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GucciMyGirl · 06-09-2006, 03:10 PM

Sorry if I am duplicating, I think I put this post in the wrong category earlier

Did anyone hear about the poor little s**tz Zu that died at the groomer's . I caught the tail end of it on the news. This happened in Bklyn, NY, apparently they use a heater crate in which they placed the dog and left it unattended there. The heat must have been intense for the poor dog and they found it dead. What a horrible thing to happen. The news reporter was saying that you should make sure and ask that they don't use this crate to dry , they should blow dry the dog. Another thing to worry about at the groomers, so please ask them what they use to dry the dogs the next time you take your dogs to be groomed..Poor little dog he or she weighed 10 pds....

Gina

tashaclaire · 06-09-2006, 03:18 PM

how horrible! i am a nervous mother and have seperation anxiety from my baby, I couldn't leave her at the groomer's for 4 hours not knowing if she was ok. So... I use a mobile groomer, they come to my house and do a great job! Plus, I can be there for the whole thing, and that makes me feel ten times better. That poor little dog and it's owners... it must be devistating.

Marie · 06-09-2006, 03:29 PM

I heard the news today and it is so sad. I just don't understand how something like that can happen. I feel so bad for the poor dog and their owner. The pup was a cutie.
I have never taken Gucci to a grommer and after something like this I will do a lot of research before I take her to one.

YORKIE7 · 06-09-2006, 03:31 PM

Oh My gosh,that is awful that poor baby and the family.I hope they will be compensated,although Im sure no amount of money will heal the pain they must be going through

Patti · 06-09-2006, 03:40 PM

A couple of years ago the groomer I have used for 16 years had a young girl helping her and when I went to pick up my Pom the girl brings her out and she is breathing real funny and my pom has a massive coat and it was February. I said whatswrong with her the girl just stood there looking at me so the owner came out and I said something is wrong with her so I called my vet and they waited for me to get there and she had heatstroke. Her temp was way high and they had to put he on an ice blanket and oxygen. The groomer paid the bill and was very apologetic and the girl was never there again. That's why I hadn't taken Cali there until a couple of weeks ago and she did her in 1 hour. I am always afraid when Cali is out of my hands

MyTrixie143 · 06-09-2006, 08:26 PM

That is absolutely horrible!!! To think that you were coming to pick up your dog expecting him to be looking adorable to find him dead instead!!!

I would be suing them for every penny they had!!
I take my dogs to get groomed where I use to work. I know that the use cage dryers but it is all cool air. The only have one heated cage dryer for older dogs that have arthiritis. The temperatures are watched and monitored very closely so there is no chance of them getting overheated. If the temperature is above the what it is allowed to be all dogs have to be removed from the room immediately until they can cool down the room. It is one of the things they are really strict on, so I know my babies are all safe!! Oh and no dog is to be left unattended in the cages, there must always be someone back there watching them at all times!!!

xBUTTERCUPx · 06-09-2006, 08:31 PM

That is really sad. I don't really trust anyone and I don't like the thought of my dogs being in a crate for hours at a place they don't know. For that reason, I'm my own groomer. I did a horrible job (my poor golden retriever) the first time around and I got better as 10 months went by. My golden and yorkie never has to go to the groomer's.

romeos mommy · 06-09-2006, 09:34 PM

that's awful.... a yorkie died at petsmart grooming in deptford , nj too. he was strangled when he was left unattended during a haircut. this stuff is inexcusable.

myriamha · 06-10-2006, 06:08 AM

I never leave Royce alone with his groomer so last week when I went for his appointment and found out that my favorite groomer went to work at their other location ( too far away from where I live ) and the new groomer refused to let me stay with Royce,I said no way jose and left went to a pet shop bought the tools that i was missing and groomed him my self . It took me 2 hrs but i did a great job . Plus Im very reluctant when I take Royce to the groomer always worry about hygiene issues etc....so i groom Royce myself and have peace of mind .

Rae Rae · 06-10-2006, 06:16 AM

That's terrible. Thanks for the warning, when I take my new pup to the groomers I will be sure to ask about this.

GucciMyGirl · 06-10-2006, 06:35 AM

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Originally Posted by romeos mommy

that's awful.... a yorkie died at petsmart grooming in deptford , nj too. he was strangled when he was left unattended during a haircut. this stuff is inexcusable.

that is terrible...I was going to go to petsmart now I am hesitant.. Gucci is in dire need of being groomed.. I had taken her to a place not far from me, this place was highly recommended. I should have left when the owner said to me, next time she goes to the bathroom there will be a charged. This is your first time I will let you get by..CAN YOU IMAGINE!! Gucci must have gotten nervous when we arrived and peeded... She kept her there for 9 hrs . the only good thing was she did a great job. But I will not take her back...Cause this time I would get nasty and I am afraid they would take it out on the dog.
I am thinking about trying a mobile groomer.

