Dissappointed, disgusted, furious are a few of the words I would use to describe how I feel about Olivia's Happy Tails.
Khaleesi has been to the groomers since she was a puppy. In her 6 years of life, she's never had a bad experience. She's even gone to the groomers pregnant, couple days before giving birth, and had no issues. Since the Velvet Dog is closed, we were forced to go elsewhere. I warned the new groomers that Khaleesi doesn't enjoy the electric clippers. In fact she will try to get the clippers. Similar to how she attacks the vacuum when I pull it out.
When I picked her up after work, the woman explained Khaleesi didn't handle being on the table well but they were able to get it done and keep her beard like I asked. Nothing more was said about her behavior or experience.
Upon leaving, these pictures show how I found her eyes. Immediately I began calling the woman I just picked the dogs up from. When asked what happened she had no idea, she explained she didn't work today and she would have to call the girls who groomed her. Now obviously, I wasn't calm, collective, or patient with this woman at this point. I was already annoyed with their business before this happened because of their attitudes each time I had dealt with someone. I also felt that they hadn't let our dogs outside all day while I trusted them in their care, because when she brought them out to me they started peeing everywhere in the lobby. Van Gogh who is very particular where he poops and will take 15 minutes to pick the perfect grass, pooped on the side walk the second I opened the business door.
One of the two girls who groomed Khaleesi called me. She took zero accountability and completely lacked any empathy. Both woman tried to blame Khaleesi's eyes being swollen and blood shot on her being stressed and not tolerating the table. They explained she barked all day. They essentially tried to twist it as if Khaleesi was uncooperative and aggressive, insinuating that she did this to herself. I brought Khali to the vet and the vet agrees with us that the excuses the groomers provided would not cause this. The only thing the vet believes that would cause this is if a leash was held too tightly for a long period of time, caused by strangulation. Luckily her retinas and corneas are not damaged and we have a scheduled vet appointment to check on any possible trachea damage. read more