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It seems I can never find any decent animal people around here (trainers, groomers, etc.) So Again I come here for advice...
I picked my dog up at the groomer today, this groomer has been doing her since she was 5 months old and she is now 10 months old... He always said she was a very good "patient", she acted fine going and there was no signs that anything was not right until the last visit. When I picked her up he made a comment that she was very nervous and fidgety, i brushed it off as nothing. This morning when I dropped her off she was shaking a lot which she does not normally do, I did not pay attention to it as I did not want her to think anything was wrong.
Now, I go to pick her up and he said to that she snapped at him when he went to touch her front paws and that he yelled at her. First thing I did not like, it kind of caught be off guard, why would a groomer yell at my dog? Especially the first time she did this, why not think, maybe I hurt her or something... it just seemed odd. That he proceeds to say that if she keeps doing it he will just muzzle her. The whole thing was sort of odd... he did not act caring or nice... it was all said with a kind of cold demeanor.
This is the first groomer this dog has been to but I was with about 11 different groomers with the last dog I had...I have seen an ad in the paper recently for a grooming facility where "mommy and daddy can stay"... question is should I stay with him and see what happens or change?
Am I overreacting as usual, or does he not sound like someone I want my dog to be with....I just wish my dog could talk and tell me what happened.
Thanks for listening to me vent and any responses would be appreciated, especially any groomers who could tell me if it is normal to muzzle or yell at dogs.
Elissa
I picked my dog up at the groomer today, this groomer has been doing her since she was 5 months old and she is now 10 months old... He always said she was a very good "patient", she acted fine going and there was no signs that anything was not right until the last visit. When I picked her up he made a comment that she was very nervous and fidgety, i brushed it off as nothing. This morning when I dropped her off she was shaking a lot which she does not normally do, I did not pay attention to it as I did not want her to think anything was wrong.
Now, I go to pick her up and he said to that she snapped at him when he went to touch her front paws and that he yelled at her. First thing I did not like, it kind of caught be off guard, why would a groomer yell at my dog? Especially the first time she did this, why not think, maybe I hurt her or something... it just seemed odd. That he proceeds to say that if she keeps doing it he will just muzzle her. The whole thing was sort of odd... he did not act caring or nice... it was all said with a kind of cold demeanor.
This is the first groomer this dog has been to but I was with about 11 different groomers with the last dog I had...I have seen an ad in the paper recently for a grooming facility where "mommy and daddy can stay"... question is should I stay with him and see what happens or change?
Am I overreacting as usual, or does he not sound like someone I want my dog to be with....I just wish my dog could talk and tell me what happened.
Thanks for listening to me vent and any responses would be appreciated, especially any groomers who could tell me if it is normal to muzzle or yell at dogs.
Elissa