After reading the list, a dog groomer beats a barber. Plus I can snap/bite?

  • Striker@lemmy.worldM
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    11 months ago

    11: Your hairdresser is unlikely to be bitten by ticks or fleas that are hidden in your hair.

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    11 months ago

    The likelihood of you pooping on the hairdresser is pretty slim.

    … but never zero.

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    11 months ago

    My groomer spends like 4 hours on my dog. She definitely under charges, because 4 hours with my hairdresser would cost thrice as much.

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      11 months ago

      Thinking of it that way makes me feel a little better about how much I pay to groom my dogs. I spend about $50 for my own haircut and it takes about half an hour. My dog takes about 4 hours to groom and I do not pay $200 for it (little closer to that number than I would prefer, but that groomer is worth her weight in gold dealing with my big fluff balls).

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        11 months ago

        Yeah my groomer is amazing. My dog is more than a handful, and he adores her. She does such a good job and takes so much time dealing with him.

        Sadly we’re moving soon so we’ll no longer be able to go to her. Been working on getting him accustomed to me doing stuff, and he’s gotten so much better over the years.

        He’s a rescue and he absolutely refused to even let anyone touch him behind his shoulders when we got him. Now I can even massage his back feet.

        Couple of weeks ago I managed to clip all his nails by myself for the first time. Absolutely magical. 😭

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          11 months ago

          Aw, it’s too bad your dog can’t keep the same groomer. Mine are in love with theirs as well.

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    11 months ago

    I paid $600 to have my dog’s teeth deep-cleaned and definitely had a similar though to this lol

    Vets and groomers are wonderful

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      11 months ago

      Same here. I have a female bichon frise and I had no idea the teeth near the mustache tend to go bad along with the hip joints.

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      11 months ago

      My dog is going to need this before too long and our estimate was more in the range of $1,000 (large dog, needs more anesthesia, costs more). Not looking forward to it!

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    11 months ago

    The wife is a dog groomer… ohhhhh boy the horror stories and pictures I get on the fucking DAILY.

    BRUSH. YOUR. FUCKING. DOGS. OCCASIONALLY.

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    11 months ago

    I will never understand why people economically disadvantage themselves by spending so much money on a freaking dog. Imagine not progressing in life because you had to spend $2000+/yr on dog grooming… Fucking insanity, I swear.