I used to take mine to the same groomer my mom has always used...she was WONDERFUL, very sweet, and my dogs all wanted to stay and play when I got there (always a good sign). I always tipped her $10-$20 depending on how much hair she took off.
BUT she opened up a new shop and started getting TONS of new business, and she overbooked, forgot appointments, made mistakes on the dogs, etc. Then my mom's dog got an eye infection and food poisoning after staying with her for a day, and ALL my dogs got KENNEL COUGH and some sort of odd parasite.
My mom and I were really disappointed, and I became paranoid. My mom still takes her dog to that lady because Teddie doesn't like anyone else. I tried a couple different groomer's but ended up ordering all the tools and doing it myself. I feel so much better doing it that way...now I know EXACTLY what's being done to my babies!! |