I'd say try another one and just stay there while she cuts but it sounds like you've probably gone through everyone in your area! (That's horrible about the one who lied about the cage dryer!)I thought about using another woman but the only other one that does the express groom I feel is very rough with the animals and doesn't focus on them. I once watched her shave down a dog while talking on the phone (and it wasn't to a client - it was DEF. a personal call). I think I am going to use husband's beard trimmer to clean the pads and armpits and I will try to just keep him mat free till she comes back. If she's not back in 3 weeks we will have to do something drastic - do you shave with the hair or against it???:w00t:
As far as the woman who lied about the cage drying - I was really upset because Hunter had just been at the vets for stomach issues and was on medications and we were told to make sure he got plenty of water and didn't get too hot or stressed. Cages stress him out and you never know about those dryers. I actually reported her to the BBB because I was so upset. When I picked him up he was panting and his entire face was wet so I knew right away that she was not being truthful. No big loss though as she also took WAY TOO long to groom him - the second time he was there he was there for almost 4 hours, I had to go and demand him back and that's when I caught her and the dryer!
