out there but there are also a lot of good ones too. You are the only one here that truly knows your dog - you know how often you bathe and brush him and how well he does with that, how often you take him to a groomer and how he's done before with that experience, and only you will know if something has changed about your dog. If your dog is used to very frequent baths and brushing and always does great with those without any fear and he is now that afraid when you pick up a comb, then something bad definitely might have happened. I do have to ask - was your dog matted when you took him in? I'm asking because we have so many people that do not brush their dogs enough at home and bring them into us to dematt. These dogs first of all aren't fully comfortable with being brushed and second of all, are now subjected to having their hair pulled for an extended period of time to get the matts out. We had a couple dogs today that were really bad and even freaking out some just when we tried to brush them....we had one that was SEVERELY matted....but it's not the dog's fault or even the groomer's fault that the dog was so upset - it was the owners for not brushing their dog and getting them used to being brushed and groomed. Anyways - my point is, these dogs are of course not going to enjoy going to the groomer if they aren't used to being groomed and have to go in and be dematted everytime and it's going to be a stressful experience everytime. We have so many dogs that come frequently that are so happy the whole time they are there and when they leave and it's because they are bathed, brushed, and groomed regularly.

I'm definitely not saying that something bad didn't happen to your dog. Like I said, I don't know how your dog normally acts or what it is used to, and I don't know the groomer you used. What you are describing is strange and I honestly would wonder if the groomer did something to cause my dog to bite them as well. I have a story about my ownd dog: I've had Lacy for 2 1/2 years now. I bathe her every week, brush her at least twice a day, and groom her about every 4 weeks. So she is used to being groomed and is bery well behaved every time. Yet, she still shakes when I bathe her and when she's put on a grooming table. I've always wondered why because she should be completely used to it and has never been left at a grooming place without me (I work at one so I'm right there if one of the groomers grooms her or now I usually do it myself). The only time she was ever left anywhere was when she was 4 months old. I took her to Petco (before I even knew about the place I work at now) ...just took her for a bath because my parents were coming in that day and I was in classes all morning and wanted her and my house to be clean and perfect. When I picked her up they told me she had diarhea and they had to bathe her several times...I've always wondered if they were frustrated with her and caused her to have a scary experience. I really wonder now because I've heard a lot of bad stories about the Petco groomers in College Station...

I really hope that groomer didn't hurt your dog. You know your dog and should trust your gut feeling. If you truly feel like something bad happened there, don't take your dog back. Look into another groomer. Like I already said, there are a lot of bad groomers out there that have unfortunately given all groomers a bad name. Even I, who work at a wonderful grooming salon, am terrified to take my dog somewhere else if I ever move away from here just because I've heard some bad stories from our clients that had bad experiences before switching to us. But there really are some great groomers too...ones that will really try to work with your dog the best they can and will try their best to give your dog a good experience.