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doggieden
Newborn Puppy
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 Posted - 01/31/2006 : 9:36:02 PM
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Anyone have any funny stories that has happened on the job?
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Gabrielle
Moderator
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Posted - 02/20/2006 : 3:20:53 PM
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When I was in grooming school we had a miniature horse come in to be shaved down. Now I know that shaving horses is a common thing but we had the horse in the grooming shop and all we had were dog clippers, lol. About 4 of us worked on her at once and we got it done in about 45 minutes. I'll never forget that one.  Gabrielle |
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cynthiaisolato
Newborn Puppy
USA
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Posted - 02/22/2006 : 6:33:30 PM
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| I work at a "Doggie Daycare" as a groomer. One day a man who was somesort of professional business man brought in his standard poodle to be groomed during the winter. He had a T-shirt (a person's t-shirt-not a dog t-shirt)on the dog to keep it warm I guess. He told the receptionist it would be okay if we took the t-shirt off to groom the dog. |
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Shopdog
Newborn Puppy
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Posted - 02/26/2006 : 6:24:43 PM
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| Thought maybe I knew you from groom school same time but I don't remember grooming a horse. My shop tries to limit ourselves to dogs,,,,,an occasional cat. |
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fizzimajig
Newborn Puppy
USA
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Posted - 08/25/2006 : 9:43:21 PM
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| About 4 years ago a fellow co-worker was grooming a rather large boxer. We had been warned by his owner that he ruined a grooming table at a previous grooming salon by ripping it off of the wall. I'm not sure how he did that, but to be on the safe side I stood at the table by his head while she did all of his basics. Well then the phone rang and at the time we didn't have a receptionist so I glanced at it to see if I could reach the portable without walking away and at the same time she turned the opposite way to look for nail clippers. Big mistake! We glanced away for a fraction of a second and that dog took his opportunity and JUMPED!!!. He jumped straight forward into the partition seperating the front window from the grooming station and took the whole table with him. The window shattered and he broke the lightswitch off of the wall and a big chunk of plaster off of the wall. Her and I were so stunned we couldn't do anything but stand there and gape! He then proceed to drag the hydraulic grooming table across the floor with him trying to get it off. I will NEVER forget this dog. Funny, his name (no joke) was Ambush! |
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groomingirl
Newborn Puppy
USA
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Posted - 09/26/2006 : 8:28:38 PM
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| i was workin at a mom an pop grooming office.. and my station was at a window.. i was shedding out a sheppard when it jumped thru the window.. it dangled on the leash out the window... i hung on to him until a co worker went outside to push him up into the window again... it was pretty weird. and pritty dumb of the dog. |
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budda1
Newborn Puppy
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Posted - 01/30/2007 : 10:57:59 PM
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i have only been grooming for 8 months and recently had to have surgery on my hand to remove infected dog hairs. I have been told by my fellow groomers that hair slivers are common, but no one has ever been through this.Was wondering if this has ever happend to anyone else. I love grooming but if this is going to be a ongoing problem i am not sure what to do?! If anyone has any information on this please let me know. Thank You.
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lumidge
Newborn Puppy
United Kingdom
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Posted - 06/12/2007 : 2:48:19 PM
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Hi
Yes i am often suffering with hair slithers, particularly between my fingers
I once cut my hand badly with scissors, one end of the scar just would not heal for months and felt as if i had a splinter of glass in it, it turned out to be the minutest bit of hair that had got into the wound whilst open, once out, the wound healed perfectly.
im afraid i dont have any suggestions on how to avoid this
i too would be interested to hear other peoples advice on this
and am i the only groomer to regularly cut hand and fingers? but never the dog ;o)
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spots_grooming_salon
Newborn Puppy
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Posted - 04/17/2008 : 10:08:50 AM
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Sorry to say but hair slivers ARE a big problem in the grooming industry. I have been to the doctor many times to have them removed. I have a couple infected ones before but I havn't had surgery for it yet. The doc usually just plucks them out with tweezers and uses a needle to break the skin so he can reach them.
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spots_grooming_salon
Newborn Puppy
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Posted - 04/17/2008 : 10:15:47 AM
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Oh yeah! I forgot to mention that the doctor told me to use purple plastic gloves. they are usually stronger than the white ones. I was worried about losing my dexterity but during the infection I had no choice. I simply used the smallest glove I could comfortably stand and then cut out the finger tips since i get most hairs in the webbing between fingers. I wrapped the tops with waterproof tape so i could bathe dogs without taking them off. I did have to change gloves once or twice during the day but it worked out ok. I have not kept it up though but I still used them for shaving very dirty, wire or course coated breeds.
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bladesrunner
Newborn Puppy
USA
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Posted - 04/29/2008 : 02:39:54 AM
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I may not be a groomer, but going into pick up blades, talk to the groomers and vets, I've heard horror stories and funny stories. But, the one that sticks in my mind the most happened to me.
Dogs usually get along with me pretty well, even the ones the owners/groomers say hate the sound of a male's voice. But this one dog almost had me for lunch.
I usually go in the back way to pick up the blades from this one Veterinary hospital. They keep the door unlocked on days I'm coming in. Well, this one day I parked my van, opened the door and walked into a darkened room. This of course being a little strange, I stopped to acclimate my eyes to the change in lighting. While standing there I noticed an extremely large Chow Chow over in the corner of the room.
He was only partially groomed down one side of his body. I wasn't paying attention, I was only thinking of getting the blades and returning to my van, I didn't notice that he was chained to the wall. He/she was wagging it's tail, his ears were relaxed, eyes looked friendly, tongue panting, but he didn't look upset.
So, I walked by him, talking softly and retrieved the blades out of the basket. However, on my return trip, everything was the same, except he was standing up. It all happened so fast, while I was walking towards the Chow, my mind registered, the chain, the incomplete groom, the absence of any groomer, the lights off and then he lept.
I flew up against the wall and couldn't move, the chain which looked rather inadequate against 100+ lbs of snarling, foaming at the mouth (that part might be an exaggeration) was quite taut. I was expecting it to break at any moment and I was going to be a Scooby Snack.
The dog was mere inches from my face, growling and snapping. (at that moment, I kind of wished I was wearing Depends..j/k.. lol) I couldn't cry out, for fear it would make him more nuts. Back then they didn't have cell phones you could just carry around, actually I don't think they made Depends either.
I stayed pinned there for a couple hours (actually it was only about 10 minutes, but it sure seemed longer) When the vet had to use the restroom. Thank the Lord for potty breaks. She distracted the dog and I was able to fall out the door.
Whenever I went back to that vet hospital I always went through the front door and they had the blades waiting up front for me. I swear, even today 10-12 years later, I can hear the receptionist's laughing when I drive away.
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