Originally posted by tomkatzid
That is very sad and scarry to hear. What signs should we look for before we leave our dogs and after what should we be looking for as we pick up our dogs? I don't want to know stories, because that would be too sad. But I would like to know your
in-put on what we as the owners need to be aware of. Especially since we just got the new groomer for Nina. Which seemed to go just fine. But now I'm scared.
Katz
Unfortunately, there isn’t really anything to watch out for. Many salons have several groomers and not all of them will be the bad one. Usually there are one or two people in a shop that are the ones you don’t want grooming your pet. It’s just really hard to say. You say later that the groomer you used didn’t ask for #’s, etc. While not necessarily bad, not a good sign either. I’ve never worked any place where (if there were no current tags on the pet) we didn’t ask for vet records. If your vet does grooming, take your pets there. This is horrible to say, but at least if something does happen, at least they are at a place where they can get proper care. I used to groom for a vet, and in that clinic at least, nothing horrible went on. He was very choosy about his entire staff.

Don't be scared, Nina will probably let you know if she doesn't want to go there again. How has she reacted in the past when you took her for grooming at other places? Happy? Scared? If you take her back there and she doesn't want to go in the door and that's unusual for her, leave and find someone else.