The past few times Bella has been groomed, she has shown signs of stress and possible abuse. The last time, she had diarrhea, and she was terrified of bath times.
Yesterday, we took her to Petsmart for the first time and had her groomed there. We figured that since there are glass windows onto the grooming area, Bella would be safer from abuse. Bella came back MUCH happier. The groomer said that Bella was nervous, but a sweetie, and she let Bella lick her during the grooming process to make her less nervous. We will take Bella back to Petsmart in the future for grooming.
The Petsmart groomer wasn't perfect, and the hair on Bella's head was a little asymmetrical, with a wisp of a curled bob pointing forward on one side, like Australian detective Phryne Fisher (see below). It was nothing that a quick snip with the scissors couldn't fix, though
. I'll post a photo of Bella's new haircut (without the Phryne Fisher bob) later.