Dog's neck is slashed in grooming

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This happened in my hometown, actually, and now I'm going to think twice about bringing Indie to a groomers next time. He's actually never been to one yet.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2012/04/27/bc-doggroomer.html *graphic photo and descriptions*.

The lack of skill and integrity of this shop owner is absolutely appalling. I think the groomer didn't even like dogs, in my opinion. The owner initially refused to pay the $1,400 bill from the veterinarian. There were bruises on the dog and the skin was punctured by the groomer's thumb...? :no:
 
In two other cases – one in Seattle, the other in Hawaii – dogs' ears were allegedly cut off and then glued back on by the groomer, presumably in an attempt to cover up what happened.
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Aaaarrgh!

This is why I insist on doing what I can myself. This article was really infuriating. And enlightening. One more thing to be paranoid about, haha.
 
theory said:
One more thing to be paranoid about, haha.
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Aww that's so sad. :(

Right? LOL I have two mixes who need to get groomed every six weeks so we're at the groomers a lot. We found an individual off of Craig's list and she's wonderful and so much cheaper -- we get them both done for what Petco or something like that charges for one and that's with a $20 tip for her each time. She charges $30 a dog and we pay her $80. It usually takes her about three hours total. It's really great having someone I can trust with them. They get so excited when we get out of the car and they see her. It's pretty cute. She makes them look so beautiful, too! If you need a groomer, maybe look on CL and you can interview them and you could even stay with them the first time if you're worried.

They have gone to Petco before and gosh I'm thankful that never happened!!!
 
I know 2 people that either are "groomers" or work for one. In one case she has the owner sit in a chair while the dog is being groomed. Great eh? Not, most pet owners won't speak up if she has to get a little physical if the dog is misbehaving.
The second tells me that they haul the waiting dogs out of their crates by the scruff because they "don't have time to wait for the dog to come out". They do a maximum of 4 dogs a day.
When I got Tinsel in his stinky, disgusting condition I was hesitant to use the Rescue's groomer because of these other two. I stayed with him and she was lovely - no restraints used, patience of Job, good shampoo -often groomers use a mixture of liquid dish soap and water, gentle touch and proficient at her job. He's been back a few times now and even though he isn't a fan of grooming he willingly walks into the shop - very telling.
Even when we finally convince Tin to allow us to groom him I think I will pay Meaghan for doing the bath process as I no longer have the facilities to bath a dog bigger than a westie. Groomers need to be regulated. I can't imagine how this poor Eskie ended up with that slash. I have used clippers for a lot of years and never even knicked a dog even when it was acting up. It looks more like the result of a bladed rake or cutting into a mat with really sharp scissors.
 
Sca and Spitfire's groomer brings in at least 4 of her own dogs everyday. The time before last Spitfire spent the afternoon playing with the lady that washes them's dog, the where both laughing at what a goof he is. Sca soaks up petting from everyone as they come and get their dogs. Generally she lets the play if they are being nice for a good part of the day.
 
Tagg said:
It looks more like the result of a bladed rake or cutting into a mat with really sharp scissors.
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This is what it looks like to me.

Years and years ago, my mom was cutting out a mat from our dog and she was pulling the hair up, and she cut the skin. It was TERRIBLE! She felt awful. It was one of those things where the dog jumped and she jumped at the same time. Our dog actually needed to get a drain put in because the cut was so bad. It was in that "v" shape that is shown on the article.

I always use my fingers when cutting any hair and cut over my hands, therefore clipping myself rather than the dog :lol:
 
This is so sad I remember last year when we were still in SC my hair dresser (and good friend) had her groomer kill her dog. He was in the nuse and she stepped away to answer the phone and he jumped and well you can guess what happened. He was a small dog (a yorkie mix) and it broke his neck. You really have to be careful, but as long as you can ask a ton of questions and they are willing to answer them and you honestly ask if they have ever injured or killed a pet before (one would hope they would answer honestly). I am very careful when taking my boys to the groomer because my Westie has to go every 8-12 weeks in the winter and every 6-8 weeks in the summer. I have found a woman with great references and so far so good. She even groomed our Sheltie recently because I was very ill and he was blowing his coat (yay spring) and I could not handle the grooming on my own. Just be careful when picking a groomer.
 
OMG ... this is so sad and so troubling! It was extra disturbing because it was an American Eskimo Spitz (our first dog ... now at Rainbow Bridge) and I was shocked to see that anyone would groom and cut off all that beautiful white fur!!! That's why we never took Chimo to a groomer ... like our Shelties ... we didn't think it was customary to cut off all the beautiful long fur.
 
OMG! I can't believe the story at the end where a dogs ears were cut off and the groomer tried to glue them on to cover her mistake. It made me sick to my stomach. Can you imagine? :ick
 
Holy smokes that is not a good groom job. Poor dog, I bet that was a very
bad experience for him, and being a rescue I hope he recovers for his owner.
 
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