Bad Haircut

Mojo usually gets groomed at Pawtropolis, but there's usually a wait to get an appointment so I had the brilliant idea to take him somewhere else because I wanted an appointment this week. So I made an appointment at his vet. I figured that way he could get his shots and I could just do one trip. And if the vet employs this groomer, then surely you see where this is going.

So I drop Mojo off at 7:30 a.m. like they asked. I gave them specific instructions, sporty, about half the length it is now and not too short on the butt. I thought I should leave a picture but don't have a printer so I didn't.

At 2:30 they call me that he's ready, but still wet.

Did you blowdry him? I ask.

He's under the fans.

That was my first tip off.

So I go to pay my bill and the groom is twice what I've been paying for grooming and more than I've ever spent for a haircut.  This is my fault for not asking.

Then they bring Mojo out.

Look how uneven the cut is. Especially around the neck. They didn't trim is tail.

It doesn't even look my my dog. And I mean this in the worst way.

I dropped off a handsome shaggy brown dog. I get back a dog that's cut to his fluffy undercoat. He looks exactly like my Husky used to look when we had her shaved for the summer. and I specifically said NOT to shave him. I said half the length of his fur.  It's 1/4 or less of the length is fur was before and the fur is indeed too short on the butt.

There's nothing sporty about this cut. It's a shave. They didn't touch his tail. It should have been evened out. It's completely uneven and I could have done a better job. They took my handsome dog and made him look horrible.

I was expecting him to look like he looked like the last time he was groomed. 

I wasn't expecting this unflattering, uneven cut that exposes his undercoat. 

Completely uneven and unflattering.

Seriously, I'm so upset with the cut, I cried. I can't look at Mojo without getting upset and he can sense my disapproval and he thinks he did something. He didn't. 

So I don't know what to do about this except wait for it to grow out. I would say that Mojo doesn't mind except that he's got razor burn where she shaved him too short on his stomach and it itches him like crazy so he's trying to lick it. 

Moral of this story is wait for the good groomer. And don't take your dog to the groomer at NOAH.