[nagdu] Groomers revisited

[GARY STEEVES]

Hi Larry:

Yes, Bogart is a poodle. Ironically, when I took him back to the groomer I liked to get his cut back to what I liked hoping it would be easy for my new groomer to follow, Bogart ended up with inflamations, or nicks from having his belly shaved. Poodles, especially blues have very sensative skin. I had asked them to not shave his tummy for this reason  but they obviously forgot my instructions.

My only complaint about my current groomer is that she likes Bogarts ears nice and long. Yes, I agree they look great but I'm always brushing food out of them which is annoying. When you have a poodle groomers have a particluar idea of how a poodle should be cut. Even though I state I just want a puppy cut but keep a slightly pouffy tail and a pouf on his head they come up with cuts with short body with long legs. Looks great but most poodles aren't lying around on bus floors and restaurant floors. Maintainence is my concern. I guess I always am annoyed by anyone who think sthey  know more about dogs than anyone else and talks down to them. I'm sure groomers know lots of things but I'm the expert on my dog though and having such a highly trained and skilled dog might even be pretty good at training and dog behaviours as well. :)

To conclude, I don't want to leave people, especially newer guide dog users, with the impression to be afraid to use groomers. My experiences I have shared are over a 4.5 year period and Bogart goes to a groomer every 6 - 8 weeks where as most labs or other dogs who don't need to be cut mmay go much less often.  Ask questions, trust your instincts and those of your dog and you'll find a groomer who you can trust and work with.

Gary


In the end, I'm not patient enough to learn how to ckp Bogart myself. We give him baths periodically (after particularly gross days at the dog partk for example) and my partner, Susan, clips his nails.
----- Original Message -----
From: Larry D Keeler <lkeeler at comcast.net>
To: GARY STEEVES <rainshadowmusic at shaw.ca>, NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Mon, 03 Nov 2014 16:59:47 -0700 (MST)
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Groomers revisited

Isn't he a poodle? I know sometimes when folks trim poodles they often knick 
them. So, of course they grow not to like it!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "GARY STEEVES via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
To: "Daryl Marie" <crazymusician at shaw.ca>
Cc: <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, November 03, 2014 6:10 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Groomers revisited


> Hi Daryl:
>
> I have changed bogart's groomers several times. Once was because he 
> wouldn't go to the door. I made him go in and after wards he was having 
> problmes walking. His back leg kept giving out on him. I have a feeling it 
> is because they tie up the back leg when he is on the table and if he was 
> struggling he might of sort of strained a muscle. So I never took im back 
> there. When meeting others in the dog park I learned that they had a 
> reputation for having ffleas there and not being very caring.
>
> The most recent time was more because they never seemed to listen to me 
> and what I wanted in Bogart's cut. This was to the point where I went back 
> to his old groomer from the other suburb I used to live in to get him done 
> right. Then when he needed his next hair cut I thought it would be simpel 
> to follw the pattern but just cut his hair in proportion but this seems 
> hard for groomers to do at times. Also, the last time he was there he had 
> asub par cut and they didn' tdo his nails. When I called about it she 
> apologized saying they were having a bad day. Offered to fix him but never 
> offered any sort of discount for my time so that was the last straw.
>
>
> Bogart didn't mind that place or the one he goes to now. However, my 
> friend with a lab guide dog told me that they had to walk past his 
> groomers every day on the way to work and Victor would make a wide arch 
> around that doorway hoping he wasn't going in there and all he was getting 
> done was bathed and nails. :)
>
> Wish there was a place I could go that would bathe me a couple of times, 
> trim my hhair and goatee, do my nails, pamper me and make me look awesome 
> for only $80!
>
> Gary
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Daryl Marie via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
> Sent: Mon, 03 Nov 2014 15:59:13 -0700 (MST)
> Subject: [nagdu] Groomers revisited
>
> Hi!
> I took jenny to the groomer today for a second time since we graduated 
> training.  I guess I am just wondering if she doesn't like to be groomed, 
> or if she doesn't like the groomer/environment itself.  how can I tell? 
> For those who have switched groomers or chosen to groom yourself, wha 
> tprompted the decision?
>
> Just curious.
>
> Daryl
>
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