Need good advice.
Persia was due for shots and I decided to make a grooming appointment at the vet's. I was told to drop her off at 8:30 and pick up was at 5:00.
I thought that since it was her vet that they would take special care of her because she is still a puppy. But no! When I picked her up she was very hyper.
I could also hear her barking in the back when I walked in. She was starving and very thirsty. She sat on my lap (instead of the backseat) on the drive home. She also became constipated until I gave her a little pumpkin. She never had stool problems.
The vet told me that she had behavior problems, because she fought her hard about looking in her ears, etc. (I think she was just hungry and wanted to be fed/soothed). She also scolded and terrified me when I told her about her recent RAW switch. She suggested Royal Canin or else Persia could risk going crippled.
The groomer did a beautiful job cleaning her ears (and why I even had her professional groomed so soon, they were bad!), shaving down her private parts and bath. That is all she did! I requested her paws to be trim, so that her nails showed but that didn't happened.
Since this is my first dog, I was hoping to consult with the groomer about taking care of her coat, products, ear cleaning, etc, but she had already left for the day. I paid 40 bucks! Which I would of not mind if I would of had the consultation. Heck! Petsmart charges about 12 bucks for what she did and they groom in plain sight of customers.
I will get over this and hopefully so will Persia.
What I'm disappointed about is that now Persia tries to bite me if I try to touch her.
She is more tolerant if there is food involved.
I think she is still upset at possible being mishandled. She had come a long way from her puppy biting. She also scratches and bites herself up a storm now. She never really did, and she is on RAW which is supposed to prevent this. I hurts me to see this and to think how scare she was.
Wondering if it was the shampoo? She smelled very strong but OH, so good!
My question is should I scold her about the biting (she is still listening to her other commands) or should I be more sensitive and train her AGAIN with plenty of treats not to bite.
What about the scratching/biting? Should I bathe her to wash off any product or play with her diet?
Thank you.
Persia was due for shots and I decided to make a grooming appointment at the vet's. I was told to drop her off at 8:30 and pick up was at 5:00.
I thought that since it was her vet that they would take special care of her because she is still a puppy. But no! When I picked her up she was very hyper.
I could also hear her barking in the back when I walked in. She was starving and very thirsty. She sat on my lap (instead of the backseat) on the drive home. She also became constipated until I gave her a little pumpkin. She never had stool problems.
The vet told me that she had behavior problems, because she fought her hard about looking in her ears, etc. (I think she was just hungry and wanted to be fed/soothed). She also scolded and terrified me when I told her about her recent RAW switch. She suggested Royal Canin or else Persia could risk going crippled.
The groomer did a beautiful job cleaning her ears (and why I even had her professional groomed so soon, they were bad!), shaving down her private parts and bath. That is all she did! I requested her paws to be trim, so that her nails showed but that didn't happened.
Since this is my first dog, I was hoping to consult with the groomer about taking care of her coat, products, ear cleaning, etc, but she had already left for the day. I paid 40 bucks! Which I would of not mind if I would of had the consultation. Heck! Petsmart charges about 12 bucks for what she did and they groom in plain sight of customers.
I will get over this and hopefully so will Persia.
What I'm disappointed about is that now Persia tries to bite me if I try to touch her.
She is more tolerant if there is food involved.
I think she is still upset at possible being mishandled. She had come a long way from her puppy biting. She also scratches and bites herself up a storm now. She never really did, and she is on RAW which is supposed to prevent this. I hurts me to see this and to think how scare she was.
Wondering if it was the shampoo? She smelled very strong but OH, so good!
My question is should I scold her about the biting (she is still listening to her other commands) or should I be more sensitive and train her AGAIN with plenty of treats not to bite.
What about the scratching/biting? Should I bathe her to wash off any product or play with her diet?
Thank you.