Matted Maltipoo Bit the Groomer Part 1 

Everybody yelling at once doesn't help. I'd be totally stressed out if I was the dog!

@@KimmiePatts I am beginning to thin your right. It's like she knows she is the expert and know much more than any owners. They are the for a simple cut not to be degraded.

Y’all that poor dog is in extreme pain. Dede has to be firm with these owners, even if it’s not their fault. These are new clients and they need to know they can’t let it get this bad again. This is a serious issue and it needs to be treated like one. Plus this dog is on edge and she needs everyone’s attention to groom her, Dede is doing her best to get everyone where they need to be.

She's even interrupting her OWN sentences! 😂

I agree with you 100%. I appreciate what My Favorite Groomer is trying to do- to help clients feel at ease and educate them. On the other hand, I feel like these owners played the victim card a little too much and kept blaming all the groomers. I don't think it was the groomers' fault that this dog showed up *this* matted. These dogs take daily maintenance. Not trying to shame the Owners- there is no doubt they love their dog. But it's not a black/white issue. It's not "us versus them". I guess it takes a village lol. I don't think your comment is offensive at all- you really do need to brush these dogs daily.

@@stephaniegray3083 - I also deal with multiple chronic issues and constant challenges. I love cats, but I know my limits and I am LAZY! When I go to the SPCA to apply as a cat servant, I pet those cats and pet those cats and I try my best to get a short haired cat that doesn't shed much. It makes life easier. I have a cat that has fur so short, when he "puffs up," only his tail and a mohawk down his back actually puff up! But he still has fine fur that mattes up. If I find a matte (first of all, its still small!) and I grab one of my plastic disposable dermaplaners and just ease it out. Those things are great for mattes and no hurting your pet, they are very easy and quick. And Stephanie, if you're still dealing with pain, check out kratom. I'm not saying to try it, but research it and see if you think its worth a try. A lot of people use it for chronic pain.

You're 1000000000% correct..... I don't care if the truth offends anyone....I see these dogs coming in acting like jerks cuz the owners do nothing to help and leave it to the groomer to deal with then want to get upset at groomers when their dogs are complete jerks.....

I agree. She seems so aggressive and acts like people should already know how to hold their pets during a grooming. Literally swatted that woman’s hand away when she wasn’t even about to get bit. It seems like she gets a little high strung in tense situations and needs to take a minute and chill out and not take it out on the pet parent

It's a shit show!

Chaos started pretty much when they set the dog on the table...

sometimes when you groom an old dog thats been like that its whole life, the best option is to do the groom as quickly as possible to not prolong the process.

@@AmateurSuperFan agreed

In a perfect world that would be wonderful. However much like in the horse world it’s not the farriers job to train your horse to accept having their feet handled. They are there to trim and shoe! It’s the owners job to say that behavior is not acceptable and to fix the issue. It’s the same with dogs! You can’t fix negative behavior at the groomer if your not working at home between grooming appointments. If more pet parents would take the time to learn when to release pressure most if not all of these problem dogs would have the behavior corrected. For me I train all my animals to not struggle when their being restrained. I’ll flip them over on their sides and just hold them there until they surrender and relax. Then instant release and praise. They learn real fast that the fastest way to get release is to relax. See animals don’t learn from the pressure but rather the release of the pressure. It’s knowing how to look for the slightest try and releasing the pressure. This is how I can train a 1200# horse to willingly give me its feet and to accept a saddle and rider. This dog clearly missed the restraint part of training. When you fail to teach a dog that being restrained is not a bad thing you get a dog who fights for its life. It’s the fight or flight response. If you can’t flee you fight! This entire groom was done with the dog in fight mode as she could not flee. This dog hasn’t learned the third often missed response which is surrender. It’s much easier to overpower a small dog so teaching them to find that release gets skipped. Try that with a horse and you will get hurt. If I were training this dog I would start with basic restraint. Then follow up with growl and bite is not ok. And then follow all that up with basic obedience. And grooming. A 10 minute session 2x or more a day working on little things works wonders in getting holes in the animals foundation training filled and patched. Theirs no such thing as a dog too old to learn new tricks.

