Dog Grooming at Petco

spinner · 05-31-2005, 09:37 PM

Does anyone here get their dog groomed at Petco? Since we are supposed to get one here in St Marys I am wondering how it will affect my [and appy's] business. Do you have a choice of who works on your dog or is it more whoever isn't busy at the time? Do all the animals go in at the same time or do they stagger appointments throughout the day so the animals aren't crated for long periods? Do you see the grooming room and talk to the groomer before they work on your dog? Were you happy or unhappy with Petco and why?

Bustem' Down · 06-01-2005, 01:39 AM

Well, I've never been to Petco, but I've taken my dogs to Petsmart several times and I believe they are pretty much the same. So as to that here's my experience with Petsmart. You get an appointment and can drop off any time before that and it's usually a few hours till they are done. You can probably request a certain person, but it's a big chain type store so people usually don't. The service isn't really personalized. you tell them what you want and come back in a few hours for pick up. The grooming area is right out in the open. You don't really talk to a groomer, someone just writes down what you want, like I said it's not very personalized. I would compare ya'lls business and thiers like oil changes. You are like a personal mechanic you've known for a while, take good care, makes good suggestions, and you would recomend them to someone. They are like Jiffy Lube. Bring it in, here's our standard package, thanks a lot come again.

Chasey_Lane · 06-01-2005, 09:45 AM

Not Petco, but I had a friend that took her two Sh!ts to Petsmart. The "groomer" cooked one of them to death, and the other was severely dehydrated and burned badly. It didn't survive much longer after that, either.

After court proceedings, the "groomer" was found not-guilty because she was not trained properly.

Figure that one out!

jwwb2000 · 06-01-2005, 10:44 AM

I will not be taking Neo to anyone but where he currently goes to be groomed

He is happy there.

I will take him there to visit when I have to get doggie and cat stuff

janey83 · 06-01-2005, 10:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chasey_Lane

Not Petco, but I had a friend that took her two Sh!ts to Petsmart. The "groomer" cooked one of them to death, and the other was severely dehydrated and burned badly. It didn't survive much longer after that, either.

After court proceedings, the "groomer" was found not-guilty because she was not trained properly.

Figure that one out!

What do they do to the dogs that are "cooking" them so badly??

Chasey_Lane · 06-01-2005, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by appyday

Dryers with heat and closed in cages and NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO THEM..leaving the room etc...

The dogs were left unattended in the dryers for about 45 minutes. They should have only been in for 10 minutes, tops.

*BadGirl* ^(Premo) · 06-01-2005, 12:15 PM

Oh, my goodness. Hearing the story about the burnt doggies just breaks my heart. How they must have suffered......

*K_Jo* ^(Premo) · 06-01-2005, 12:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chasey_Lane

Not Petco, but I had a friend that took her two Sh!ts to Petsmart. The "groomer" cooked one of them to death, and the other was severely dehydrated and burned badly. It didn't survive much longer after that, either.

After court proceedings, the "groomer" was found not-guilty because she was not trained properly.

Figure that one out!

My friend's dog died on the table at PetSmart while being groomed!!

janey83 · 06-01-2005, 01:05 PM

That's so horrible, now I'd never want to take a pet to get him/her groomed...

Heck,

my mom would just use an old beach towel on our dog to dry her off after baths -- never thought anyone would use a dryer on an animal.

*teverheart2002* ^(Premo) · 06-01-2005, 01:52 PM

I worked at Petsmart as a bather, thought I wanted to do the grooming thing, wow-it was a lot harder than I realized! Anyway, that is amazing that no one would have noticed those poor puppies. I guess being the avid animal lover that I am I was always checking on the dogs. We had dryers that would do 30 min. on a timer then shut off automatically. I am guessing that it wasn't as hot because we usually had to run them a couple of times to get a dog dry and they were movable, not attached to the cages.

