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| - To be perfectly honest, I was really apprehensive after I made a grooming appointment at Inn the Doghouse and then read some other online reviews that had been posted on another site. I always get a little nervous when I leave my tiny dog with anyone - she is my heart...but, I figured if it didn't feel right, I could just leave...
When I arrived and rang the doorbell, I set off a loud chorus of welcome barks inside. My dog is a 5 lb pom-poodle mix and often I think big dogs see her as a toy to chase or play with, not as another dog. She is just much more fond of people than other dogs, so the barking was a little frightening for both of us.
As cute as she is we love to joke that she somehow ended up with all of the spare parts in her litter. Because of her size and her breed mix she can be a challenge for grooming (she has had some terrible haircuts in the past!) But, once inside things seemed OK and really well supervised. I was there right around noon and there must have been 20-30 dogs playing ball in a large warehouse -like space. It was sporadically pretty loud, but totally controlled so I left her with the groomer who seemed confident and made a plan to pick her up a couple hours later. When I returned to pick her up (they called as promised about 2 - 2.5 hours later to tell me she was ready), I have to say that she looked adorable. The cut was great and she seemed fairly unrattled. I was also pleased at the price which was about $8 less than what I had paid at other groomers. BONUS!
If I had any criticism, it would be that I think it would be nice to have a small office space to conduct business where the barking of the daycare dogs was a little muted. But, that being said, we had a great experience. I am a fan and I will be back.
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