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SnowWa · 10-25-2006, 11:40 PM

I'm not sure I believe this story - it would be very difficult to accidently cut a Yorkie's tail "off" ----- stop and think about this. Clippers couldn't do the job and it would take a lot of hard deliberate cutting to accomplish it with a pair of scissors - it couldn't be be done with just a "slip of the hand."

But - but it would be very easy to accidently cut a Yorkie's tail - and there could certainly be some bleeding. This is what may have happened. (plus - how many of you professional groomers out there have ever accidentally cut a wiggley little dog -- or a wiggley big dog for that matter?????)

Personally - I think it's a shame that so many many stories get started (probably with a grain of truth in the beginning) - but once they get going - they certainly seem to pick up steam and a lot of exaggerating takes place, and for some reason - everyone believes them and spreads them further.

Before - you all get up in the air over this one - remember "Pet Smart" is in a position to have a lawsuit also - at least against - the primary person who started what I think is an untrue story about what was supposedly done in their store by their groomers...... with the way this story is spreading - it could certainly hurt their business.

We have had a lot of "untrue stories" spread to a great extent right here on Yorkie Talk - as well as other forums....... not good!!!!!!

**** I am reluctant to spread second-hand stories about people or businesses... as I am sure that a great majority of the stories I hear aren't true - or are exaggerated (and -- anything that is exaggerated - is not true either!) Plus some of these stories aren't even second hand --- they have gone through dozens of people before they reach me - even worse!

Carol Jean

PS: -- The only real complaint I have --- is that if anyone accidentally hurts or cuts a pet while grooming them - they should step up to the plate and call the owner immediately and tell them what happened. If something like this happened to one of my pets, I would want to know immediately, and, if he needed to go, I would want to take him to my own vet as soon as possible. Chances are with a "cut" a vet trip might not be necessary - but still proper and immediate care is in order. I'm the first one in the world to understand that accidents happen. I just want to be told as soon as possible when they do.

10-25-2006, 11:40 PM	#16
SnowWa YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: USA Posts: 2,992	I'm not sure I believe this story - it would be very difficult to accidently cut a Yorkie's tail "off" ----- stop and think about this. Clippers couldn't do the job and it would take a lot of hard deliberate cutting to accomplish it with a pair of scissors - it couldn't be be done with just a "slip of the hand." But - but it would be very easy to accidently cut a Yorkie's tail - and there could certainly be some bleeding. This is what may have happened. (plus - how many of you professional groomers out there have ever accidentally cut a wiggley little dog -- or a wiggley big dog for that matter?????) Personally - I think it's a shame that so many many stories get started (probably with a grain of truth in the beginning) - but once they get going - they certainly seem to pick up steam and a lot of exaggerating takes place, and for some reason - everyone believes them and spreads them further. Before - you all get up in the air over this one - remember "Pet Smart" is in a position to have a lawsuit also - at least against - the primary person who started what I think is an untrue story about what was supposedly done in their store by their groomers...... with the way this story is spreading - it could certainly hurt their business. We have had a lot of "untrue stories" spread to a great extent right here on Yorkie Talk - as well as other forums....... not good!!!!!! **** I am reluctant to spread second-hand stories about people or businesses... as I am sure that a great majority of the stories I hear aren't true - or are exaggerated (and -- anything that is exaggerated - is not true either!) Plus some of these stories aren't even second hand --- they have gone through dozens of people before they reach me - even worse! Carol Jean PS: -- The only real complaint I have --- is that if anyone accidentally hurts or cuts a pet while grooming them - they should step up to the plate and call the owner immediately and tell them what happened. If something like this happened to one of my pets, I would want to know immediately, and, if he needed to go, I would want to take him to my own vet as soon as possible. Chances are with a "cut" a vet trip might not be necessary - but still proper and immediate care is in order. I'm the first one in the world to understand that accidents happen. I just want to be told as soon as possible when they do. __________________ http://tinypic.com/ipxhmb.jpg A Yorkie is worth a thousand words.