UPDATE since first review: less than 24 hrs after leaving BJs, she became violently ill with severe diarrhea (10-15x in 24hrs) accompanied by vomiting. She had to be seen at a vet for fluids and medication to the tune of $375. The vet has come to the conclusion that the stress of her boarding stay caused the GI problems and has diagnosed her (via blood work) with pancreatitis.
I made an appointment for my 7 pound dog to be boarded Friday through Monday. They assured me that she would be bathed on Sunday and groomed Monday morning prior to pick up. In exact words, she would be the very first one groomed on Monday so that she would be ready whenever I came to pick her up. I called Monday morning (pick up day) about 9:00 am to figure out an appropriate time for me to come and get my dog, as the school bus arrives with my children at 3:40 pm. The lady who answered the phone told me that she had not even been bathed yet because "she didn't have time the day before and the dog would be ready sometime that day". A voice in the background asked who needed to be groomed and it was responded by the person on the other end of the phone saying "The old Yorkie with her tongue hanging out" instead of her actual name which is Karley. I agreed for them to call me back sometime that day and hung up the phone. After hanging up, I had second thoughts and decided that I needed to pick her up before 2:45 pm to return before the school bus, so I called them back. I explained that if she wasn't able to be groomed by 2:45 that I would come and get her and just take her somewhere else to be groomed another time because "I have 100 things to do after the bus comes home from elementary school". The owner Brittney, on the other end of the phone, told me that she "had been sick all weekend and she had 100 things going on and she had A LIFE so she would try and have her done by 2:45. I was in shock because of the tone and demeanor of the owner, so I agreed and hung up the phone. Then I realize that I probably wasn't comfortable with my dog being there with somebody that couldn't even be nice to me, so I decided to get in the car and go pick her up right then. When I arrived I tried to talk to the owner about the about the phone call, not really understanding what had happened and was met by a response by the owner of BJ's Dog Grooming of, "well you were a little rude". At that point, I decided to forgo the blowdry of my dog and take her home wet.
If you decide to use BJs dog grooming, be ready for irrational unexplainable rudeness by the owner and a dog who is wet but not really clean as my dog had eye boogers still in her eyes even after a bath. I'm sure anyone reading this review would understand why I choose not to ever bring my "old yorkie with her tongue hanging out of her mouth" back to this establishment ever again. read more