Pet Trends with Robin Koury

Last night was the premiere episode of the highly anticipated “Groomer Has It” on Animal Planet!!  Chloe and I give the show a big WOO HOO!! It was a great blend of drama, education, and excitement and we can hardly wait for the second installment next week.  The Quick Sniff Challenge was hilarious to watch!!  All 12 groomers blindfolded had to guess the breed of the dog.  Of course home on my comfy couch I was able to guess all 9 (oh but wait I wasn’t blindfolded…er scratch that ego boost).  I was amazed at Jessica who guessed 6 correct – right out of the gate, Kathleen got 8, and Amber was the winner with a perfect 9!!  

The actual challenge involved grooming a yarn dog and the groomers were given full artistic freedom.  Holy macaroni folks…The dogs ranged from breathtaking to absolutely hideous.  Amber who rocked the first challenge dyed her entire dog pink except for the tush and legs, she dyed them blue (to resemble pants, of course)!  Neither the judges or I were fond of this grooming job but it was good enough to keep her in the game (thank goodness, I like her).  I was disappointed by Will, I expected with his over the top personality that he would bring an over the grooming job, not the case (I am hoping for more out of him next week), I loved what celebrity dog groomers Jorge and Jonathan did with their dogs.  It was a toss up to me regarding who should have won.  I am going with the judges on this one simply because who would want their dog to say I “heart” NY on the side (I am sure I am missing a deeper artistic meaning here but, no thanks) otherwise the groom job was impeccable!!

How do you feel about who got sent home?  Lisa created “Flower” the yarn dog with an over dyed face and shabby groom while Gasper actually presented “Tripod” a dog with only 3 legs (gasp, he lost one in the groom process!!)  The dog had to lay down for presentation to the judges. I cant tell for sure but it almost appeared that the dog was dyed blue with long hair on one side and left white and short haired on the other, it was a horror show for sure!!  I have to say, I don’t agree with the judges for sending Lisa home (even though her dog was ugly as sin).  Gasper’s dog lost a limb in the grooming process and I am not sure how that is better than a shabby groom job.  As a pet parent I would rather receive my dog back with all four paws and a crummy groom (that will grow out again) than with three legs any day!!  While Gasper may ultimately have more experience and overall ability in my book loss of limb makes you the automatic looser of the challenge.  

I’d love to know your thoughts on the show, your favorite scenes, moments or your opinion on my take of what happened.  Let me know in the comments below or visit www.hautedogboutique.com and email us!!