Not professional, not polite and they don't groom as you request
I've taken my dog to Westside Pet Stop twice (because I try to give everyone a decent chance) but I will NEVER go there again. The staff is at best uninterested and at worst seriously rude. I didn't much like the cut my dog got the first time, so the second time I brought a picture. The woman said dismissively, "Well it's just a standard puppy cut." So naturally I expected that something so run-of-the-mill would be easy to accomplish. But no, my dog still got exactly the same cut they gave her the first time.
The male owner is amazingly rude, both on the phone and in person, and couldn't be bothered, even as I was tipping his wife better than 20% (for the wrong cut) to give me back my credit card. He said nothing as I left the store without it, and even though they have two phone numbers for me, no one called me. I only realized I didn't have it five hours later and called to see if it was there, when I swear the woman owner said, "Yes it's here, can you come and get it now?" This is the same woman I'd been very polite to and tipped generously not five hours earlier. It was a seriously bizarre experience, and made me feel that she thought his failing to return my credit card was both my fault and a serious inconvenience to her personally.
The Petco groomers are much nicer and more professional than this, including actually asking you how you want your dog groomed -- and listening to you. Actually, I'd even pay double to have a groomer come to my house than ever go to Westside Pet Stop ever again. It was a thoroughly unpleasant experience.
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