we brought our standard golden doodle a week ago for grooming, nail clipping, etc... the standard things.
The first issue was we had asked for a Teddy Bear cut, she did not give us the time of day from the start. She quickly rushed through and took our pup from us without asking questions or checking his coat. After I left I felt uneasy so i texted her and said we brushed him out before we brought him, however if he is too tangled please let us know and we will pick him up" - her response was "I already shaved him." We understand that it happens and dogs, especially with really loose curls are hard to comb out without causing the dog pain. However communication is the issue here, she should have called us and spoke to us to discuss the situation. Our pup is like our child, i'm sure all dog owners feel that way, you can't just make decisions without consulting us.
We called to see if our pup was ready, the lady who answered told us "don't call anymore just text the groomer." We felt like all this place wanted to do was just get us in and out take our money, with NO COMMUNICATION or attention to our situation. You are a customer service place, if you wanted us to text the groomer, the groomer should have spent a few extra minutes explaining how this business runs when we came.
After all that, I wasn't going to write a review. However yesterday I had to give my dog a bath - he doesn't love baths but he is not difficult or scared. He was absolutely TERRIFIED, he went to the back of the tub, shaking and crying. This has never happened before, and we get him groomed often at our normal groomers. When we picked him up they told us "he is such a good dog, so well behaved." But we are so concerned now with what goes on in the back after my dog reacted like that.
To the business - your staff is seriously lacking in the communication department to the customer, as well as being empathetic. You're a customer facing business, that deals with our family pets. Before your groomers just run back with our dogs, you should have them spend 5/10 mins examining the dog, especially if they have a coat like our Goldendoodle. It is so upsetting to hear news through a text, or people tell you to not call anymore only text. We are leaving our pup in your hands for hours and hope that they are treated the same way we treat them at home. read more