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Re: Odd questions from groomers
« Reply #15 on: July 06, 2005, 11:40:48 am »
I thought that groomers would be a bit more knowledgabe than they present sometimes.  

When I first got my bouv, I inquired with a groomer if they knew how to give her the "proper" bouvier cut.  She said sure, took down the calendar from the wall, flipped to a picture of a bouv, and said "I'll use this as a guide."

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Holy cow, I could do that myself!!!  (Use a photo as a guide, I mean.)

So now I do!  She may not have the proper cut for a show dog, but I think she's a looker! ;)

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Re: Odd questions from groomers
« Reply #16 on: July 06, 2005, 12:19:03 pm »
I would love to know what type of detangling mats product you use?


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Re: Odd questions from groomers
« Reply #17 on: July 06, 2005, 02:33:53 pm »
I wonder if ksullivan was talking about Mane & Tail...I use it on my own hair too! :)

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Re: Odd questions from groomers
« Reply #18 on: July 06, 2005, 02:47:06 pm »
 ::)

I have been asked so many times if my dogs are purebred I can't count them.

They look "different" from what most people are used to seeing around.

Then I get SOOO many people who will visit with Penny when I have her out, and then say, Yes, I have one that looks JUST LIKE THAT at home.

I've waited on a puppy of this quality for 20 years. I'm sure they have one that looks just like her at home. LOL

My favorite, of course, is the ever present, "Is that a ROCKWILER?"

Nope.

Heeeeeeeeeeeer e's your sign.....

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Re: Odd questions from groomers
« Reply #19 on: July 06, 2005, 04:12:09 pm »
Around here groomers ask "what kind of dog is that?" I think its a bit odd.

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Re: Odd questions from groomers
« Reply #20 on: July 06, 2005, 06:57:06 pm »
I wonder if ksullivan was talking about Mane & Tail...I use it on my own hair too! :)

I have used it too and loved it. My husband thinks it's weird...but he thinks I'm weird anyway....

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Re: Odd questions from groomers
« Reply #21 on: July 06, 2005, 07:20:30 pm »
My hubby thinks I'm wierd too Vicki!...In fact his favorite thing to do it stare intently at me & say, "you're never coming back are ya' kid"...lol!...If they think we are wierd & they married us it kind of makes you wonder about them doesn't it?...lol!

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Re: Odd questions from groomers
« Reply #22 on: July 06, 2005, 07:35:02 pm »
Sanity gets a lot of huge/funny looking Pitbull comments.  Once when I informed a man that he was in fact a Great Dane puppy, but that's OK alot of people say that, he looked at me with the MOST patronizing degrading look on his face and said "Sweety, ONLY pitbulls come in stripes".  Ooooooo I wanted to SMACK him.  I don't mind when people say something dumb (Like the lady who called the cops on us for starving our "Dalmation" who should weigh 80 pounds, ie our English Setter who is only supposed to weigh 35 pounds).  It bothers me when people insist that you're the idiot, and that you're some poor vulnerable schmuck. 

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Re: Odd questions from groomers
« Reply #23 on: July 11, 2005, 11:09:44 am »
Sorry I didn't reply sooner, I haven't been on line. I use Main and Tail, I read about it on Newf-Net, and I love it. I ordered 4 bottles of it, and have gone thru the first bottle fairly quick, but it isn't expensive. I haven't looked, but someone said they thought Walmart carried it too. I just typed main and tail in and found it on line. It is wonderful stuff. I have a fried with thick long curly hair, and she has used it on herself also.
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Re: Odd questions from groomers
« Reply #24 on: August 12, 2005, 08:12:31 pm »
znothing bugs me more than groomers or vets who are not educated on breeds, when i started working at the vet clinic, i bought dogs usa, and the anniversary addition, i read each and every breed standard, studied it and knew every dog breed that walked thru those doors, even for grooming, i would walk the groom area at the shows and study the people at work so i knew the differences of the show stuff vs the pet stuff.
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Re: Odd questions from groomers
« Reply #25 on: August 12, 2005, 09:44:51 pm »
Im a Groomer  :'( 

The only dog I get comments on is Mr. Grey, he has been a pitbull, dalmation, catahoula [I know I spelt it wrong] and a lab mix, oh and a Great dane mix cause danes dont come in his color ::)

I also love it when people call Zeus a ROCKweiler ???

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Re: Odd questions from groomers
« Reply #26 on: August 13, 2005, 02:40:09 am »
Gyp - definately use the polar bear hybrd..lol...b et people would believe you!!!

Willow gets the same thing as Mr Grey - Danes do not come in that color.  Also comments about the ears.  My black Pom gets called a chow puppy or a mini-chao (didn't know they had mni-chows)

I have the worst time finding a good groomer..it is very frustrating... .I thought I had one I really liked but she took a chunk of my male pom's ear and i still paid for the grooming....  Very frustrating...  One reasn my daughter and i went with a dane because of the coat...  Newfs were my next choice but the dane won out.
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