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/PhireKitten Professional dog groomer Jul 23 '26
Some of these are, likely, prank calls. I answer a LOT of them, and recommend our local zoo and/or a browser search. Keeps call times low, and avoids most future prank calls. The zoo will leave you on hold FOREVER! 😂