I guess Ill go against everyone opinion here

Being a groomer myself, first let me tell you their a lot of wacko's in this industry, and if your dog and you got a bad vibe, you are probably right to worry, and I wouldn’t take him back.

On the other side of the coin, there are a bunch of nasty little fluffys to there that are pretty serious about biting, and have never been corrected in their life for it. Believe me I groom quite a few of them.

You have a VERY high maintenance breed, that probably should have been to the groomer every 8-10 weeks with you brushing it in between grooming. And he should have been started by his breeder. The fact that he has only had three groomings in his life at this point, is your fault, not the groomers.

Pick a groomer you like. Ask if they can just come in for a bath and brush, without a haircut, so he can get used to the situation. Explain his behavior to the new groomer, so they know he is a little freaked out. Ask if you can come in on an afternoon, where the shop may not be as busy as the morning hours. Be willing to go in for a B&B a few times so he learns that the world is not going to end when you leave him. And in reality, some dogs will through a tantrum when you leave, just like leaving kids at daycare.

Just my .02 cents.
Tasha

This may be a little off topic

I don't have any idea how you train a dog to just stand there on the metal table with their neck in a noose while you run a weed wacker all over their body.

I imagine myself in roller skates on the table with the noose.

My last shepherd could handle anything the groomer threw at her; EXPECT the blow dryer.

We wash Starbuck in the master tub and we use sliced ham to keep her attention. For a couple days after each bath the randomly jumps into the tub to check for ham.

As another groomer I've got to agree with Tasha. There are some evil dogs out there small and large that have been allowed to get away with murder. Your pup needs to be exposed to people and places so that he learns that new experiences are not scary. She is right to that there are people in this line of work that have no business being in it. Usually if I have a special needs dog I try to book them for mid morning, after I have all my baths done but before I start any finish work so that I can work straight thru on that dog. Some of them are fine if you never take your hands off the dog but if you kennel it for even just a few minutes you'll never get your hands on it again. As far as owners staying that's not something I really like to do and try to avoid it. Obviously your dog is better with you there but the vast majority are worse with the owner present. After all they know they can get away with murder with mama. With a stranger they aren't quite as sure and are a little less likely to try you.


Lisa

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...I guess he was nipping at the lady, he pooped all over the table, his anal glands came out and everything. He was just screaming! They got him off the table and he darted to a corner and wouldnt' let anyone near him. They had to get a bar thing to get him in a kennel. I got there and he was barking and scared shitless. He came right to me but another girl just put her hand out and he gave a low grumbly growl. I verbally corrected him.

If a dog pooped and had his anal glands come out, I would be very upset. It showed how stressful it was for him and it shouldn't be stressful. It is supposed to be a special treatment for dogs to get massage and groomed. I would never take my dog to that place again ever. I am wondering what did those women do to your dog.
If you want to take your dog to next groomer, I'm sure you dog is going to hate it more. You might want to seek a behavorist or trainer to teach you how to get your dog to feel confident and comfortable again while you leave your dog at shop.

I think finding a really good groomer is as hard as finding a hairdresser you really like I made the mistake of taking Bayley to Petsmart for grooming, I don't know what they did but she freaked on me when I went to clip her nails. The first time after this incident the vet did them and then I was lucky enough to find a groomer who knows how to handle a dog who hates to have their nails done. So I'm hoping a few more times and she'll lose her fear and then I can start doing them again.

The groomers beat me to it.My wife has a grooming business. What I got out of it was the ears were matted up. Groomers cant work miracles on dogs. And the only time a dog is touched by a brush is not at the groomers. Your dog shouldnt have matts. You should be brushing your dog out and the dog getting used to that sort of stuff and also you should be on a regular schedule with the groomer you decide on so your dog is not traumatized every blue moon.