Yes it would. basically, with a corded dog, if he gets wet, he needs to be dried thoroughly in order for the cords to stay clean, and not have a buildup of mildew. no water play for a corded dog unless you want to spend the time to dry him.
the drying process is a lot of work. just bathing a corded dog takes over an hour, and drying can take upwards of 3-5 hours. most wrap the dog in towels (or tshirts) and put them in a cage dryer with a lot of ventilation. every half hour or so, you have to take the dog out and soak up the water with a towel. force drying is not recommended b/c it will loosen the cords.
Like i said, you wouldnt have to do the actual cording, you cant put cords on a dog. but most groomers do not have the time, energy, or resources to do these dogs. The only place i groomed corded dogs was at a boarding facililty, where i had more time to do the grooming than in a salon. a groomer in a salon, doing more than 10-20 dogs a day, just cannot do a dog like this without charging a hefty price.
Also, juicy, be very careful about choosing a groomer. most pet groomers have no experiance with corded dogs, most have never even touched one before. the puli i used to do went to a petsmart, and the inexperianced groomer ended up shaving a lot of the dog (his tail, backend, neck and face) b/c of the "matting", not realizing that she could have split the matts up and kept the cording. instead, the dog had shaved areas and it was even harder to cord (having uneven hair makes matting occur, and makes cording harder). so really talk to the groomer, find out how much experiance they have. even if they dont have that much (since i highly doubt you will find a groomer with a lot fo experiance with this), if they are willing to research and find out more information, then that would be enough for me.