I made an appointment with the groomer to get Maximus ear hair plucked and his nails trimmed..plus remove some hair from his booty and paws(this new one was supposed to be great..she works at the vet's office because after last time Maximus won't let me touch his ears)..so I made this appointment a week ago because his nails are starting to scratch again and the last groomer didn't trim the hair on the bottom of his paws and he is sliding everywhere..and this was the earliest they had..cancellation..(she only works 3 days a week only early to mid-day)..so since I am at work they told me to bring Maximus in his crate in the morning and pick him up at night..no can do..(Maximus is not crate trained and he will probably freak out
..I know I know...bad mommy..he will go in there and sleep but i have never actually locked him in there for long periods of time..I have a baby gate and he is pretty good with potty training)..plus he had a bad grooming experience last time,and he will end up being crated up for a few hours in a place he doesn't know and locked in a room with other howling dogs..maybe I'm just paranoid....so my bf makes arrangements so he can drop him off and watch..they said no it will distract the dog..so we say okay because he's at the vets technically right??...well last night they call me at 6 to tell me that we have a 12pm appointment (today) and we will have to leave Maximus there till 5:30 because they are having a staff meeting and shutting down the office till 5-5:30 pm...FIRST off my appointment was at 10..which they swear it isn't..but why would I write that down in my planner..I had no idea of the 10,12 and 2 schedule they had before yesterday?? ..when I asked if they take them out to pee..they told me no..they will put a wee wee pad in there and his food and water..and I refuse to have Maximus stay there for 5-6 hours while they have a meeting..so I immediately cancelled and told them that this was unacceptable...they wanted to give me an appointment in 3 weeks to replace this one...so now the search for a new groomer is on yet again...sorry had to vent..the girl told me I was overreacting and he's just a dog...maybe I am overreacting..but it's MY dog and I can't bear for him to be miserable for no reason!!!!