My groomer shaved my Sheltie!!!!!

Petsmart shaved my dog!!

Hi I also had my sheltie shaved by Petsmart. I asked to have 1/2 inch off. They must have thought to leave just a 1/2 inch. She wasn't shaved to the skin, only to the fur undercoat. It was back in April. My husband didn't know that shelties can't be shaved, he went to get her didn't say anything. She looked like a different dog maybe a border collie. The hair has grown back in 3 months. I feed her blue buffalo dry dog food fish & potato from Petsmart. I don't give her anything else. Good luck with your dog, it will grown back I didn't think it would be so fast.:smile2:
 
Shaved Sheltie

I know they typically tell you not to shave your sheltie. I have 2 of them. One has such a thick coat... she's beyond miserable in the summer time. I shaved her down once after she had gotten sick and she was completely different with that shave. Like a puppy again! She's turning 11 this year - I've been shaving her in the summer time every year for the past 5 years. in the winter time, she'll go outside and lay down in the snow... you'd think she was spending the day in the spa. I keep her full coat in the winter as it comes back after each shave. I've never had a problem with it. She's just as beautiful in the winter as she was before we started shaving, and happy as a puppy in the summer with her puppy shaved body -
yadda yadda yadda... your baby looks odd, but will be just fine.
 
I can't believe the stories that I'm reading here....!

OMG! There is nothing wrong with having a groomer do your grooming for you. While I do the weekly/bi-weekly grooming myself, I bring the boys to the groomers for the full bath and all around trim. But I've learn't from experience that you need to be pretty explicit with most groomers because they just are not familiar with the breed.

This makes my heart clench because apart from the intelligence and sensitivity of the breed, we love their beauty. I've had hard-nosed construction guys at my house for the past two weeks, oohing and aahing over the boys! So I go ape when I hear about them badly groomed.

So I make a pledge to the forum that I will draft up a "grooming guideline" for you to hand to your groomer for Sheltie grooming 101. It won't the the Illustrated Guide to Sheltie Grooming, but enough for you to instruct your groomer as I have now trained mine.
 
You'd think Shelties would be easier. Brush, trim feet, trim ears. Done! No scissors are to touch any part of the body, front legs or tail. Do not "neaten up", they are not goldens. Ugh. Makes me twitchy, and a guide would be awesome!
 
I have a dog park horror story. There was this dog prancing up to the gate. I called it immediately, "Sheltie!" DH didn't think so because it was an odd shape. I stood by my theory. It turns out that he was a Sheltie who had been shaved! I couldn't help myself and I asked why? They said it was a recommendation from their groomer. I explained about the undercoat being insulating and cooling them down and the risk of sunburn (we're in Florida for goodness sakes).

They seemed mildly concerned. They were in love with Duncan's color because they DIDN'T KNOW SHELTIES CAME IN SABLE. Then, they asked me if I wanted to breed Duncan or Abbie. I (as calmly as I could muster) told them they were neutered/spayed, undersized/oversized, and hadn't been health tested. They mused about health testing and said 'I guess that's the next step to getting our boy bred.' I could have thrown up.

Anyway, before I left, they asked if I CUT a V into the front of my dogs' ruff. Given, Duncan is kind of scraggly because he is growing in his coat, but seriously?!?!
 
Lovely said:
I have a dog park horror story. There was this dog prancing up to the gate. I called it immediately, "Sheltie!" DH didn't think so because it was an odd shape. I stood by my theory. It turns out that he was a Sheltie who had been shaved! I couldn't help myself and I asked why? They said it was a recommendation from their groomer. I explained about the undercoat being insulating and cooling them down and the risk of sunburn (we're in Florida for goodness sakes).

They seemed mildly concerned. They were in love with Duncan's color because they DIDN'T KNOW SHELTIES CAME IN SABLE. Then, they asked me if I wanted to breed Duncan or Abbie. I (as calmly as I could muster) told them they were neutered/spayed, undersized/oversized, and hadn't been health tested. They mused about health testing and said 'I guess that's the next step to getting our boy bred.' I could have thrown up.

Anyway, before I left, they asked if I CUT a V into the front of my dogs' ruff. Given, Duncan is kind of scraggly because he is growing in his coat, but seriously?!?!
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wow................. people who don't know that shelties come in sable and they have a sheltie?????????? :eek2:
 
Deep breaths, people. :wink2: We need to think of these incidents as wonderful opportunities to educate. :yes:
 
Chris said:
Deep breaths, people. :wink2: We need to think of these incidents as wonderful opportunities to educate. :yes:
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So true. Their boy was a pretty tri, seemed decently tempered, and I could see how they would think more of him would do the world good.

I talked to them about health issues with Shelties and how you don't know from a 2-3 year old because some crippling diseases appear later. I mentioned the costs of having a litter. I think one of my comments was, "If everything is done to the letter, you don't make a dime breeding dogs." I asked if they had shown their dog, was he in good conformation? No and who knows. I told them that he was 'in size' but that without his ears tipped, I didn't know how that would go for them. (Of course my case wasn't helped by two dogs without tipped ears!)

They also asked about rescue because they liked the idea of another dog. I gently let them know that rescue usually will not adopt to a home with an intact home and definitely not to a breeding home. I did pass on the Mid Florida Sheltie Rescue website, hoping they would fall in love and get their boy neutered. I could tell he marked quite a bit and he shoved his nose until Abbie's tail and got a snarl. There was no lunge or snap, so I replied, "You tell 'em, girl!" They laughed.

Honestly, I just don't think they thought about all that. I tried to be as pleasant as possible and not sound too much like a smartie pants. It helps that I'm pretty young and can calmly shrug it off and say, "I Google everything." The people were very sweet and I think they genuinely cared about their dog, dogs in general, and ill-advised breeding practices.
 
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