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Lisa Nicole · 03-09-2006, 08:39 PM

That sucks! I'm growing Jackson's hair .. if the groomer cut it I'd be sooo bummed!!

lexi'smom · 03-09-2006, 08:41 PM

I am so sorry to hear that the groomer can't follow directions, we have run into a few bad groomers as well. I hope her hair grows back fast.

yorkiepip · 03-10-2006, 02:52 AM

I am a human hairdresser and from experience you usually find newly qualified people cut more than you want them to, they are what i would call 'scissor happy' wheras when someone has been doing it for long time they realise less is more

Do try it yourself it is really quite easy

troubletb · 03-10-2006, 03:22 AM

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Originally Posted by YorkieRose

I know it is maddening..there is no excuse for not doing as the customer requests. Although I have made a few msitakes in my grooming career...I got so busy one day I forgot which cut went on which dog..so I touched the shoulder area with the clipper blade, then suddenly realized that dog stayed in full coat..there was bare spot about the size of a 50 cent piece.

Gosh, it happens, once when I was in school a lady brought her very fat dog in to be shaved, I attemped this but the hair cut was so bad!! It was almost impossible to shave the poor dog without leaving different heights of his hair on his back, becasue he was so fat!! :(

Muffie's Mom · 03-10-2006, 03:28 AM

I understand exactly how you feel. There are a lot of us here that have walked in your shoes.

The best advice I can give is find someone you can trust and like.

Each and every time you take your Yorkie in, tell her SPECIFICALLY WHAT YOU DO WANT DONE AND ALSO WHAT YOU DON'T WANT DONE OR CUT!

Good luck.

I did tell my groomer last week that I was in shock when I picked up Missy the week before. I think I'll see if SHE can start asking specific questions whenever we bring our dogs in.

Gingergirlsmom · 03-10-2006, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by SnowWa

I'm normally easy going and very forgiving and understanding with my groomers.

BUT - when anyone so wholeheartedly wants a special cut and gives as explicit instructions as you did - it's totally beyond my understanding how they can do almost the opposite of what you asked.

I can certainly forgive not getting the exact cut you wanted, but sounds like they turned their hearing aid off when you explained how you wanted your pup's hair cut.

I'm sorry. I wouldn't use the same groomer again!

Carol Jean

Yeah, I think I'm typically pretty forgiving myself. That's probably why I haven't done as someone else suggested and searched for a specific groomer, I just took her to the same place (even though she got different people), because she was getting puppy cuts and even when it was different from time to time, she was still cute.

Actually, this cuts really cute too. Maybe next time I'll stick a post-it to her head that says "don't trim my bangs". ha ha

Dawn125 · 03-10-2006, 07:37 PM

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Actually, this cuts really cute too. Maybe next time I'll stick a post-it to her head that says "don't trim my bangs". ha ha

This reminded me of something kinda funny. I work in a grooming salon and my boss has a customer with a standard poodle that she brings in for haircuts. She won't let us wash it because she doesn't want him to have to be there too long or maybe she's a cheapskate and wants a cheaper haircut, I'm not sure. Anyway she brings him in and he's dirty and matted so my boss brushes him out and trims him. Well apparently the poodle has some warts or moles on his back that were irritated after a previous haircut, I am assumming from the brushing. Anyway the lady shows up with this black standard poodle with post it notes stuck to his back and tells my boss "last time you cut his moles with the trimmer so be more careful this time and don't cut the moles. I've marked them with the post it notes." My boss, who doesn't really take criticism very well, tells her that the clipper wouldn't cut the moles and if anything the brush probably irritated them. So the lady leaves and my boss proceeds to brush out the poodle and give him his haircut. The funny part is she cut around the post it notes and left all these little patches long where the post it notes were and when the lady returned she brought out the dog and handed him over to his owner and said "here he is and I didn't cut his moles". Not very professional but it was really funny. Apparently the lady wasn't too annoyed because she continues to bring him in.

Anyway, I agree it would be good to somehow make sure they don't cut her bangs. Maybe next time when you drop her off you could ask who will be working on her today and speak to that person directly. I think most errors in grooming salons are probably info not being passed on from the person that takes in the dog to the groomer. Maybe if you wait until her bangs are long enough to put up you could attach a ribbon with a note!

Sunnyd · 03-11-2006, 05:33 AM

I was having a hard time with groomers also. My mom took her Shih-tzu to the same person I had been using and they discussed that we weren't cutting her hair (floor length). Picked her up and she was all but shaved. Anyway, to be a groomer you only have to pay about $1500 for the six week course and after the course is over you're a groomer. It's better to look for someone who is certified and then talk to them for a very long time before you take your dog to them. Make sure they are only going to do what you want. The groomer I use now has called me almost every time we take our dogs to her (we have three that go), sometimes for little things like bow color.

03-09-2006, 08:39 PM	#16
Lisa Nicole Donating Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 156	That sucks! I'm growing Jackson's hair .. if the groomer cut it I'd be sooo bummed!! __________________ Logan's Mommy

03-09-2006, 08:41 PM	#17
lexi'smom YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Mississippi Posts: 645	I am so sorry to hear that the groomer can't follow directions, we have run into a few bad groomers as well. I hope her hair grows back fast. __________________ Lexi's Mom, Laura Support Our Troops Proud Wife of an AIR FORCE PILOT

03-10-2006, 02:52 AM	#18
yorkiepip Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Brittany France Posts: 2,420	I am a human hairdresser and from experience you usually find newly qualified people cut more than you want them to, they are what i would call 'scissor happy' wheras when someone has been doing it for long time they realise less is more Do try it yourself it is really quite easy __________________ Anne, Pippa, Jake Woody

03-10-2006, 03:28 AM	#20
Muffie's Mom And now Missy's Mom, too! Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: FL Posts: 1,496	I understand exactly how you feel. There are a lot of us here that have walked in your shoes. The best advice I can give is find someone you can trust and like. Each and every time you take your Yorkie in, tell her SPECIFICALLY WHAT YOU DO WANT DONE AND ALSO WHAT YOU DON'T WANT DONE OR CUT! Good luck. I did tell my groomer last week that I was in shock when I picked up Missy the week before. I think I'll see if SHE can start asking specific questions whenever we bring our dogs in. __________________ Pat...Mom to Muffie & Missy! Our Photos are HERE Missy on Dogster Muffie on Dogster

03-11-2006, 05:33 AM	#23
Sunnyd Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Linwood, KS Posts: 249	A little Groomer advice I was having a hard time with groomers also. My mom took her Shih-tzu to the same person I had been using and they discussed that we weren't cutting her hair (floor length). Picked her up and she was all but shaved. Anyway, to be a groomer you only have to pay about $1500 for the six week course and after the course is over you're a groomer. It's better to look for someone who is certified and then talk to them for a very long time before you take your dog to them. Make sure they are only going to do what you want. The groomer I use now has called me almost every time we take our dogs to her (we have three that go), sometimes for little things like bow color.