Getting Groomed tomorrow.. Resorting to Bribary UPDATE1111

[Jennifer and Jack]

I am soooo thrilled with the results of Jacks grooming. The place had a great feel for it when I went in there.. The lady owns the groom shop herself, and she has one person who does the washing.. Her children were running around playing with toys and she asked if Jack like kids. Jack got to play with the kiddos in between getting washed and cut.

 

She looked at all my pictures, listened to my horror stories of past grooming experience and I must have told her a million times, I am not looking for perfection, I am not looking to get the most for my money so you don't have to shave him down, I mostly want him to have a good experience so he can come back.

 

She had him fully ready in three hours, I walked in and Jack was playing with the kids. She said he barked his head off when I left but other then that he was fine. no clawing, no trouble or anything.

 

I am so happy with her. The haircut is perfect. Since I had been grooming Jack myself, I missed a lot of areas, one being in between his toes, so she had to do the poodle cut on his feet, she knew I didn't want it, but she couldn't do anything about it, I know his feet were bad..

 

My boy looks adorable.. I am not where I can post pictures right now but I will later.. She was very inexpensive and she was sweet. calm and she listened.!!!

 

Pictures to follow tonight

 

 

I have been grooming Jack myself for quite a while now. I am at the point where he needs a really good brush out.. I have taken the mats out myself, I have printed the instructions on a doodle cut. I have hand written instructions on what exactly I do and don't want.. and I am still nervous. I told the lady that I am looking for a long term relationship with a groomer, one that will love Jack and take care of him and in turn I will pay her well and tip her even better.. Yup I will bribe someone to do a good job.

.... Eek gads.. Hope I get my dog back tomorrow looking like a doodle and not a poodle.. or I am not paying this lady...

 

If I go to jail, someone please bail me out!!!!

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

I'll bail you out but I am hoping I won't have to cuz Jack will look wonderful.

[Sue, Murphy and Bella ()*o*()]

DOn't worry Jen, we will take up a collection if you need us to bail you out. Let's just hope you won't need it Jack looks better than you ever hoped!

[Bonnie and Kona]

Just don't hurt her if she messes up. We can bail you out for not paying. Hoping for the best possible outcome! Sounds like you have covered all of your bases. After Kona's grooming disaster, I started calling around for places to groom him and most of the spots I called said they don't do doodles! I was more upset than ever. Now I'm trying to do it myself. I hope you can get a good relationship going with this groomer and it can be off of your list of things you have to do.

[Lisa, Daisy & Dexter]

I am going to a new groomer on Friday...Daisy's regular groomer had a 3 week wait, frankly I don't have the kind of time, actually her shop is so busy now it's horrible even for me to listen to the noise I can't imagine how the dogs feel + she is in the opposite direction from work.

So....I have been looking for a possible new one and after a few people recommended The Wizard of Paws I finally broke down and made an appointment. I am a nervous wreck, is Daisy going to like her, will she listen to my instructions, will she lovingly care for my girl.

Ugh, I wish I was not scissor shy, I would prefer to NOT do this again.

I will hope for the best for you and Jack if you do the same for me on Friday.

[Jennifer and Jack]

Thanks my issue with the groomers I have had is they are either so busy they are in such a hurry that the anxiety they have from trying to hurry bounces off of them on to Jack, Jack acts out, they get frustrated and it is a vicious cycle... or they have shaved him into a poodle.. Another big thing is he is only 12 or so pounds so I highly object to him being shoved in a crate with a dryer blowing on him... last time he was pinned to the corner because the wind was so high he couldn't move.

 

If I don't like the feel of the place I am not even going to leave him, I know me...

[Nancie & Gracie Doodle]

Lisa...that is exactly why I quit taking Gracie Doodle to the groomers...too noisy!!!  My groomer finally got it right and did a great job and knew what I wanted and didn't want and I went to her for 2 years.  But Gracie actually started refusing to go inside because of all the little dogs on the loose that would yap right in her face and growl at her.  Then the neurotic ones in the crates that were barking and pawing at the wires!  I couldn't stand to be in there more than three minutes...I too was turning for the door!  With all that going on I decided that Gracie didn't need the stress of it all and she shouldn't be submitted to 4 hours of that kind of noise and tension.  We work so hard to make our Doodles calm and sweet and then throw them into that type of environment.  It went against everything I wanted for my Gracie so I learned how to groom myself!  I do pay attention to the hair between the toes though (as Jennifer mentioned) and that is the least cooperative area for Gracie!!

[Angie, Hudson and Lily]

Hopefully it turns out just like you want, but remember- it is just hair and it will grown back a lot quicker than you think.

[Nicky, Riley & Boris]

I will organize the International press campaign to "Free the Doodle Mom 1"

[Doris]

Bodi is getting groomed on Saturday by a new groomer.  I couldn't get in to our normal groomer . . . so - I am a bit nervous too.  But really Bodi has a beautiful cut - he just needs it shorter.  That should not be too difficult, right??

I would love to see before and after pictures of Jack!!

[Jane, Guinness and Murphy]

I'm sure with those detailed instructions, Jack's "new hairdo"  will be great.

[Jennifer,Chloe & Myla]

That's what we thought for Chloe we explained it's her birthday (1st) we want her to have a professional bath and BRUSH OUT NO CUTTING EXCEPT THE PADS OF HER FEET! Pretty clear right? We picked her up and she cut her and he took everything her nose hair, eyebrows,beard she looked like a BAD poodle. I cried for days and told her how sorry I was-we never went back, I do Chloe at home.

[Jenny & Henry]

Oh my gosh, I would have been pissed off too!  Especially, with such basic instructions.