Rae Rae · 06-10-2006, 06:38 AM

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Originally Posted by GucciMyGirl

that is terrible...I was going to go to petsmart now I am hesitant.. Gucci is in dire need of being groomed.. I had taken her to a place not far from me, this place was highly recommended. I should have left when the owner said to me, next time she goes to the bathroom there will be a charged. This is your first time I will let you get by..CAN YOU IMAGINE!! Gucci must have gotten nervous when we arrived and peeded... She kept her there for 9 hrs . the only good thing was she did a great job. But I will not take her back...Cause this time I would get nasty and I am afraid they would take it out on the dog.
I am thinking about trying a mobile groomer.

Their going to charge for her going to the bathroom? WOW. We took my dog to the vet at petsmart and they charged us an outrageous fee for what they did (he was their for his allergies) and they had to put a muzzle on him because he kept barking...which was fine with me, until we got the bill and saw they they charged us for some cheap cloth rinkydink muzzle that we didnt even get to keep! (Not that we wanted to keep it). The price they charged us was probably what the cost of it was if we actually bought it. We never took him back to that vet.

Nikki in bkyn · 06-11-2006, 09:22 PM

yes i was going to post the same thing but i was in shock, i live in bklyn and 5 mins away from this place, i have gone in there several times to consider having my dog groomed but only ended up getting his nails trimmed. the very day this incident happened i went to get tyler groomed but i didnt want to leave him there cause something told me not to. esp since tyler hates the idea of a blowdryer, he would have been in the same crate... i feel so sorry for the family, and they had the nerve to offer them a free puppy

Lexi Rae · 06-12-2006, 07:38 AM

why the hect did i just have to read that.. now im pissed off...
that poor baby ...

whispersmom2 · 06-12-2006, 09:29 AM

OMG, that is horrible. I use a drying crate--I groom all of my babies- BUT my dryer does not have a heat element. You can ask the groomer what kind of dryer they use and IF it has a heat element and if the crate is open and vented. I use a smallish wire crate so there is no way anyone can get over-heated, plus, I set a timer. I work in adjoining rooms so I always know what is going on as I can see my kids in the crate..
After losing my baby last week while being spayed, I will never, never take anything for granted and will always try to stay with my baby while anything is being done to them.

06-09-2006, 03:10 PM	#1
GucciMyGirl YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 550	Dog Dies At Groomer's Sorry if I am duplicating, I think I put this post in the wrong category earlier Did anyone hear about the poor little s**tz Zu that died at the groomer's . I caught the tail end of it on the news. This happened in Bklyn, NY, apparently they use a heater crate in which they placed the dog and left it unattended there. The heat must have been intense for the poor dog and they found it dead. What a horrible thing to happen. The news reporter was saying that you should make sure and ask that they don't use this crate to dry , they should blow dry the dog. Another thing to worry about at the groomers, so please ask them what they use to dry the dogs the next time you take your dogs to be groomed..Poor little dog he or she weighed 10 pds.... Gina

06-09-2006, 03:29 PM	#3
Marie Mom loves Gucci Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: New York City Posts: 6,427	I heard the news today and it is so sad. I just don't understand how something like that can happen. I feel so bad for the poor dog and their owner. The pup was a cutie. I have never taken Gucci to a grommer and after something like this I will do a lot of research before I take her to one. __________________ Huggies, Gucci and Marie http://www.dogster.com/?132187 "I have been egged"

06-09-2006, 03:40 PM	#5
Patti Donating YT 30K Club Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 35,509 Blog Entries: 6	A couple of years ago the groomer I have used for 16 years had a young girl helping her and when I went to pick up my Pom the girl brings her out and she is breathing real funny and my pom has a massive coat and it was February. I said whatswrong with her the girl just stood there looking at me so the owner came out and I said something is wrong with her so I called my vet and they waited for me to get there and she had heatstroke. Her temp was way high and they had to put he on an ice blanket and oxygen. The groomer paid the bill and was very apologetic and the girl was never there again. That's why I hadn't taken Cali there until a couple of weeks ago and she did her in 1 hour. I am always afraid when Cali is out of my hands __________________ Cali Pixie Roxie : RIP Nikki; RIP Maya;RIP my sweet Dixie girl 1/17/08 http://callipuppyscastle.bravehost.com/index.html

