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Originally Posted by pstinard  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. |
Petsmart can be good and bad! I was having trouble getting her into her regular groomer and needed Sophie to be groomed before we left on a trip and I was happy enough with the cut but when Sophie kept licking herself which I know is normal after she has been clipped but not for a week after she had been groomed. I looked at her and saw she had been cut with either clippers or scissors and I have not taken her back since. If really is who does the grooming. I have taken her to her regular groomer and just book in advance. I know that it can happen but the groomer at Petsmart did not even tell me it happened. Would I try them again in an emergency probably would so long as it was a different groomer.