TO ANYONE WHO IS CONSIDERING GETTING THEIR DOG GROOMED AT PETSMART IN HOWELL NJ.... HERE IS MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE WITH MY 2 DOGS...
I don't usually air my business grievances in public, but here is my story... I tool Bella and Bodhi to be groomed at Petsmart. They have been there before a couple of times. At first, they did a good job, but then the service just wasn't up to par and I stopped going there.
After the holidays, I was tired, so instead of grooming them myself, and made an appointment to have it done at Pestmart on the recommendation of someone who said that they had changed grooming staff and it was now MUCH better.
Well.... I have a few issues...
1) Bodhi is very fearful and I specifically told the groomer that I did not want him hanging around and that I had no problem making a special trip back to get him as soon as he was done. I did not want him locked in a cage all day.
Result: They groomed Bella first, who takes twice as long, and left Bodhi in the cage all day.
2) For $250 (with tip), although I did not request a big clip job (these are Great Pyrenees) one would expect some basic paw fur trimming and removal of any fur that really sticks out and looks unkempt, you know, neatened up a bit... This is what all other groomers had done in the past... for less money.
Result: Both dogs have big feathers between their toes, paw pads not trimmed ( although I was told that they were over the phone), and Bells looks like a Yeti.
3) Not sure what was going on, but we almost ended up taking Bodhi to the vet as he was "scooting" around after the service and was basically fearful for about 4 days. This had never happened before.
4) Bella now has a huge hotspot that I am treating, which is causing her discomfort and me stress. I had noticed that there was a lot of residue, like un-rinsed soap, in her fur under the collar when we got home.
5) I called Petsmart and asked to speak to a manager. I was told that I was speaking to a manager, but then after the conversation the woman said that she would " Have to speak to a manager" about it and would return my call the next day....a week later, No return cal... so I called them!
6) When I went to pick up the dogs, they were (understandably) excited, and I was trying to get over 200 lbs of dog out of the store with as little commotion as possible. I asked the girl, the very same one who was there when I dropped them off, if she'd done the dogs (for tipping purposes). She said no, she hadn't, another woman had. I asked if she were around, the woman said no, she was gone for the day. So I asked if she could take the tip and give it to her. SO, she actually denied having done the dogs, only to find out from the "manager" later on the phone that the "other woman", who had supposedly "left for the day", was never even there and that the girl I had had the conversation about the tip with HAD done both dogs! Red Flag? You Bet!
So, I have no idea what went on there, and maybe they are fine with small dogs, but NOT with big dogs... even well behaved ones...but I am NOT pleased with the service, Will not be EVER going back to Petsmart, and DO NOT recommend them to others! read more