Has your pet been professionally groomed?

[LW_Aussies4me]

Do I count as a professional? hehe
I groom our dogs myself a long with other family members pets and for a couple of neigbors, and other's who show in conformation. I specialize in show and pet clips on poodles; since we raise (on occasion)/train/show Miniature Poodles; and no one around here knew how to properly groom a poodle for show (though many claimed to and ended up really messeing them up. :S And a show coat takes around a year to grow, so when they messed up it wasn't a quick fix!) But I have done some other breeds (and mixes) too.

[cookieluver7]

I don't have a dog or cat.

[pitc9]

Nope!

[rattiluvr]

yea, i have a turkish angora cat, her hair is really long and fluffy. she is really, really, really old so she can't groom herself any more, so we take her in the summer to get most of her hair shaved(not bold)she looks like a lion when she comes home(really cute) we actually noticed that she became happier after her cut.

[wolfsoul]

I've never once taken any of my animals to a grooming salon. I guess I've just never felt the need to (with the exception of my RB cat Sara, whose fur would constantly mat -- but she would have scratched the groomers face off, so we couldn't take her in).

All of my animals are groomed by me, and I get paid to groom other people's dogs and cats.

But I am going to be a dog groomer, so I guess you could say that my animals will be "groomed professionally."

[gkristian]

I take Foxy about 2-3 times a year.

[vinjashira]

fortunately jack russells do not require professional groomers help.

[Oggyflute]

Oggy & Flute go to the "Puppy Parlor" about every 10 weeks. We like to get the traditional schnauzer cut on them, except in summer, when we give them a full clip due to the heat.

[Suki Wingy]

oops! I picked no, but I take Nino to PETsMART to have a bath in the winter.

[IRescue452]

Unless you count me and my mother as professionals, we've been grooming our dogs as well as other people's dogs for over 15 years. I don't trust taking a dog to the groomers unless I am there the whole time. There are an awful lot of groomers who abuse peoples animals when they drop them off and leave them there. Our first dog went once and came back with razor burns, cut quicks in her nails, and an incredible fear of the groomer and anybody else that handles her. She is even afraid, 14 years later, when my mom brushes her or touches her paws.