The Gentle Groomer

These are the worst, most dishonest groomers we ever used for any of our dogs. They were supposed to do a simple bath and brush, but without permission or warning, they shaved our puppy’s tail. It looked horrible. When we saw it we were shocked, but instead of taking responsibility, the owner lied and tried to blame us. She said our pup had mats in his tail, so it was our fault, she «had to shave it.» But our dog has never had mats — not anywhere. Our veterinarian across the street, our dog trainer and neighbors all attested to that. He is an extremely well-​cared for pup. She was simply lying because she had done something wrong and inexcusable. We got our money back after we complained, but really her behavior was completely disgusting, irresponsible and dishonest. What a terrible business!

Lassie! Lassie!
My collie (Ferghal) looks like Lassie, so he has an image to uphold.
He is beloved in downtown Winslow by gallery owners, toddlers and oldsters.
Seems like everyone on BI over 35 had a collie as a child, and we all wonder why we don’t see more of them.
I asked Ferghal about this, and he sighed and said he stopped trying to figure out humans when he was a pup.
He also said he wouldn’t hold my humanity against me, in fact, it’s what he likes best about me .
Gee… thanks dawg.
If you are on Bainbridge or in South Kitsap, The Gentle Groomer is the only choice for your dog or cat.
Understand,
Ferghal hates being brushed,
he despises groomers,
he loathes nail trims,
he quietly and stoically resists any and all efforts to keep him looking neat and clean.
Except the nail trims — the nail trims are noisy, howly affairs.
BUT
Owner Rebecca, master groomer Aaron, and the angelic front of the house guru Kat have won him over.
This is a miracle of magnanamous proportions.
Truly.
He prances into the place and barks and jumps around like a puppy whenever we visit.
Jake and Ralf also happily whiz past me and into their cubbies, ready for a bath — what!?.
Every couple months, we take a nice messy romp in the muddy beach shallows and head on over to «Rebekah’s Place».
The Gentle Groomer takes my three sandy, muddy, furry boys for a few hours and returns them looking photo ready.
They keep Lola’s nails in tip top shape (she’s short haired — we throw her in the tub at home).
Rebekah herself is part of the grooming staff and she trains her staff to always be gentle and understanding with nervous animals, if they are not — they are outtie, so I always feel completely at ease leaving my pups in her care.
Ferghal says he gives them a big paws up!
Me too.
~Woof~