Run!! Do not take your loving pet here
I called on a Friday on New Years weekend to bring my dog, they said yes can you bring her Saturday 9am, when the groomer finally decided to greet us in the waiting area she kept on touching my dogs fur and suggesting stuff for me to get cause she said her fur was matted and probably need extra care, mind you I've never heard any other groomer referring to my dog's fur as matted or difficult, she not once was nice to my dog. you know vets and people that work with animals are cheerful and happy to see your pet not this woman she was dry and no matter how much I smiled and told her how sweet my dog is and how I've groomed her myself before and she's a good doggie she not once was nice
I kept telling her please do not cage my dog for long she's not used to that also do not put cologne on my dog, I had a bad feeling but I really wanted my dog to be all clean and pretty for new years and it was her first grooming here in VA since we moved here from Miami two months ago. I asked how long will it take she said 2-3 hours I said ok so it's 9am so about noon right? She said yes, I had things to do that afternoon so it was important for me to pick her up by noon and also cause they have a late pick up extra charge, when I called at noon to check up on my dog they told me it was going to be another two hours and she was running behind and so I said to the receptionist what has been done to my dog so far she said nothing so you've had my dog caged for 3 hours even though we had an appointment she said call in about one hour or so. I called right back cause I wanted to go pick her up she said I'm how long can you be here I said in 5 minutes. Well she ran to the groomer I'm guessing to start on my dog and so I will have to wait for her to get be done, when I arrived I waited for my dog for about 25 minutes only for the groomer to tell me that they will changer me for half of the service cause the dog had already had been bathe and half way done, so she said I'll give her back to you damp and no hair cut, so what option do I have but to let her finished her, told me come back in 1 hour and half, my husband and I took a drive and came back an hour and half later to find my dog submerged in cologned super happy to be out of there, when I called they said would be around $60 we paid $120 cause of the spa treatment supposedly that my dog needed for her matting fur which BS cause I've never in 13 years had anyone said my dog has matted fur. These people DO NOT LOVE ANIMALS! that's my biggest complaint besides being ridiculous expensive they charge a 3% more for the use of a credit card! My dog didn't want to eat after and was very afraid of my neighbors that visit that day and I wouldn't doubt my dog was smacked or abused. I also had to give her an extra bath that same day to remove some of the cologne she put in my dog and still after 3 days I can still smell cologne on her.. if you love your dog do not take it here.. P.S the groomer was Kara or Tara can't really remember her name and I think she's the owner.. read more