06-09-2006, 08:26 PM	#6
MyTrixie143 Mom to 6 Beautiful Furkids Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 5,409	That is absolutely horrible!!! To think that you were coming to pick up your dog expecting him to be looking adorable to find him dead instead!!! I would be suing them for every penny they had!! I take my dogs to get groomed where I use to work. I know that the use cage dryers but it is all cool air. The only have one heated cage dryer for older dogs that have arthiritis. The temperatures are watched and monitored very closely so there is no chance of them getting overheated. If the temperature is above the what it is allowed to be all dogs have to be removed from the room immediately until they can cool down the room. It is one of the things they are really strict on, so I know my babies are all safe!! Oh and no dog is to be left unattended in the cages, there must always be someone back there watching them at all times!!! __________________ A dog is a furry person! http://www.dogster.com/?300866 Tracey and the gang DestinyHarmonyScamperGracieLillieKiwi Hershey Peppi

06-10-2006, 06:08 AM	#9
myriamha YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Montreal, Canada Posts: 852	I never leave Royce alone with his groomer so last week when I went for his appointment and found out that my favorite groomer went to work at their other location ( too far away from where I live ) and the new groomer refused to let me stay with Royce,I said no way jose and left went to a pet shop bought the tools that i was missing and groomed him my self . It took me 2 hrs but i did a great job . Plus Im very reluctant when I take Royce to the groomer always worry about hygiene issues etc....so i groom Royce myself and have peace of mind . __________________ Royce's Mum http://www.dogster.com/?270929

06-09-2006, 03:18 PM	#2
tashaclaire Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 19	how horrible! i am a nervous mother and have seperation anxiety from my baby, I couldn't leave her at the groomer's for 4 hours not knowing if she was ok. So... I use a mobile groomer, they come to my house and do a great job! Plus, I can be there for the whole thing, and that makes me feel ten times better. That poor little dog and it's owners... it must be devistating.

06-09-2006, 03:31 PM	#4
YORKIE7 No Longer a Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: ENGLAND Posts: 1,227	Oh My gosh,that is awful that poor baby and the family.I hope they will be compensated,although Im sure no amount of money will heal the pain they must be going through

06-09-2006, 08:31 PM	#7
xBUTTERCUPx YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 905	That is really sad. I don't really trust anyone and I don't like the thought of my dogs being in a crate for hours at a place they don't know. For that reason, I'm my own groomer. I did a horrible job (my poor golden retriever) the first time around and I got better as 10 months went by. My golden and yorkie never has to go to the groomer's.

06-09-2006, 09:34 PM	#8
romeos mommy YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Pennsauken , NJ Posts: 4,068	that's awful.... a yorkie died at petsmart grooming in deptford , nj too. he was strangled when he was left unattended during a haircut. this stuff is inexcusable.

06-10-2006, 06:16 AM	#10
Rae Rae YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Illinois Posts: 4,823	That's terrible. Thanks for the warning, when I take my new pup to the groomers I will be sure to ask about this.

06-11-2006, 09:22 PM	#13
Nikki in bkyn Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: brooklyn NY Posts: 44	yes i was going to post the same thing but i was in shock, i live in bklyn and 5 mins away from this place, i have gone in there several times to consider having my dog groomed but only ended up getting his nails trimmed. the very day this incident happened i went to get tyler groomed but i didnt want to leave him there cause something told me not to. esp since tyler hates the idea of a blowdryer, he would have been in the same crate... i feel so sorry for the family, and they had the nerve to offer them a free puppy

06-12-2006, 07:38 AM	#14
Lexi Rae Gina, (Lexi's Mommy) Donating Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: LONG ISLAND,NY Posts: 10,455	why the hect did i just have to read that.. now im pissed off... that poor baby ... __________________ Gina & Lexi CLICK HERE for our Photo Album ...

06-12-2006, 09:29 AM	#15
whispersmom2 Inactive Account Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: MD Posts: 2,985	OMG, that is horrible. I use a drying crate--I groom all of my babies- BUT my dryer does not have a heat element. You can ask the groomer what kind of dryer they use and IF it has a heat element and if the crate is open and vented. I use a smallish wire crate so there is no way anyone can get over-heated, plus, I set a timer. I work in adjoining rooms so I always know what is going on as I can see my kids in the crate.. After losing my baby last week while being spayed, I will never, never take anything for granted and will always try to stay with my baby while anything is being done to them.