Hello all, Sorry if this isn't the right place for this but I'm a little worried about my dogs coat.
This is Dakota:
as you can see she's very fluffy but long over due for a trim especially on her legs and booty (she's also a rescue).
Well, we went in for a trim and she got a bit of a shave down, unfortunately this is the best photo I have:
We thought there was an understanding, that they would shave a to a specific level on her legs and underside, as we were told that would not have any problems growing in the future. They even specifically stated that dogs with dual coats should not be shaved. We returned, payed, and she came out looking this shaved.
I'm worried this will affect her coat going forward, and my girlfriend is absolutely devastated, AND a trimmed up pup was supposed to be a cute treat for our 7 year anniversary, which did not include the pup after the groom. I didn't know how to react so we just went home.
Are there things that I need to do going forward to encourage a healthy top coat to grow again? Should I go to the groomer and talk to them or just put it past me and just move on?
Edit. Much better photo of post groom
and groooms
Edit again: please note we did not ask for this to be done. We came in for her legs and the scragglier hair on her belly. We agreed to the groomer saying “we’ll clean up the longer hairs”. We did NOT want her coat shaved by any means.
This is Dakota:
as you can see she's very fluffy but long over due for a trim especially on her legs and booty (she's also a rescue).
Well, we went in for a trim and she got a bit of a shave down, unfortunately this is the best photo I have:
We thought there was an understanding, that they would shave a to a specific level on her legs and underside, as we were told that would not have any problems growing in the future. They even specifically stated that dogs with dual coats should not be shaved. We returned, payed, and she came out looking this shaved.
I'm worried this will affect her coat going forward, and my girlfriend is absolutely devastated, AND a trimmed up pup was supposed to be a cute treat for our 7 year anniversary, which did not include the pup after the groom. I didn't know how to react so we just went home.
Are there things that I need to do going forward to encourage a healthy top coat to grow again? Should I go to the groomer and talk to them or just put it past me and just move on?
Edit. Much better photo of post groom
and groooms
Edit again: please note we did not ask for this to be done. We came in for her legs and the scragglier hair on her belly. We agreed to the groomer saying “we’ll clean up the longer hairs”. We did NOT want her coat shaved by any means.