Jayknee Garner Thanks for your detailed explanation Very handy advice, we have a new puppy, also Female poodle and I hope to groom her Cheers ❤️

with senior pets taking your time adds more stress younger pets thats fine but senior disabled aggressive pets will only handle grooming for so long, take it from me guys i have a 14year old mainecoon cat grooming her slow and taking time has stressed her out so much that she has a heart murmur due to stress so in reality senior pets cant handle slow grooming

Velia Garcia agree, there’s too much talking and not enough interaction with trying to calm the poor dog.

i couldn't handle them babbeling on and on and on 😱

Ikr... dogs just being held there and theyre all standing around talkin... WORK,WORK,WORK and the the f$%k up!!!!

@joshua dugas have u ever groomed a dog horribly matted to the skin is the only way to stop the Matt from pulling the skin it has to be released. Lucky there was no infections bacterial or fungus. That dog has been in constant pain! This is not only a relief from pain once is over. The sores can now heal. I have done some grooming. Dede if I am wrong in your eyes please correct me.

joshua dugas they have to be shaved to the skin when the Matts go all the way down to the surface, there’s no other option

You're wasting your time then

happyjj l li dude if u have to stand there an hour together they might as well get educated to be better to their dog

I been thinking the same since they started...

when you go through death and loss and other life trauma, then you might know, but everyone handles things differently, find compassion.

They were having problems finding a groomer that would take her. Now that they found Dede, I'm pretty sure it wont be in this condition next time she comes in

Thanks Stevie. Just wish they had the sense to brush her a little bit daily. I know the mom seemed upset at them not doing so. It’s just so hard to see...poor fragile little baby.

She stated that she was too small for a muzzle the smallest muzzle wouldn't fit... I think yhe smallest one she has is a cat muzzle and it was to large... but did you see her face it is tiny

aggravation? they were fine with it.

agreed 👍

Tina Thevarge I agree❤️

brittany jones I never said that. Don’t put words in my mouth. Obviously Little Bit wasn’t enjoying this groom either, but it wouldn’t have been this bad if she hadn’t been turned away from her previous groomer. Not to mention the fact that she’s an elderly rescue that just walked into this elderly couples home one day. There’s no telling what her history was before that. Or what happened at her last groom that had her so worked up they couldn’t even trim her tail. Like I said. Obviously haters aren’t listening to the entire story. Or even reading comments properly apparently... 🙄

brittany jones not to mention Dede is basically the last resort for these types of traumatized grooms. No One Else would groom her, so she’s a tangled matted mess. The poor darling would have just gotten worse over time. If Dede didn’t complete the groom the matts and tangles would just get longer and deeper. None of this was Dede's doing originally. She was just cleaning up what other bad groomers turned away. Do yourself a favour and actually pay attention to the video. 🤦🏻‍♀️

At least they brought her in to get groomed

If you're willing to brush them everyday thoroughly then a sweater should be fine because shes a small dog and they get cold easily

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Wilde Moon Child it’s their extremely matted and irritated dog... it’s good for them to be there to calm her down.

No discount, they just don't get turned away like they do from other places for being too difficult a case. Takes yer pick - help hold the dog or keep trying your luck with the places that have either turned you away or are so bad you don't want to go there anyway.

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You obviously never had a miniature poodle before I have had many even mixed they are not big dogs they are a thin breed that is why I never shaved my poodles all the way down I always left some bc the fur makes them look bigger then they are. My Sophia had the thinnest legs she was part poodle and Jack Russell and no matter how much she ate she stayed the same size

I have a multipoo who is 14 I was referring to that poor girls skin condition not how skinny she was. I will try to make myself more clear. Thank you for reminding me to be more specific when I post. I do forget that sometimes.😊❤

They should have never let the dog get in that condition. Lazy is what they are.

Angela Hendry I used to work at a groomer and we would get bit every once in a while but usually the second a dog shows any sign that they might bite then we would go ahead and put a muzzle on, so that helped avoid many bites. But there were a lot of dogs that sure did attempt to bite us so if you are not careful you could get bitten quite often.

I heard her say “the walk is essential” and that is soo true! I can’t tell you how many people would drop their dog off on the way to work and they didn’t walk them first and they would end up using the bathroom either I int holding kennel or even worse during the grooming!! Please dog owners out there, make sure your dog poops before they go to the groomer!

This dude needs to just man up and grab here chin hair lol! It’s the only way to successfully hold them somewhat still

Obviously had already been opened and restitched!....you could see the obvious stitching when she was first going in with the scissors... not good.🙄

Nice the mother calls her little dog a rat real love

Why don't you kick the mother out she is so annoying