Well today I had confirmed my reason for wanting to do my own grooming. I was at a pet food store that has a groomer in the back. I have had this lady cut Wallee's nails a few times and she did a puppy trim on him a while back while I stayed to hold him and watch.
She was grooming a s**tzu and the owner was there holding it as well. All of a sudden I noticed the dog looked limp and she was shaking him and calling his name over and over. It almost looked like she was removing a muzzle from him but I couldn't really see that clearly as I was in shock. She continued to shake him and blow in his face and call his name while telling the owner to CALL A VET. I noticed the elderly owner seemed shocked and didn't know what to do so ran to the front and asked one of the young clerks to assist as they needed help. The groomer told the owner to rush out and get her car as their was an emergency vet right accross the street. The groomer felt the dog was having a heart attack, but when I saw it it was "out"..tongue to the side and all. The owner returned with the car and the groomer rushed out carrying the little guy who now seemed conscious and breathing. I sure hope this little guy is going to be ok, but like I said, I am going to keep working with my little guy to groom him myself. I managed to groom my own Cocker Spaniel in a full coat show cut most of his life (until I had two babies) so am sure that I will be able to manage a puppy cut myself on this guy even if it takes me a full day to accomplish.
