I took my Cockapoo to this groomer for the first and last time. I would give this review one star except Larry did a great job of shaving down my dog. Only problem is, I didn't want her shaved down. I took her in the first time and he told me that she had some deep mats and that he couldn't get his blade comb through her fur. He didn't charge me for the bath but said I could work on the mats and bring her back and he would try to groom her again. I have groomed my own dogs for 20 years and I never shaved them down once. I worked on her deep mats for over an hour two different times to be sure she was mostly mat free. I was able to get a metal grooming comb and a blade comb through her legs and ears with ease when I brought her to him. He called me and told me that he still couldn't get his blade comb through her legs and that her paws were matted too. I told him to do the best he could. Well it wasn't anything but a lazy groomer try. Shaved her down to a quarter of an inch all over her body, legs and ears. My wife absolutely freaked when she saw our previously gorgeous Cockapoo which actually looks like a miniature Golden Doodle. She said "I hate that man" and was practically in tears. I took her there because I heard he did a lot of doodles. In my opinion, he is a lazy groomer that just wants the job to be as easy as possible for himself so that he can do more grooming jobs. Guaranteed, she's never going back to Bloomintails Pet Spa again. Thank goodness my other Cockapoo had a bad back or I would have had 2 shaved dogs read more