I purposely waited to write a review of Dog Gone Pretty dog groomers in Rockwall until the second grooming, and I'm glad I did. The first time I brought my goldendoodle, Daisy, to this location for grooming, the staff was very nice and accommodating. Due to the fact that I had been traveling, and had Daisy with me, I had not had her groomed in 8 weeks. They did a beautiful job on her (and my two yorkies); but they told me that she was badly matted and that they worked on her for four hours. They charged me $65 extra for this, which was reasonable and I understood completely. I paid $297 for the grooming of a goldendoodle and 2 small yorkies, and because they did a good job, I paid it gladly. However, they told me that they will not spend that kind of time on Daisy in the future; making me feel as if I needed to groom her prior to the grooming appointment. I made the next appointment 5 weeks later, groomed her myself in between, and spent an hour brushing her out with a special tool that demats dogs with thick hair prior to the appointment, so I know she was in pretty good shape. Daisy's coat is thick like a poodle, but still, I could get a brush through her and after all, their business is to groom dogs. My husband brought her in the second time and told me that they were not very friendly. He told the groomer (not the same person as the first time) that he wanted her "trimmed up". Her response was, "I don't know what that means." He said, "Well, just like she is now, but a little shorter, you know, trimmed. I don't want her too short and I don't want her shaved." How does a dog groomer not know what "trimmed" means? If she wanted him to be more specific, she should have communicated that differently. Less than an hour later, (which tells me they hardly tried) the receptionist called me and told me that they shampooed and conditioned her, but that they could not get the brush through her since she was so badly matted; and she reminded me that they had told me they would not de-mat her again. I said, "Well, she could not possibly be that bad because I spent an hour brushing her out prior to bring her in." She said, "Well, she is and we cannot do it." So, my husband went back and picked up our wet dog. Can you even imagine a dog grooming business refusing to groom a dog?!? I was very disappointed. There's nothing on the web-site that says, "We only groom dogs who are easily groomed. If your dog has a thick coat, please take it somewhere else". We will not be returning to Dog Gone Pretty, and we will specifically not recommend this groomer to anyone we know. read more