I am wondering about the stuff about having them cut his hair really short because he/she doesn't like going in to be groomed. I could be very wrong on this, but my thinking goes something like this. As with anything else, you have to "condition" the dog to it. which means dont' avoid it so he can get used to it. IE: When I got Buddy from the SPCA, he was really afraid of brooms and mops, we won't get into my thoughts as to why he was afraid, but just that he was. Everytime I washed a floor or swept it, he would go crying and cowering off into a corner in another room. Well, we all know, you have to wash your floors and sweep them, but at the same time you dont' want the dog to be afraid of these everyday things. I decided the best thing to do was to make him stay by my side while I did the floors and reached down and pet him every now and then and let him know how good he was doing and how much of a big boy he was for staying. When I spoke to my vet about it, I thought for sure he was going to give it to me good and tell me how cruel I was being to the poor little guy. He did the complete opposite. He said it was obvious something had happened to him, having to do with a broom or mop or maybe both and what I was doing was the right thing. He needed to be conditioned that the mop and broom where safe things and wouldn't hurt him. So my point being, the more they go, the easier it will get. Since I groom Morgan myself, with the exception of the very first time when I got him and he loved it, I am far from an expert on this. But only seems logical to me.