I thought I'd start this because of a time when we took Lui to the groomers because he had a show that weekend and they ended up beginning to shave him!
We took him in the morning, dropped him off, told them he had a show and he needed to be washed and groomed before then. We were to pick him up at 5pm. However we got a call at 4ish saying we've started to shave him because he is "infested with fleas" (which he wasn't, he gets fleas bad so I check him regularly, but he may have had 1 or 2).
We went to pick him up and they'd shaved all his back and under his tail. They said they'd not charge us and they'd pay for any tidy up work.
The next day we took him to some other groomers who completely shaved him (I was nearly in tears) except for his head, tail and legs, which they trimmed to match. This was mid-June, now it's late October and he looks pretty close to what he used to look like. Though, for those winter months (we're in NZ, June-August is winter) he felt cold for the first time ever.
As a note, he's a Samoyed. Those of you who have Sammies or similar breeds will know of them having double coats and how they should not be shaved, however this experienced groomer decided you did.
We told the breeder, who'd actually had it happen to her a few years ago with my boy's sister, with different people, so it shows how inexperienced some people are.
Any more bad grooming stories to share? I will also post some pictures of what he looked like after the first and second groomers (everyone will be shocked, especially the Sammie owners).
We took him in the morning, dropped him off, told them he had a show and he needed to be washed and groomed before then. We were to pick him up at 5pm. However we got a call at 4ish saying we've started to shave him because he is "infested with fleas" (which he wasn't, he gets fleas bad so I check him regularly, but he may have had 1 or 2).
We went to pick him up and they'd shaved all his back and under his tail. They said they'd not charge us and they'd pay for any tidy up work.
The next day we took him to some other groomers who completely shaved him (I was nearly in tears) except for his head, tail and legs, which they trimmed to match. This was mid-June, now it's late October and he looks pretty close to what he used to look like. Though, for those winter months (we're in NZ, June-August is winter) he felt cold for the first time ever.
As a note, he's a Samoyed. Those of you who have Sammies or similar breeds will know of them having double coats and how they should not be shaved, however this experienced groomer decided you did.
We told the breeder, who'd actually had it happen to her a few years ago with my boy's sister, with different people, so it shows how inexperienced some people are.
Any more bad grooming stories to share? I will also post some pictures of what he looked like after the first and second groomers (everyone will be shocked, especially the Sammie owners).