How do I know my dog isn’t a little shit during grooming?

[burialchoice]

@besorlah That might work. Good luck lol

 

[burialchoice]

@besorlah All these answers are really encouraging. I’ll say hi, thanks!

 

[hache]

@burialchoice Getting a grooming table on a loop is a good way to start training him at home. You can use treats while getting him used to handling. My lab/shep is HORRIBLE for nails. As a groomer, it's kind of embarrassing bringing him to work with me to groom him. But doing stuff in the floor makes him turn into full german shepherd mode...
On the table, he just whines a little.

You can find a medium sized dog table on Amazon for around $100. You could also put him on a table you have but the neck or shoulder restraint is important for their safety so I would personally recommend getting a grooming table.

Good luck! It's possible to make them behave at home but it's hard. Just like kids lol

 

[burialchoice]

@hache Yeah my only options are floor and couch but floor is definitely play time and couch tends to be nap time so I get why he doesn’t really want grooming to enter those zones. I’m not sure I have the space for a grooming table but I’ll look into it, thanks for the tip.

 

[surrenderingtogod]

@burialchoice Cavs are usually very good for grooming except for wanting to sit the whole time lol. The biggest issue I've ever had with a cav in my 15 years of grooming was with my own personal cav and that was that she would bark at any other humans she saw during her groom because she wanted them to come pet her.

 

[trustinchrist82]

@burialchoice Groomer here.
How your dog behaves at home and how he behaves for professionals can be two very different things. Dogs know who to mess with and who isn’t going to take their crap. In my shop, if a dog is a pinhead..I’ll let you know. I hear every day from owners of both cats and dogs that they can’t do anything with their pet at home but they’re great for us. It’s a vibe.

 

[tmc1284]

@burialchoice I have a maltipoo that is so sweet for everything. His Mom came early to pick him up, I had no idea. She was in the lobby watching thru the window. She said he lets me do things she could never do.

 

[temekaretana]

@burialchoice King Charles are never an issue. Dogs are smart and will be manipulative. Just like with kids, parents get the worst of them lol

 

[kaychelxav]

@burialchoice I always say it’s like a child.

They know how they can act around mom and dad but I’m a stranger and they’re not quite sure if I’m gonna throw them out a window or not

Most of my clients laugh

 

[david1965]

@burialchoice I assume if you went to different places and groomers and they all said they were good, they were. Some groomers lie for some reason. But not all.

Like others have said we can get away with a lot more than owners can typically. It is a combination of confidence, a new place, and just not being mom/dad that really helps us.

I can't clip my one cats nails at all he tries to murder me but if I take him somewhere the little shit is an angel and cuddles them. So I feel you. And that's coming from a professional who has three others and this one whose been getting his nails done by me since 4 weeks lol. Sometimes they just truly do better with someone else.

 

[spyguy149]

@burialchoice I have lots of clients tell me their dog is nippy or a biter for nails then they’re so sweet on the table or like maybe just a tad wiggly

It’s almost guaranteed if they have two dogs whichever one they say is the grumpy one is actually the sweet one and the “sweet”one is actually Satans spawn.

 

[burialchoice]

Thanks everyone for your responses, they’re really reassuring, I won’t worry as much about the little terror with the groomers. Realised I forgot to add a pic cavvy tax

 

[rphgirl]

@burialchoice i saw king charles cavalier and assumed ur dog is probably a gem ive never had a bad one

edit for seriousness: most owners of them that ive met have had similar concerns though i think those silly little guys just love strangers attention ive had so many of their owners make jokes about how easy itd be for a stranger to up and walk away with their pup

 

[burialchoice]

@rphgirl Thanks. Yeah I guarantee it’s not even a joke. My guy legit walks off with strangers. He followed a runner 1km up a real steep incline hill one time at an off leash park/reserve and when I caught up the runner had stopped to give him pats. My guy turned around with the most sheepish look you’ve ever seen because he knew he’d done the wrong thing by not coming back when I called, but he was also so proud of himself for catching up to the runner and getting pats and cuddles. We say it jokingly, but we’re 100% serious lmao.

 

[rphgirl]

@burialchoice pov of the runner sounds adorable pov of you in that situation sounds so frustrating id probably cry and assume he was leaving me

 

[burialchoice]

@rphgirl I was freaking out but also really lucky that runner stopped and waited for me to catch up and didn’t mind the dog chasing him lol. It could have easily been someone who didn’t like dogs, also I never wanted to be one of those owners who just lets the dog run wild and goes “don’t worry he’s friendly” (even though he is), because that doesn’t excuse bad recall.

It was just so unexpected since he always stays within eyesight of me even off leash, he just got fixated on catching up to and getting pats from that particular runner lmao. He’s surprisingly quick when he wants to be. He hadn’t done it before then, and hasn’t done it since. So strange.