How do I find a groomer?
So how do I find someone who won't turn her into a poodle? What questions do I ask? What's reasonable to expect? |
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| pricing seems to vary dramatically, depending on where you live. In Atlanta, I pay upwards of $125 per dog, and that's not including any additional demoting, which is a buy-the-hour rate. But I've heard of people paying half that. |
I would interview some groomers and bring some pictures with you to show what you want. It helps although isn't a guarantee  |
| Even when I go off references... 90% of the time in my experience, the haircut is horrible. It also depends on how picky you are... I learned to do it myself but in all the states I have tried, my high demands cost me 'before tip' anywhere between 90-160 dollars (did I say before tip?) ...120 was average for me. I go in with pictures. Demand to talk to the groomer and if she is not there, she has to call you before starting... so you can verbally tell her what you wrote out in case your words aren't matching out to what she had in mind when reading.. |
| Problem is a lot of groomers cannot groom OESD very well so I would be careful. There are a lot of video of how to bath and groom your dog/bitch. We have some on this site as well and depends what time you have on your hands as well. You can keep your dog/bitch in full coat but you need to remove the undercoat. Will try to find a few video and post the links |
| Split your grooming up so you're not doing all of it in one sitting. Do her left side on one day and the right side on the next. This would work better for her patience/tolerance and yours too. We had to do this with our first Sheepie as he was never groomed, just shaved for the first four years of his life. The two I have now, they can sit or lay on the table for hours and it's no big deal. Vance |
| Not too sure if this belongs here Contrary to popular belief, shaving your long-haired dog will not keep him/her cooler during the hot, summer months. Unlike humans, the skin of dogs and cats does not contain the vast network of blood vessels and sweat glands designed to dissipate body heat during hot weather conditions. True, dogs do possess sweat glands in their footpads, but these glands play a minimal role in overall thermoregulation. Despite being sweat-gland deficient, dogs and cats have an uncanny ability to vaporize large amounts of water from their lungs and airways, water that carries heat from the body when they pant. Shaving pets for the summer can actually predispose them to sun burn and to heat exhaustion/heat stroke. Long hair and thick undercoats act as insulation against the sun's rays and their effects. Coats that are kept well-brushed and mat-free allow for good air circulation through the hair, which in itself can actually have a cooling effect. On the contrary, matted, unkempt hair coats stifle air circulation and do little to help cool the body. In other words, daily brushing is a must during the hot, summer months. |
| Just from a post I added a while back. Won't help with your grooming but it might help with the hot weather also agree with Vance on his post do it in stages it will help the OESD and you as well |
| bekalm, where are you located? One of us may be able to suggest an OES-experienced groomer (or OES breeder who offers grooming) based on region. |
| If you are having grooming issues, I would do a simple all over shave and let it grow out again. By going simple and all one length, you get a really nice fuzzy and cute look as they grow out. Then while she is short, you start grooming (even though there is no real need) to get her used to it. And with little hair, there is little pulling, it goes as fast or slow as you both desire or need. The amount of her current matting in the problem areas will determine how short the overall shave will be. I don't shave mine, but I can groom mine for hours at a time and they are used to it and just lay there. That's your goal! Here's a photo of a rescue girl I fostered who had to be shaved because of matting. Using a skip tooth blade gave a fuzzier look, even though the actual cut was pretty short. Jan 20th - the night we got her. She was so bad I had to shave her that night.  and after the shave and bath -  March 25th -  And here is Chewie in December - because of the activities we do, I scissor him shorter every winter (harness work for sledding, etc). But I still like some coat, and leave him some fun hair on his head too.  But for a new dog and new family, I strongly recommend not worrying about a good haircut, poodle look, etc. Just go for a plain all over trim and start with a clean slate. |
| Thanks! I've been working on the mats with detangler, brush and comb, but its more her attitude when I get to sensitive areas. She came with a pretty good hack job and different length patches. I think that they just got the mats off and clipped her down however they could. She has made a lot of progress since we brought her home, but I'd like to see her able to deal with being brushed without getting mouthy. I'd like for the kids to be able to help out too. I spent some time on Pinterest pinning pictures that might be useful. I'd love to see Amy in a full coat, but maybe a spring shave, and continued brushing routine will get us there in better shape than soldiering through like we do now. |
| I've gone through a lot of groomers. Bringing a picture of HOW you want your dog to look helps. If I don't like how the dog looks after they don't go back. I pay between $60-$70 a dog X2. Get an all over shave to start..they are so fuzzy after. |
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