Calm Grooming?
Funny thing is at the Vet he behaves like a perfect angle. At the groomers he is reported to be wild! Does anyone use medication to calm their dog for grooming? Diane |
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| no but at least your groomer asked you. I have heard it is common practice for some to medicate dogs on their own.
I would look for another groomer while I was working with my dog to see if I could instill good grooming training. |
| Diane
When you groom at home, is she wild???? or is just at the groomers? |
| At home when I groom he acts up a bit but then settles. At the Vet he is a perfect angle. In fact, a few months ago the Vet took 6 stitches out of him with no trouble at all.
I'm wondering if the problem at the groomers is all the noise. The groomers is part of a speciality hospital that does rehab for dogs with broken bones, etc. There are alot of cages in the grooming area with lots of barking dogs. I wonder if all that stimuli gets my dog nervous. He does tend to get nervous with the high pitched barks of the smaller dogs. I am looking for a new groomer who is smaller and doesn't house as many dogs in one room. I might add...I think my groomer is a bit afraid of Bowie. he is rather large and she is a tiny thing. Maybe he feels her fear a bit and takes advantage of it  |
| I think you have a handle on what's going on. Follow your instincts and look for a more capable groomer. |
| Change groomers and ask if you can be there just to see how he goes at another grooming salon. Might be a calmer experience if Mom is around for a new groomer the first time and then you can see if it is going to be the right place for him to go and get groomed.
Honestly there is so many dogs that do get behaviour problems from grooming salons so picking the right one that you are comfortable with and so is your dog is ever so important.  |
| Jackson was groomed yesterday at a groomer attached to a vet and they sedated her. Apparently they did not put her to sleep but basically gave her medication that calmed her down. I picked her up 6 hours after dropping her off and she had no medicinal after-effects. I still was not happy with the fact that they had to give her something, but after a long labor day camping trip Jackson was COVERED in mats and I could not find any other groomer that would see her. The first groomer she went to did not completely shave her as Jackson hated the clippers and growled and bared teeth at the woman working on her. I also did not really care for this groomer. All other groomers in a 30-45 mile radius of my house (rural northern michigan) either did not return my phone calls or were not accepting any large dogs at the time. So it was to the vet groomer. They did an excellant job with her, she looks great (although I didn't realize how tiny her head actually was!!), but I still don't feel right about the sedation. How common is this actually? |
| I've heard the practice of sedating the dogs before grooming is unfortunately getting more and more common. I have a problem with a groomer or anyone sedating my dog without asking me first. What if the dog was allergic to whatever medication they were giving? What if they give the wrong dosage? Groomers are not doctors or Vet techs. They have no right to sedate your dog without discussing it with you first and I would let them know it. Maybe you are happy with the grooming but I think you should let them know you want to be consulted BEFORE medications are given. |
Ashley wrote: I've heard the practice of sedating the dogs before grooming is unfortunately getting more and more common. I have a problem with a groomer or anyone sedating my dog without asking me first. What if the dog was allergic to whatever medication they were giving? What if they give the wrong dosage? it could contribute to the number of small dogs who die at the groomers. Groomers are not doctors or Vet techs. They have no right to sedate your dog without discussing it with you first and I would let them know it. Certainly - but how would you know? Maybe you are happy with the grooming but I think you should let them know you want to be consulted BEFORE medications are given. |
| Surely if you have concerns with what may or may not be done to your dog while at the groomers, then it is up to you to specifically ask about anything that may concern you. It's probably best to write down a list of questions and take it with you, then you won't forget anything or be simply placated, the responses to the questions should give you an idea of what to expect.
Or is it a case of drive up drop the pooch off, "Now where's the Mall?" come back OMG what have you done? Okay that is a generaliseation that'll probably upset some folks, but surely a little research by us can save later pain? Not that I intend to use a groomer - but you never know, the first thing I would be asking is what experience have you got grooming OES, have they got any examples of their work? are there any OES owners in the region, who would they recommend. Archie is a special fella true he isn't going to be shown or bred but to me he is a valuble member of my family, I would rather mess up the grooming myself than have a groomer mess up or turn him poodle like and then the bad air that would exist between me and the groomer, because something was done that I wasn't happy with, that I should have made clear in the first place. When my kids were younger one barber used to chop their hair, so enough was enough, I used to cut their hair, and because I cared I actually did a better job than that particular Sweeny Todd. |
| Your imagery has me feeling queezy.. UGH a Sweeney Todd dog groomer..
Dropping the dog off & going to the mall sounds ideal  But I would also ask alot of questions first. |
| Hi Diane,
Whatever you do don't sedate you oes, I have two other oes's on my books (I'm a groomer) and one of them could not be groomed and the owners has tried over eight of them and they were told the dog would need sedating. I only have one dog in at any one time, if the dog needs more time I can do this, after all we have bad days and so do dogs. It has taken me just over a year to calm this dog down so much that the owner now leaves her with me for four hours while I scissor her down. I can not get clippers anywhere near her as she was nipped and cut in the past by previous groomers. My advice is to find a qualified groomer who has large breeds on their books, I also find that some groomers are very wairy of the oes. If their not treated correctly they will create problems whilst being groomed. |
| what about one of those groomers that comes to your house in a van retro-fitted as a grooming parlor? you'd be assured that your dog is the only one there, and I've known some people to really rave about the service. Plus; your dog would be right in front of your house; of there was an issue, it'd be easy enough for the groomer to come and get you. |
| again you need to check their experience and qualifications, some have little traininig. i have city and guild which is done over 2/3 years, other training places you can do it it as little as 20 days!
Even if the dog is right outside your house unless you stay with the dog which may be a good idea on the first groom I always welcome owners to stay so they can see how I treat and look after their dog. If the groomers come by recormendation that is the best way. |
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