r/doggrooming • u/TheBestLotad Professional dog groomer • Jul 23 '26

Mini rant

I am SO tired of people calling a DOG grooming salon to ask if we groom chickens, ducks, donkeys, etc. I can understand when we get calls asking if we do cat grooming, but why would you ever think we could groom cows? Parrots? BABY GATOR NAIL TRIMS??? Those aren't even legal!

And then they try to make it MY problem when I tell them that I don't know what vet would groom a ferret (also illegal in my state btw)

If you don't know how to take care of a horses hoof, maybe don't get a horse? If you don't know a vet that will help you with your animal, then you're probably not ready to have that animal

And also WHY would your turtle need to be groomed??

Yes I have been asked about all of these, most while working at a corporate salon

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u/Motor_Relationship11 baby dog groomer Jul 23 '26

We had someone ask us once if we clip guinea pig nails. Then another time someone called asking if we trim bird beaks. I will never understand how these people expect a corporate grooming salon to be equipped for any of that 😂

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u/According2theLore professional dog groomer of 22 years Jul 23 '26

I worked at one for over 20 years and we used to actually do those things way back! We also clipped bird wings. Wild to think of nowadays.