Dog dies during grooming at Pet Smart

[Catherine]

When you describe it that way the dog groomers is a very unpleasant place for a dog. It is full of strange dog smells and even strange dogs. A total stranger ties a noose around the dogs neck and even a muzzle. The place would be noisy because people choose the music they want with no regard for the dogs and how they feel. The lights would be bright and all the sensations would be overwhelming. 

When they use the electric clippers it must be horrible. No dog wants to be clipped. The clippers get hot too and dogs end up with burns. 

They need to rethink the whole way dogs are groomed. I don't know how these dogs are dying, but something in the way things are done is clearly killing the dogs. One dog might die of stress. It could happen. Three dogs dying since December is a problem with the groomer and not the dogs. They were healthy dogs. Places like Pet Smart should not be doing grooming any more. I just hope people care more for their dogs than for the convenience of dropping them off at Pet Smart.