Oh no, poor Beau! I cannot believe she expected you to pay her after cutting his ear. That is just ridiculous, I would definitely take him to the vet and then contact her to let her know that she is fully responsible for the bill. Hope Beau's ear heals up well..

SO sorry for what your baby went through, how HORRIBLE. I would call that groomer and let her know you will report her to the Better Business Bureau, the Humane Ass'n and any "Groomer" Ass'n you can find!

Poor Beau! I hope his ear gets better.
I have never taken my dogs to a groomer and I even groom the puppies I have sold for free. If the puppies live to far away I suggest they learn how to groom them and will even give lessons. ;)

Dogs just don't understand going to the groomers and the stress is sometimes hard on them. I agree with the ones that say get clippers and try it yourself. It really is easy.

Your poor baby! :eek: This is exactly why I decided to groom Zoe myself. Not to say there are not some very good groomers out there - I'm sure there are, I'm just not gonna take the chance with Zoe. It really doesn't take me that long to groom her myself. You can do it - you certainly can't do worse and with a little practice, I'm sure you'll do much better.

OMG How horrible, poor beau:( i would deff take him to your vet and make her pay, big time, she should NOT be in the grooming practice at all:mad: Sending hugs to you both.

That's horrible! I'd take him to the vet to get checked and give her the bill. How could she charge you when she cut off a piece of his ear. I would have been so apologetic, and done anything I could have to make up for the accident. Horrible.

This is terrible, I can't believe she was so careless that she cut a piece of his hear off. I would be :mad: . Also, I think it's totally wrong to put dogs in cages together, that's a recipe for disaster. I'm sorry this happened to your baby, hopefully everything will be okay. I wouldn't take her word on the anti-biotic ointment from the vet, this could be more serious than a nick or scratch and who knows if the ointment actually came from a vet. Hope you check with the BBB and other organizations as mentioned in other post, she needs to be closed down.

Poor Beau....I glad to hear is is acting normal...but that still doesn't erase the fact that his ear is damaged.....

I agree w/ Yorkiekids., I would go to the vets and then make a trip to her home and get reimbursed for it....and try and say it nicely but firmly ( at first)...;)

That is horrible! I recently had a bad experience at the groomers and decided that I am going to groom Diddy myself from now on. I cannot believe how many people have had horrible things happen at the groomers. It is really disturbing!

Diddy send your baby hugs and kisses!!

Thanks to everyone!!
 

Thank you everyone for the great comments and support!! We went to the vet this morning and he said that the stuff she put on his ear was holding up good and that the two snipped apart pieces were starting to form a scab that is going to hold them together, it is also showing signs that the two pieces will heal together!!! YAY! :D

Beau is completely traumatized!! :mad: I went to go put his sweater on this morning so he wasn't too cold when we left (it was barely 40 degrees F) and when I touched his paw to put it through the arm hold, he yipped. I looked at it and it looked like there was a too short nail! I've decided not to get my money back because if I went there, I wouldn't be able to be nice and I would probably hurt her, resulting in me in jail...which I don't need right now. :p I have just called all of my friends that used to go to her and I told her. Also, my vet said that he was going to start telling his clients what happened to Beau to warn them about this groomer.

I did end up going to target yesterday and getting a clippers, a mustache trimmer, baby shampoo, a nail clipper and file, and some other things. Where do you set your babies when you groom them? Did you build something, buy something, or just put them on the kitchen table? I don't want to buy a $1000 grooming stand, and I think he would freak out if I put him on it (he would remember all the bad things). What else would you suggest I get him for grooming? I want to have all the bases cover so I don't do anything wrong. He's been hurt enough already!! Does anyone have a book that has step by step instuctions, or maybe a place I could get a good DVD from? I'm only 18, so I'm hoping to get good at this now and maybe do it as a side job being that there aren't many good, safe groomers around here!? :rolleyes: Any tips will be COMPLETELY welcome!! Thanks again for everyone's care and concern!!

I attached a picture of Beau playing last night with his toy. If you look right between his eyes you can see his new bald spot...you can't really see the damage done to his ear (it is the left one from your view). You can only see that it is all big towards the bottom then all of a sudden a piece is missing!

WOW that is scary and im soooooo sorry for what happened to you guys, esp your poor baby!!! I honestly don't get how you can accidently cut an ear.. I really don't... I know accidents happen... but yeah I do Princess's grooming and I'm not saying I'm perfect.. I have cut a little too short sometimes but never made her bleed once..

I'm glad you are going to do the grooming yourself... it's not that hard to do..good luck!! :)

The more I read on here the more I know I will NEVER take my baby to a groomer. I use to groom years ago and I will do what grooming she needs. I feel so sorry for your little one. If I were you I would be taking my baby to the vet asap and a groomer would be paying the bill.

This is so horrible. I am so sorry to hear about your poor baby.

I had a bad experiance up here with my groomer so I have been grooming my baby myself also. Anchorage does not have a target yet so I was wondering if anyone could go and get one of those wonderful grooming kits and send it up to me. I would pay for it ofcoarse plus shipping. I would be much appresiative of it. I have just been using normal scissors and dog toenail clippers which has been working great. I would just like to learn more. Thanks

I have read horror stories about groomers, and this is another one, the more i read them, the more i know, mine will never go there, unless i can stay there, and watch!

This is just terrible, poor baby, i really hope this incident hasnt "scared" him for life.
Best wishes, and hugs to Beau.