My dog bite adventure

Owwwwwiieeeee! Nailed you real good there. Hope it doesn't hurt too bad. :(

Seems when something is sore your bound to bump that spot into everything just to remind ya its still there.

Yep. I even had a puppy scratch the heck out of that arm. It's amazing how many times you can bump your arm on something in one day.. plus that it's so darn swelled up I bump it into myself when I'm just moving my arm around.

It's not as painful as it was two days ago.. it's too sore to lean on but I can touch it.. it's really itchy though.. but hurts too much to scratch. Oh well. :)

SUE i bet you could get a pretty penny! lol just kidding, do one to others, as i always say.

Can't sue since you took it in, knowing it is a possible biter. You assume the resposibilty then. I know, it sucks.
1. I wouldn't have brushed it out. Shave that sucker! It's NOT your responsibility to take care of its coat! They won't brush it, then you shouldn't either.
2. Stop doing that dog. It's not worth the risk of your losing your ability to groom. One tendon in the right spot, and no more proper movement, possible permament crippling.
I have refused about 2 dogs so far in 4 years for being biters. A few others for other reasons. And if mom and dad "don't care" or "find it funny" I'd TELL them I was going ot sue, JUST to make them flip out , THEN refuse to groom the dog, then clal all the other groomers in the area to warn them.
I don't put up with that junk. It's not worth my time to deal with stupid people who think its funny that their animal is uncontroled and vicious to the point of injuring me.
Wolfy(Go sister groomer!)

I hear you Wolfy.. unfortunately I don't have the same freedoms as other groomers since I work at Petsmart. The managers took care of talking to the owners, I was already gone to the doctor when they came.

I will not groom that dog again. They can't make me do that.

As far as the brushing goes.. the coat was bad, but it was because the dog had just blown his summer coat which got caught in the guard hairs.. most of it brushed out quite easily (though it did take awhile) there were several places that I was going to shave out (had I gotten that far) in fact I did shave his belly (which he did not like at all)

I really didn't think this dog was going to bite. I've dealt with a lot of dogs that behaved much like this one.. and they never actually went for the bite. They'd make a big show but never actually do anything, the bite really shocked me. I learned though.. and will be more cautious from now on. I am tenacious to a fault.. I don't like to send dogs home unfinished.

Boy do I understand that. I HATE to say "No more"
Petsmart can truely suck that way. I couldn't work there, not more than one day, I'd get fired.
DO you have a coatking yet? OMG I love my coatking, although I had 6 monthes before I ever used it, I hate change.. +20 resistant to change.
Those CoatKings are grand for loose undercoat. Better than any rake and brushes? Bah, pitch them for tangled undercoat.
Wolfy

You poor girl; what kind of mindless morons were these owners? I hope that you heal up fast and send you my best wishes.. sometimes I really hate humans.

Haha yes.. I have TWO coat kings. Love them. The bathers try to take them when I am not looking.

The furminator is awesome for carding cocker backs too.. I use it on my cocker and he looks almost like a show dog.

As for a grooming related question.. what shears do you like? I'm a lefty so it's a PITA to get good shears. I'm liking my Geib super gators, but always want to try new things.

Owie, poor arm!

And whoever's doctor said that cats can't get rabies... Well now... I guess I got my pre-exposure shots for the rabid antelope that prowl the city streets... Dorks need to READ a book. :rolleyes:

It's sad that alot of dogs are like that. I've had to deal with plenty on my end. I try to work with them and show them that I am not letting up. If they get grumpy, they get laid out, on their back, with my hand on their neck. They get the point very quickly that I don't play. Even with dogs that have previously needed to be sedated or just completely anesthetized(which is just rediculous...), I've just show them that I'm not playing and they give it up trying to make me go away.

What I've done to make a secure muzzle, if the one I currently have doesn't fit properly, is to take some 2-3" gauze and tie their snout together, wrap it a few times, tie it again, then tie behind their head and THEN get the regular muzzle. We've had to do this on the tiniest of dogs who take 2-3 people to hold down because they are biting, pooping and peeing all over the place(they aren't scared... They just want to eat your lunch because they've never been told NO).

I remember one dog, an older Miniature Pinscher(they have a much longer story than just the toenail issues, so if you want to hear it, just ask), that hated his nails to be trimmed. Well, I worked with him for about 15-20 minutes with him just standing on the table and me clipping his nails. Everytime he growled or lifted his lip, he got the sharp "SH!" and the fingers on his neck. After about 5 minutes, he just stood there and was a good boy. *giggle* I love it when they are smart dogs and understand what you are trying to do.

(and I hope everyone realizes that I don't lay on dogs or flip them over for fun, it's a training session so they can be manageable and not get stressed out and bitey over the tiniest thing)

I hope your arm gets better soon, hun. Take some Advil or Aleve!