Groomers are really a nasty problem here. I've been trying to find a decent one for a whole year, and I'm surely not going to take Blondie again to the one who has groomed him twice.
First I wanted someone to come to our house to do the grooming, but my mother thought it was a little too much for him, because this is his sanctuary, you know. It shouldn't be broken into by a stranger who does "traumatic" things to him
Then I asked if I could stay with the pup while he's been groomed, but they said dogs get more nervous if the owner is around, and won't cooperate and I think that's understandable.
BUT the last time I took Blondie there, I asked a special favor, which was, I didn't want him to have any contact with other dogs (he has erhlichia canis and even though he's recovering, he can't be exposed to ticks) and the vet knows that, so he said okay, he'd be the first on the list. But to my surprise, he wasn't the _first_, there was another dog inside when I gave them Blondie (of course I didn't know that or I wouldn't have had him stay) and when the doggie came out, he was full of ticks. You can imagine my desperation, and frustration, and anger!!!
I'm sorry this became a long post, but my point here is, you can't ever be too careful when it comes to the little ones. Ask for a second, or third opinion, and if you don't like something, tell them you don't. You're the customer, the doggie's owner, and ultimately, the one who's the most interested about his well being.