madidson857
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Today, I had to break up with a client. I've spoken to this person several times over the past few months about their dog becoming more difficult to groom because of arthritic pain. It's an 11 y/o larger breed. I've mentioned pain medications for arthritis and the owner just simply isn't interested. This started with sensitivity with toes/feet being touched, then next came the entire leg x 4 legs. Then, even trying to lift the tail- I noticed hunching in the back that day as well. This is also when the owner complained that I didn't do good enough. When I again explained the dogs behavior during the grooming process and that it really seemed pain related, the owner had no interest in hearing that. I've groomed the dog 2 times since the "not good enough" groom. I've used a grooming harness (?), to try to keep the dog up while taking weight off of the legs so that I could do "good enough." Today was just so hard. The more I tried to get the dog groomed, the more they struggled,yelped, and snapped. I love this dog. It is the sweetest pup, and we've always worked well together. I'm just posting because I'm sad about this particular breakup. Thanks for reading.