05-31-2005, 09:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
spinner Member Member Since: Jul 2001 Posts: 284	Dog Grooming at Petco Does anyone here get their dog groomed at Petco? Since we are supposed to get one here in St Marys I am wondering how it will affect my [and appy's] business. Do you have a choice of who works on your dog or is it more whoever isn't busy at the time? Do all the animals go in at the same time or do they stagger appointments throughout the day so the animals aren't crated for long periods? Do you see the grooming room and talk to the groomer before they work on your dog? Were you happy or unhappy with Petco and why?
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06-01-2005, 01:39 AM	#2 (permalink)
Bustem' Down Africam Rules! Member Since: Oct 2004 Location: San Diego, CA when not out at sea Posts: 7,209	Well, I've never been to Petco, but I've taken my dogs to Petsmart several times and I believe they are pretty much the same. So as to that here's my experience with Petsmart. You get an appointment and can drop off any time before that and it's usually a few hours till they are done. You can probably request a certain person, but it's a big chain type store so people usually don't. The service isn't really personalized. you tell them what you want and come back in a few hours for pick up. The grooming area is right out in the open. You don't really talk to a groomer, someone just writes down what you want, like I said it's not very personalized. I would compare ya'lls business and thiers like oil changes. You are like a personal mechanic you've known for a while, take good care, makes good suggestions, and you would recomend them to someone. They are like Jiffy Lube. Bring it in, here's our standard package, thanks a lot come again. __________________ "I was taking drugs so much I was a f****r, The final straw came when I shot all our cats. We had about 17, and I went crazy and shot them all. My wife found me under the piano in a white suit, a shotgun in one hand and a knife in the other" --Ozzy Osbourne
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06-01-2005, 09:45 AM	#3 (permalink)
Chasey_Lane Flip Flop Queen! Member Since: Nov 2003 Location: Uppityville Posts: 26,731	Not Petco, but I had a friend that took her two Sh!ts to Petsmart. The "groomer" cooked one of them to death, and the other was severely dehydrated and burned badly. It didn't survive much longer after that, either. After court proceedings, the "groomer" was found not-guilty because she was not trained properly. Figure that one out! __________________ A reply from you to this message will not be possible. I can't have an adult conversation w/ you in this environment anyhow. "You croc wearing, fake coach bag wearing fake tanner you. Take that." ~ Author unknown "Love your haters - they're your biggest fans." "You know you are absolutely f'ing amazing when people you don't even know hate you."
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jwwb2000 I <3 guyliner..... Member Since: Sep 2003 Location: in my own head Posts: 17,099	I will not be taking Neo to anyone but where he currently goes to be groomed He is happy there. I will take him there to visit when I have to get doggie and cat stuff
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BadGirl ^(Premo) I am so very blessed Member Since: Feb 2004 Location: Happyville Posts: 13,411	Oh, my goodness. Hearing the story about the burnt doggies just breaks my heart. How they must have suffered...... __________________ I like to be right. Everyone's entitled to my opinion.
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janey83 coupon queen Member Since: Mar 2004 Location: locally Posts: 4,972	That's so horrible, now I'd never want to take a pet to get him/her groomed... Heck, my mom would just use an old beach towel on our dog to dry her off after baths -- never thought anyone would use a dryer on an animal. __________________ And we just want to dance all night.
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06-01-2005, 01:52 PM	#10 (permalink)
teverheart2002 ^(Premo) ... Member Since: Mar 2005 Location: On an Island Posts: 4,007	I worked at Petsmart as a bather, thought I wanted to do the grooming thing, wow-it was a lot harder than I realized! Anyway, that is amazing that no one would have noticed those poor puppies. I guess being the avid animal lover that I am I was always checking on the dogs. We had dryers that would do 30 min. on a timer then shut off automatically. I am guessing that it wasn't as hot because we usually had to run them a couple of times to get a dog dry and they were movable, not attached to the cages. __________________ "A critical oversight that has led to yet another mouthful of poo." -Mike Rowe (Dirty Jobs) ’90 If you think dogs can't count, try putting three dog biscuits in your pocket and then give him only two of them. - Phil Pastoret http://www.danasoft.com/sig/22123456789.jpg
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