So this was a waste of time and money. I set up my appointment over the phone (they have a website but it's uninformative and provides no ability to schedule/pay online) with Christina for my two rescue dogs. One dog needed a full groom w/shave and the other just needed a bath and some trimwork. I was asked to have the rabies vaccine date for them ready, however, one of my dogs can no longer receive vaccines due to health issues, and they were fine with that.
On the day of the appointment, they showed up timely. However, I had been busy and did not have the rabies vaccine info for one dog available so they wouldn't work on her. Okay, we'll skip her - she's easy enough to bathe on my own, just thought it would be nice to have someone else do it for me if they were already here.
They took my other dog, who has physical limitations (due to injuries sustained from an abusive previous owner) - which they were told about - to the van and then they came back about 10 minutes later with her, HALF-shaved and unbathed. I was told that because she wouldn't stand, they couldn't finish the job (she has 4 working legs, but a previous bone infection in one leg, on top of the back injury must make it difficult for her to stand for long periods). Not sure what the issue was exactly because there were two groomers - one could have held her up, while the other shaved her...??? She's a pretty docile dog so she doesn't mind getting groomed. Anyway, I could get over the stupid-looking half-assed haircut and both dogs are small enough to bathe myself however...
I was then informed that I would be charged $60(!?!?!) because they came out for 2 grooming appointments, but couldn't complete them. Their fees were never disclosed in the several conversations that we had up until this point or on their useless website. If I knew it was going to cost me $30 to attempt work on one dog for 10 minutes and another $30 to not do anything to the other dog, I would have called the vet right then for the rabies record (or just not made the appointment for both dogs). However, they knew that I was working from home and on a call with my boss at the same time that they were backing out of their agreement so I really could only sign away on the charge and plan to give poor feedback for lousy service.
Bottom Line to Sudzy Pets: Don't be a dog groomer if you're not going to actually groom dogs. You're the professional who was hired to do a job so figure it out and do it, or at least don't charge the customer when your skills aren't up to snuff.
Bottom Line to Potential Customers: Don't waste your money on Sudzy Pets. I would have been willing to meet in the middle and pay $30 for the inconvenience to the business. As it stands, I am now out $60 and I'll have to pay someone else to finish the shave on my one dog. What a rip off. read more