I've been a customer of Classy K9 for 2 years now. I drive all the way from Fairview to come here...it is very out of the way. Unfortunately I'm going to downgrade my rating of this salon and look for a new groomer at this time.
I sought out this establishment to have my poodle groomed by Lisa (the former owner), who groomed show Bichons and knows how to deal with the poodle fur. Lisa did an excellent job on my dog for almost every haircut. I religiously pre booked my appointments with Lisa for almost 2 years until one day a couple months ago, I pick up my dog from the salon and discover that not only has Lisa quit, but they've had someone else groom my dog without telling me...and I can immediately tell, due to the quality of the cut.
I was upset to learn that my other dog, who had been groomed by a young lady, was passed off to some other groomer without my knowledge. A few bad haircuts occurred, but fixable ones since they were not cutting her face like I like them to do. The part that bothers me is that they didn't even tell me that they switched groomers on me...I have to find out after two uncharacteristically bad haircuts. Now most recently, they must have given her to someone else (and I don't know who) because her most recent haircut was far superior and one of her better haircuts. There is just a HUGE quality difference between the groomers here so you never know what you are going to bring home anymore.
I am now very upset that Lisa is gone, but since I have been going here for so long, decide to give it one more shot. I clarify that my dog is to be groomed by Roberto, someone who has groomed Tribble 2 years prior, and is supposed to be the next best groomer to Lisa. When I picked up my dog, I was appalled. They'd given my dog to someone else, not Roberto. That person shaved half of my dogs tail. All I wanted was the SAME haircut he currently had...yet they decided to change the pattern and give my dog's tail a horrible butchered job. Poodle tails are NOT to be shaved all the way up the tail. You ONLY shave the very base of the tail. Here is a video, since apparently you need to be taught the correct way to groom a poodle tail: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=efLtlBH98I4 Here is a GOOD poodle tail: http://www.leullman.com/photos/summer_miami_may2012.jpg It is going to take us forever to grow this hair back. I cannot stand when I see a poodle with a badly shaved tail. I want to go up to their owners and tell them that their groomer has done a terrible job. Now I'm one of those owners with an embarrassing haircut.
What did the salon say when I told them they'd messed up? "Oh". Obviously the hair can't be glued back on to my poor dog, but how about an apology and taking care of your loyal customer?
This establishment no longer does color. This was a service they offered 2 years ago which we enjoyed paying for. They decided it was no longer worth it to offer (Why not just raise the price?) and stopped offering it.
This salon is still one of the priciest in the area. For a standard poodle and a shih tzu, I pay $130 before tip. I accepted the price in the past since I was getting a high quality groom. But now that we're just being passed around from groomer to groomer and can't get a consistent haircut, when I know my dogs are the most well behaved on the table, is ridiculous.
I miss Lisa. I'm angry. And I have no idea where to go to get my dogs groomed now. read more