I get that with two toy poodles grooming is work, they hate their feet done and I cant do the nails so I got a groomer that does that.

I bathed my dogs all by myself also groomed them. On the other hand there are a several good comments above me. For example puli breed dogs shouldn't get their fur before their eyes cut off, or they can go blind easily.

Once one of our family friend did it and poor dog had a really bad temper after it.

I do it all by myself, used to take it to the pet shop when he was a puppy to get a bath but now he's bigger I'm not afraid to give him a bath by myself, I also do the ear cleaning and everything.

I had to have my old Golden Retriever professionally groomed every few months. She'd get so matted and needed to have anal glands expressed quite frequently. She was the first and only dog I've ever had that needed it, but I also did it for my other dog, a border collie that I still own, just to get them both nice and pretty. It was a mobile groomer that did a great job, but she suddenly stopped responding to my phone calls and I suppose went out of business. Other than that, I do all of the grooming myself. Washing, brushing, ear cleaning, toenail trimming even teeth cleaning if necessary. Professional grooming is great, but it's hard to justify the money unless it's one of those breeds that really demands extensive and regular grooming.

My dog has such long hair so we have to take him to be groomed at least once a month. We brush him at least once a day to prevent any matting and we do bathe him at home sometimes. He doesn't mind it, but we like to get him the works. They brush his teeth, clip his nails and dry him (he loves it) and he loves his bandana that they put on him when he is done.

Nope. I do everything when it comes to the grooming of my dogs. And anyway, I've only had big, energetic dogs. I don't think they'd behave in a salon. LOL. Anyway, I love bathing them. The only drawback is that after their bath, I'd be needing one too because I'd be the one smelling like a wet dog. 😀

I've never took my dog to any professional groomers. One of the reason is that he definitely wouldn't behave there. And the other is simply the fact that I think I can do all needed procedures by myself. Maybe I didn't do much but it all seemed fine and the dog was happy I guess.

I brush my dog daily but I also pay for regular groomer visits. Typically he goes to the groomer ever 6 weeks but depending on his fur length, it might be as frequently as weekly or as far spaced as 8 weeks. I can give him a quick brush out without trouble. I can even confidently trim nails on most dogs, including him.

The main reason he goes to the groomer though is that because he doesn't shed (he's a poodle mix) so his hair needs to be cut regularly. I haven't yet seen it stop growing and it's been 6 inches long a couple of times. That's too much work. For a good haircut, he gets a bath and then is blow dried by hand to stretch his hair straight (otherwise it dries curly). It's a labor intensive process that takes a fairly long time. I don't have the skills or the desire to mess with it. I spend more on the dog groomer than at the salon for myself and he goes more often.

Our pup gets groomed every 2 months or so. It's a bit pricey, but necessary because his type of hair would be way too difficult for us to trim on our own. We bathe him in between grooms though because he gets into a lot of stuff outside. Overall it works out nicely for us. To each their own though.

I do not think that I could bring myself to pay for something like that. Perhaps it is just me being cheap, but it would certainly not be the first time that that was the case. Now that I think about though, I do kind of agree with [USER=154]@RavenStar[/USER] and I am not sure that they would be able to behave themselves at a more professional place. I'll just stick to doing it myself.

No, I did not pay someone to groom my dog and I am not going to do it ever. For me, I see this activity as bonding. It will help to boost relationship with your dog. So if you pay someone else to do it for you, then there is really no point. I can understand some people are busy with their work and do not have time to commit to this activity. In that case, I think the person should not own a dog in the first place. At the end of the day, I believe dogs need much love and care, not just a place to stay or food to eat.

I have never done this. It seems like a waste of money unless you're that rich. It doesn't take long to groom my dogs and I am not overly busy so I don't mind doing it myself. If you can afford to get it done professionally, I see no problems there.

As you can tell from my picture, my dog doesn't need a full grooming as he's short haired. I brush him and he takes baths, and that's about all he needs. If I was to have a dog which needed grooming, I have a friend with her own grooming business who does an amazing job with dogs she grooms, so I know I would use her.

I don't get my dog groomed, I brush her myself and give her baths when she needs one. The only thing I get done by professionals is her nail clippings because her nails are dark and its hard to see the quick.

I never have paid someone to groom my dogs. I do it myself everytime. Is not that mutts really need anything but a good soap bath and plenty of water.