Most owners are absolutely shocked with the way their dogs react during grooming, that is because they do not carry out consistent grooming routines at home and do not understand that grooming has to be consistent. When did you last pick up a brush and brush your dog?
Dogs tend to react negatively when left at a foreign environment and having someone who he/she is not familiar with poking their “tools” into them. DIY grooming should start at a young age, resistance and tussle is the norm. It only gets harder when dogs learn that they can get away from grooming every time by struggling, biting or yelping… Psychologically, it becomes harder for the owner to carry out grooming on their dogs.
What can you do is to talk to your Groomer about your dog’s grooming needs, build mutual trust, understanding and respect between you, yourself as an owner and your dog’s Groomer.
If you’re unsatisfied with the service rendered because of inflicting accidents (clipper burns, cuts, abrasions, etc), did the Groomer try to shrink responsibility and pretend it didn’t happen.
Please be understanding that, Dogs ain’t models that will stay still and allow a Groomer to groom them properly. Think again, what’s the reason you don’t groom your dog and expect your Groomer to work miracles?
If the cut “Sucks!”, find another groomer, I feel that it is absolutely harsh to criticise on someone else’s creativity. Every Groomer has his/her own style and creativity.
If you feel that your Groomer is abusing your darlings, talk to your Groomer about the insecurities, a lot of misunderstanding starts off from the issue of communication.
