 Petsmart
One day I was in Petsmart and on a whim asked about a part time grooming job..the store manager was eager to talk to me since I was already a professional groomer ..BUT when I went in to talk to the head groomer who did the hiring, it was a different story. I watched while they groomed a Yorkie to see how it was done...no problem!
They took a soft coated Yorkie and bathed it first..then dried it and proceeded to spend one solid hour brushing out mats..then they clipped it down and did the face, ears, nails..the poor Yorkie was pooped put at the end.
They turned a one hour grooming into FOUR full hours..I was told that is the way I would a Yorkie and other coated tosy...I was asked if I had any questions..
My question was...Why you spend 4 hrs grooming a dog that could be done in ONE hour..she asked me how I would have done it...?
The dog should have been clipped first..why brush out mats ( with a rough slicker brush I might add..painful process) and then cut the hair off? Why wash matted hair? I clip, then bathe, it only takes about 10 mins to trim up the face and any left over stray hair..Once a Yorkie soft coat is cut short, wash it and it will dry in minutes..why subject a dog to an hour or more in a hot dryer..that is the way many are forgotten and get heat stroke or die in pet shops...!!!
A short coat can be dried on the table in minutes...I was not hired because I would not agree to groom the "Petsmart" way...I was told they perfer an untrained person and they can teach them their way...BUT I would be hired to as a bather until I learned how to groom correctly...30 yrs of grooming Yorkies and I couldn't get hired at Petsmart..!LOL |