We take Sophie to Petsmart - there is only one groomer there that does it exactly how we want it and she is never there for more than an hour because we told them she can't be crated, so they call as soon as she is dry.
However, we do have a horror story. About 2 years ago we took Sophie in and had booked her appointment with our usual groomer. We dropped her off and had to pick my mom up (first and last time we ever left her at the groomer without us close by).
We came back to pick her up and to our surprise she looked like a chihuahua - they had shaved her right down to the skin from the tip of her nose to her tail. I cried. She normally has her body shaved and her head and tail just neatened up/trimmed, and this time she was completely shaved and it was the middle of the winter! Turns out, after we dropped her off, our normal groomer had an emergency and had to leave so the new groomer took over...we were so angry and now in our file it says that if our usual groomer can't do it or has to leave we are to be called to either come get her or tell them to continue.
We now only shave her from April-October and then let her hair grow in over the winter. At least this way if she ever ends up being shaved completely it would be when there is snow on the ground.
We pay $55, which is a lot, but we only do it a few times a year and our groomer knows how we like it. |