Thanks for posting that, Judy. I never did like taking Reecie to the groomer so I've been trying to learn to do him myself. I always try to find out as much as I can about the groomer, but I still hate the fact that I'm leaving him in the hands of a stranger (a lot of times behind closed doors). The point that they don't know about behavior and training all the time is a great one (I am not making a blanket statement about ALL groomers so no one jump on me. I know some do know things about behavior - wolf_q for example). There are some really bad groomers out there and its scary. I'm not even sure why some of them pick that profession really. I'm glad Reece is a good boy at the groomer and gives them no reason to get rough. It is still too scary for me though, so I think my boy is doomed to get horrible haircuts by me unless I can find someone exceptional who I know personally. Also, the whole process takes me a little over an hour. That beats staying the 4+ hours at the grooming salon.