Why am I in this profession? (thedoc617) Mobile Grooming story!

LMBO @ pocket Poo! Here ya go...just for you! He'll bring you something extra special nice for Xmas since you were so kind as to prevent a family member from falling to the floor!! LMBO!

 How many days have I had poop in my pocket? I quit putting money in there, LOL. Too dangerous!

I'm pretty small, too, and I've had people ask if I want help lifting their dogs, then stand there to watch me (I guess they're making sure I don't drop Fluffy!) LOL. They're usually pretty shocked to see me lift a 90 lbs Lab or whatever.... I'm 5'3" and 125 lbs, but I know how to lift them, and they do usually help.

Oh gosh when I groomed I got poop in my pocket too!  EEEEWWWWW.  The worse though was the dog who decided to pee...on my head.  That's a long story I don't care reliving....*shivers*.  Though I did find out that the moisturizing shampoo we had at the time did a fabulous job on my own hair, made it nice and soft and shiney - smelled good to boot  

OMG...stoppit you guys...I am dyin over heah!

Wow, the things you learn on this forum.  Note to self- don't volunteer to help a groomer.  LMBO

jennie_c_d

 How many days have I had poop in my pocket? I quit putting money in there, LOL. Too dangerous!

 

I'm pretty small, too, and I've had people ask if I want help lifting their dogs, then stand there to watch me (I guess they're making sure I don't drop Fluffy!) LOL. They're usually pretty shocked to see me lift a 90 lbs Lab or whatever.... I'm 5'3" and 125 lbs, but I know how to lift them, and they do usually help.

Jennie - I'm not as small as you, but I got that a lot too.  The funniest was a man with his ill trained rottweiler.  I watched the Rottie DRAG his "muscle head" owner across the parking lot and into our shop.  It was my appointment and he takes one look at me and says "you got any men working here?  Don't know if you can handle my dog."  I said it didn't look like he could either (man I got away with a lot at that job lol).  I said give me the leash and lets see.  The Rottie was VERY friendly, just young and wasn't leash trained at all.  I took the leash, looked at the dog and said "Don't even think about it", Rottie sat right down looked at me wagged his butt and NEVER once pulled me or caused a problem.  The owner was a bit embarrassed *smirk*.   

The dumbest thing I did though was lift, by myself, a Saint Bernard into a low kennel.  It was Christmas and I was in no mood for her silliness (regular customer, dog was fantastic but always pulled the I'm going to lie down in front of the kennel routine).   

JackieG

Wow, the things you learn on this forum.  Note to self- don't volunteer to help a groomer.  LMBO

 

Hey poop and pee wash out just fine    It's definitively NOT a glamourous job.  No matter what shoes I tried, my feet were always soaking wet, I had dog hair sticking in places I'd rather not mention, and well being peed upon wasn't much fun either.

OOOOR there was the time the amorous  Golden Retriever managed  to  hump me  in front of the entire store (he was on a low table we had, I turned my back to get a different brush, and he took it upon himself to wrap me from behind and well you know....) I had customers come in to comment on that one!
 

 I think the worst thing that's happened has been anal gland related. I can't think of it at the moment, but anal glands are way grosser than pee OR poop.

My manager just called to tell me that the most annoying person in the world has reported that I've butchered his dogs. Nevermind that the manager saw the finished dogs, the man paid for them and was happy. *sigh* They were totally infested with fleas, and my guess would be that they've had a reaction to my shampoo (siblings, and "never" had fleas before).

Oh, you guys would love to groom Willow--she's very tolerant and would never dream of peeing or pooping or anything like that at the wrong time. 

 I would love to groom Willow, because I *adore* Chows (crazy stinkin' groomer!), and I'd just love to put my hands in her glorious coat. She's such a beautiful dog, I don't know how you ever stop touching her.

if it makes you feel better, a client called after taking her cat home to report that I cut it while trimming hair away from it's private area.  Nevermind that I have yet to cut any animal's business area, didn't even trim TO the skin (just lightly trimmed the soiled bits since I know the one owner is odd) and another tech was also helping and could, thus, back up that there was no cutting.

It was an issue of one owner wanting it trimmed and the other (the one who complained) not wanting a trim. No matter what procedure they have done to the cat, they call and complain afterwards, and it's always a tech's fault, even if the vet was the one who did the procedure.  The vet knows this and will placate the woman, but never discourages her from actually calling to throw a fit each time.

 She insisted there were gouges out..no bleeding or redness, in spite of it being about fifteen minutes later and that being a very vascular area.  Nope, there were gouges And the cat was flicking her tail..she wasnt' happy, you know.  (this could have nothing to do with having a cysto needle in her abdomen, I'm sure)

The vet ended up placating her.  All I know is I'm never doing anything with that cat again

 See, that's the kind of customer that I fire. The Poodle guy will NOT be coming back (and he keeps calling my dang cell phone from a blocked number!!!). Calling five days later to complain.... PLEASE!

 Yep. anal glands anywhere is much, MUCH  worse.

NOTE: To get anal gland stench out of hair- use lemon juice. I have actually washed my hair in the grooming tub before it was sooo nasty. Not a glamorous job, but somebodys got to do it.