Why does it cost so much to get your dog groomed? If you’ve ever owned a pet, you understand the expenses that are associated with it. You just never know how much your little furball friend could cost you over the years. If you’ve ever wondered about the price of grooming, check out the details below.
When this groomer posted a funny sign on their door, the internet took notice!
People seemed to be complaining about the prices at a particular groomer, and it was brought to the owner’s attention. Instead of arguing, they just posted a hilarious sign! After looking it over (at the bottom of the page), it may just make sense why it costs more money to cut a dog’s hair than your hair!
Here are the 10 awesome reasons the groomer gave!
You are going to think these reasons are hilarious!
10. Your hairdresser doesn’t wash and clean your rear end.
We all love the first part of a haircut when you get your hair washed and maybe even a scalp massage. To be honest, it’s probably the best part of the entire experience! What would completely ruin that experience would be if the hairdresser asked if they could clean my butt.
9. You don’t go eight weeks without washing or brushing your hair.
We brush and wash our hair regularly. Most people take between 3-7 showers a week. Your pup, however, is covered in hair and definitely doesn’t do that! Brushing your hair is easy when you just showered and you aren’t muddy and matted!
8. Your hairdresser doesn’t give you a “sanitary” trim.
Great Clips is wonderful for a head trim. You are asked to deal with your pubes on your own time! Most sane hairdressers would ask for a little extra to “head south” with their expensive shears. Looks like groomers do the same.
7. Your hairdresser doesn’t clean your ears.
Besides a cursory wipe-down at the end, our dressers don’t take care of our ears. For our floppy-eared friends, it takes specific tools and time to deliberately trim them in a safe and pleasing way. A small but important reason to keep in mind!
6. Your hairdresser doesn’t remove the boogers from your eyes.
Dogs usually have eye boogers. They need to be cleaned or it could cause infection and serious problems. Humans don’t really have this problem, so we don’t have to worry about it! Your dog’s groomer does.
5. You sit still for your hairdresser.
Unless you are a baby, you don’t have to be told not to move through the entire trimming process. You might not be allowed back if that was the case! Dogs have no such inhibition, however. As a result, it takes time and care to keep them safe and looking good.
4. Your haircut doesn’t include a manicure or pedicure.
While this WOULD be nice, we would definitely be paying extra for it. If you want your dog’s nails and paws taken care of properly, a groomer includes that in their services. Of course it’s going to cost more!
3. Your hairdresser only washes and cuts the hair on your head.
This is a reminder for ALL the other hair on your body. From the neck below, your hair is your business. Your poor pet, however, needs trimming over every inch of their body – especially the gross parts.
2. You don’t bite or scratch your hairdresser.
Unless you contracted rabies or are a zombie, you don’t think about biting your hairdresser when they pull a bit too hard. You just let them know (or cry in silence like me). For pet groomers, it’s part of the job!
1. You probably won’t poop on your hairdresser.
If things got that bad, you would just ask to go use the restroom. Once again, your dog doesn’t have an issue with acting in the heat of the moment and giving a doggy surprise to the strangers who are touching them.
Despite the risk, many of them love their job.
Laura Gedgaudaite said this about her job:
“It takes a lot of energy to handle a dog if it’s not calm, especially if it’s a larger breed. But if they are aggressive or bite, I usually choose not to groom them and they have to go home. You have to be a strong person mentally to do this job, because the dogs can feel if you are afraid or angry, they feel the adrenaline in your body and respond to it. So eventually, you learn how to trust yourself more.”
Moral of the story? Pay your pet groomers well.
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