Do Groomers not alloww certain breeds?

[Sweet72947]

When I worked at the grooming place as a receptionist, the owner told me flat out to refuse to schedule Wheaten Terriers for grooming. He said if the dogs didn't have a bad attitude, the owners did.

Other than that, they didn't refuse any breeds.

[yoko]

when i have asked breeders around here they never ask what breed they always ask what size x.x *i ended up using the dog wash lol*

on a side note i looked up kerry blue and they are ADORABLE

[dogsarebetter]

Kerry blues are one of my favs as far as looks go. I would have one IF they didnt have a horrible reputation of being very dog aggressive, bossy, etc.

[michaelf]

I have been grooming for 5 years and there are a lot of breeds I've never groomed, but would love to have the chance to try, Kerry's and bedlingtons among them!
I always tell the owner when I don't have a lot of experience with the trim they want. I write everything down and tell them If if they don't like something we can change it next time, as I will have a record of each visit.
I will accept any breed, some of my favorite clients are chows and GSD's.
My worst nightmares are a little yorkie, a cairn and a sweet but CRAZY standard Schn.!
I have a tub with pull out steps and most large dogs will go up with no problem but that is why a lot of groomers ask for size as their back has told them to stick to the smaller breeds..
Myself, I feel carpel tunnel coming on and as I get older, may take on MORE larger breeds instead of the small ones because of less scissor and clipper work which just aggravates CTS.

[dogsarebetter]

I could do without ever seeing a chow, cocker, or schn. in my grooming salon. most of them will bite you in a heart beat. I know that the cockers and sch. bad temperment is probably the result of coming from one of the three huge amish puppy mills here tough.

[Grab]

that's odd, as I've had two Chows now(from two different breeders) who would never have had the thought to ever bite. My late Legend would follow anyone around who had a brush in hand, just in case they decided to brush him.

Maybe other owners don't brush their dogs from puppyhood on or something

[dogsarebetter]

I have been snapped at by 6 of our 8 chows.

[michaelf]

I would be happy to never see another cocker in my life. They make me itch and I usually end up with a hair splinter or two.

[Giny]

I don't mind cockers, I have quite a few of them as clients. I've been grooming for 20 years and I see a huge difference with they're personalities from back then and now. I still see some nervous cockers, but not one are bitters, where as a few decades ago, many wanted to eat me alive.

The one breed that I did groom in the past and rarely got a good dog was a Scotty. All but one were bitters, and they have a muzzle size of a big dog, so they bit hard. I don't have a Scotty as a client now, I'm curious to know if they are they same way. You can't really say that their nastiness was due to poor breeding back then, since it never was a really popular breed, like the cocker spaniel were. Not to say I wouldn't want to groom a scotty now if one were to come in to the salon, they are a neat breed to groom.

[dogsarebetter]

we dont see many scotties. we have three. all three have to be sedated to be groomed. they will run after you trying to attack you if they are not. you cannot get near them to put a muzzle on them!