Part of my day from hell.
"sHe'S nOT mATTeD"
Almost 4 hours. I saved her head, ears and tail, so she wasn't totally naked. Gave her a 4hour time window. Said 1pm. She came back after an hour and a half. Then again at 12:30, threw huge attitude, was ungrateful for everything and didn't tip. I'm so glad I was able to provide relief for the dog, but folks like that...not a fan. The last time she came was 5/2023 & dog was in same condition, plus fleas. Coworker had pics. Sigh.
@JeSsA I always feel bad for Cassidy when I bring her to the groomer's and they tell me she's matted... I'm like I try but I get like 5 seconds of brushing before I get the shit bit out of me... better now that she's medicated for her anxiety but still she's not letting me brush her fully.
@Brisse muzzles are amazing. They have learned biting get them out of things they don't like. I call that spoiled dog syndrome. They need to be taught no, boundaries, and that bad behaviors aren't rewarded. I go gently & slowly, if they try biting, I give them one correction & continue. They try biting again, they get correction & muzzle. Some resort to pee &pooping to show their dismay, again I just clean it up and keep going. They learn, and if they don't, the process keeps getting repeated
@JeSsA I mean she did the same with everything prior to medication... trying to put the leash/collar/anything on her was a nightmare. Now she's on prozac and I can put the leash on her and she's exited about it, so I'm hoping the brushing gets easier. I'm also tempted to try a sensitive skin brush I saw at the pet store... it looked more like a human hairbrush with the little plastic beads on the ends...
@Brisse has always been like this from puppyhood? Or did you rescue older? The boundary testing definitely begins very young,including with their mothers. The screaming, first, when not liking something, and then they'll add biting to their protest. When the action is rewarded, it sets the pattern of behavior. Add in natural anxiety or unstable temperaments and it becomes a whole thing.
Those dogs do become hard to manage. I get why folks struggle.💜
@Brisse so she's good for groomers, but bad for you, for brushing? That's definitely a learned behavior then
@JeSsA well not ALL groomer's just the vet one. The other one... she went bullshit on and we were told never to come back.
@JeSsA vet was like "well we have a groomer here, and if she tries that here we'll just ask you if we can sedate her." and then it wasn't an issue... so I have no idea what happened at the first groomer's but I have a feeling that's when it started because she was just a puppy then... and she used to not have the same issues with the leash/harness/collar anything.
@JeSsA always from puppyhood. Vet said she's just a high anxiety breed... Llhasa Apso... and that's probably why. I take her to the vet to get groomed and they don't even muzzle her for grooming and say she's a perfect angel every time but they muzzle her for the actual vet visit.