[BonBon]

Originally Posted by KJLive

YEAH! You won't be disappointed providing you have a good groomer! LOL! WOW, I don't know what to tell you about finding a good groomer. They are SO hard to find. I just happened to get lucky with this one. Believe it or not she was the Salon Mgr. at my local PetSmart. And she was the ONLY one I would let touch my dogs. She no longer works at PetSmart but now comes to my home. Boy....is THAT nice! See if you have a Mobile Groomer in your area. That way you know you can be there. Many groomers don't let you "in the back" when they groom. I don't like that. I would make sure they don't put them in kennels to blow dry and that they don't tranquilize. Believe it or not, some groomers will give dogs a sedative. If you have a local dog club or even your Vet, you can contact them and see if they can make a recommendation. Good luck and don't forget to send me a pic when it's all done!

I kept thinking about this so I asked around the office today about groomers. One place was named by a few different people, so I checked them out online and then called them. I liked everything they had to say & they had excellent online reviews....and they're in a very convenient part of town for me. So I'm going to go in and look around the place tomorrow. If I like it there, I have an appointment for Murphy next Wednesday.

They use a hand held dryer not a cage, have a play area for the pups when they aren't actually being groomed (unless you ask them to crate your pup) and I'm told by co-workers that everything is kept nice and clean, and they really seem to have a lot of affection for the pups they work on. And their photo gallery online was impressive.

I feel really good about this place so far. But, I'm still a very nervous mommy. Oh, and they can groom while I wait but they preferred that I not be in the exact same room with him the first time or two that they groom him - they said pups usually behave and adjust better without their mommies right there with them. I had half-way thought that might be the case, and I'm alright with being in the next room until he's all booteeful.