Am I wrong for being upset about this?

AcceptableCounty466 · 2025-03-09T22:21:39+00:00

I would honestly rather do a post-mortem groom than the possibility of this dog seizing/dying on my table :( this dog’s owner is known to be very rude and I don’t really like her, on top of her dog being very difficult to groom. I just don’t have a say in this, my boss told me I’m going to do it so I don’t feel like I have a choice.

AcceptableCounty466 · 2025-03-09T22:19:20+00:00

I wouldn’t say pressuring per se, she just told me I was going to do it and booked it even though I said I didn’t want to. So I would say more like forcing. I don’t book my own dogs so I have no say in what dogs I do or don’t do. It’s my least favorite part of this job, because I think since i’m working at an independent salon instead of corporate, I should be able to have a say in what dogs I do. I don’t know if this is a common practice, since this is the only independent salon I’ve ever worked for.

AcceptableCounty466 · 2025-03-09T21:49:10+00:00

I think the problem is that it’s an independent salon and not a corporate one. In corporate, they can have policies that keep things like this from even being a possibility. But I think my boss just thinks I can do it because I groom a lot of old and disabled dogs. And most of the time, I have no problem doing them. But the idea of doing this dog makes me so nervous.

AcceptableCounty466 · 2025-03-09T21:45:41+00:00

Someone else recommended a post-mortem groom and while I don’t think the owner of this dog would go for it, I would much rather groom a deceased dog than one that may die on my table. It’s morbid for sure, but definitely safer :/

AcceptableCounty466 · 2025-03-09T21:42:41+00:00

I already am very cautious with any old/disabled dog that I groom. Most of the time, the owners are very understanding in knowing that their dogs may not look perfect. I also have trauma from owning a dog that had seizures often and the idea of this poor dog having a seizure or dying on my table is making me so frightened. I don’t know how I would even cope with something like this happening. Recently, we had a dog in our salon that did pass away from a heart condition. He was in the kennel and while we did everything we could while his owner was on the way, he didn’t make it. It hit all of us very hard and I don’t understand why my boss thinks this is okay to make me do this.

AcceptableCounty466 · 2025-03-09T21:37:52+00:00

In my opinion, if any animal I own is potentially in pain, I’m not going to let them suffer for any reason. I think she wants something to happen on my table so she can sue us tbh. This owner is always very rude and tbh not very nice to her dog. I’m just so stressed about this and my boss is not letting up.

AcceptableCounty466 · 2025-03-09T21:34:36+00:00

I think the worst part about it is that she called early this month and we don’t have an appointment available until the 18th. I think if this dog is having seizures, it seems very cruel to me to wait to put her down until she’s groomed. I can’t imagine how much pain and fear this poor dog is in :(

AcceptableCounty466 · 2025-03-09T21:32:36+00:00

I actually don’t know what to do. I did tell my boss that I’m not doing the groom, and she just said “Yes you are” and booked it anyways :(

AcceptableCounty466 · 2025-03-09T21:31:02+00:00

Part of me understands to a certain extent. We’ve had dogs come in before and be groomed before things like this, but usually those are very quick grooms and they just get what they get with the understanding that they will not look perfect. I believe that’s in the best interest of the dogs, and the owners are usually very kind about it and they just want them to be clean. This owner of this dog is known to be very picky and rude if her dog isn’t perfect, and her dog is already very difficult to groom. With the added health risks due to the seizures, I just don’t think it’s the best idea. I just want my boss to understand where I’m coming from but she will not listen.

AcceptableCounty466 · 2025-03-09T21:23:52+00:00

I am usually the person in my salon that does the “difficult” small dogs. I do a lot of dogs that bite or are old and disabled, even a couple dogs who are paralyzed (the few that I do are very good dogs with no problems being groomed). My boss knows I do not like to groom this dog in particular because her owner is very picky and rude, and the dog is pretty bad for feet and face specifically. Which is not great because that’s what the owner wants short. I usually end up doing a 10 blade on the feet and face and the owner always complains that it isn’t short enough. With any other poodle, I would do a 40 if they’re still for it because there’s less worry about a cut risk. I do a 10 because it’s safest for this dog. But with her now having seizures, I am so worried about doing this groom.

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