Great groomer, horrible conditions?

[Linda and Bailey]

My Bailey is 5 months old and needs to be groomed, so off I went this morning in search of a groomer.  I have got opinions on a groomer from three people who I ran into at Petsmart with goldendoodles who recommended a certain groomer that they said was just fantastic at grooming goldendoodles.  Well I took Bailey to the salon to meet this man and I really liked him, as did Bailey.  He was so very nice and told me what he would do and really seemed like he knew what he was talking about, but here is the problem.  Bailey is very easy going, except she is terrified of the vacuum cleaner.  She hides in her crate and shakes when I'm using it.  This place sounded like 10 vacuums were being used, it was very loud.  She was literally shaking the entire time.  Plus the place, IMO, was not very clean, in fact it was very dirty looking, smelled really bad, the people working there looked very unprofessional, and the cages that the dogs were in were very small.  I don't know what to do.  The groomer made me an appointment for Friday, right when they opened.  Do I take her or should I keep looking?  

[Robin and Libby Louise]

Dirty is a red flag to me.......I would definitely keep looking!

[Marie Dennen]

I would pass on the dirtiness especially the smell. I can forgive a little clutter and even during the day the hair can be everywhere. Grooming is a dirty job but they should also take pride in their workspace as well as their grooming. But you should really get your dog use to the sound of the dryer. A doodle needs life long grooming.The noise you heard is a high velocity dry and most groomers use them. A doodle is HIGH maintenance and the use of the high velocity dry will help the process of grooming. It helps dry  faster and loosens matts or impacted undercoat depending on the type coat your dog has.There are ways to get your dog used to it and tolerate it. A good groomer will work with your dog. Five months is late in the game to get started with grooming in my book. But she is still young, get him in and often and he should be fine.

[Miss Ellie]

Always go with your gut feeling...if it is telling you no...trust it and find somewhere you & Bailey will be comfortable with:)