For Paws Grooming & Boarding

I have taken my Portuguese Water Dog here for approximately a year. The groomer became nastier and nastier and the last time, they shaved my dog down to the bone and claimed he wasn’t able to be groomed. I was so upset that I stopped going to them for 6 months. I tried to book an appointment with them recently and asked to have a different groomer work with him since the last one was so rude and nasty to me on the phone and they agreed to book the appointment with another groomer. About 20 minutes later, they turned around, left a nasty message that they didn’t want to do business with me anymore and that I could no longer be a client. What kind of groomer operates this way? These people are nasty, unprofessional and treat animals very poorly. Don’t go to them!

After almost cutting my dogs dew paw off I’m unsure as to why I even trusted this place to board my other pup. However, it was convenient and I thought I’d try it out. Big mistake… HUGE! My dog was terrified shaking in her kennel and wouldn’t eat. The owners refused to give her the blanket or toys we left for her to try and comfort her. The convenience I found in For Paws was in no way worth the weeks of recouping my dog will need. I wish I would have read these reviews prior to taking either of my dogs to this business. Interesting the raving reviews for this place do make sense now considering the employees at this business write good reviews posing as customers. I saw this first hand on a «TO-​DO» list in their shop –post on Unilocal!DO NOT leave your pets in their care.

I left my dog here for boarding and paid for a week in advance. After less than 12 hours they called and left a message that my dog was scared, would not eat and needed to be picked up. I was out of town for work (why I boarded her) and unable to immediately get to my dog. I called my parents and asked them to drive and get her but they couldn’t until the next day.
The owners were rude, unreasonable and threatened to call the humane society and have her picked up saying she was abandoned! All this within the first 24 hours she was there! I cannot imagine what would have happened to her if I didn’t have family or someone nearby to rescue her! DO NOT LEAVE YOUR DOG IN THEIR CARE!!!

They have done a great job with my Wheaton and Schnauzer over the past two years. No complaints, no worries!

Short version: The groomer told me on the phone that the price for the service would be $ 82. After the grooming was done and I went to pick up my dog, they told me the price was $ 95 and refused to give me the price they had quoted over the phone.
Long version: We decided to get our Newfoundland shaved for the summer, and we made an appointment with a groomer nearby. Then a neighbor told me to go to For Paws because they were less expensive. I called them up and told them exactly what I wanted and I described my dog and they quoted me a price of $ 82, which was cheaper than my local groomer. So I cancelled my local appointment and drove all the up to Bethel Road and dropped my dog off. In the afternoon when I came to pick up my dog, the woman at the counter told me that the cost was $ 95. I told her that the person on the phone had given me a price of $ 82. She told me that it cost more because my dog was large and because «it took a long time to do the legs.» I told her that I had explained on the telephone that I had a Newfoundland, and so I didn’t understand why it the dog was larger than they expected. I also told her that I had come to For Paws (and cancelled my other appointment) precisely because the cost here was lower. She still told me that the cost was $ 95.
I think this type of deception is the worst sort of business practice. They promises one price over the telephone and then charged 16% more after the service is finished. I would never use them again and I warn all Unilocal customers to stay away.

They are nice people here, and do a fantastic job in the grooming department. The biggest problems I have with this place are the lack of weekend hours, and the fact that they don’t take credit cards.
Not to far from this place is North Kenny Road veterinary Hospital. For just 50 cents more a day (for our dog based on weight), not only do they have weekend hours, they also accept credit/​debit cards. The ladder of the two may not be that important for most, but it is for me since I don’t carry a ton of cash. Also, North Kenny SUPPLIES food or you can bring your own.
We will be sticking with For Paws for the grooming stuff, but until they become a little more flexible they won’t be getting or boarding business.

The owner of this business cut part of my dog’s tongue off. I was never told of the incident even after a couple of calls inquiring on why he was there so long. Once I got there to pick him up she told me he was «nicked» but was fine. I was charged over $ 40 dollars. When they finally did bring him out he was bleeding all over out of his mouth. After hours at home the bleeding stopped and I was able to finally see his tongue and realized nearly half of it was missing.
I would never trust this place again based on how my dog was treated and how the situation was handled. I was never reimbursed and even had to spend more money getting him checked by the vet. I hope no one else’s pet gets hurt here, please don’t waste your money at this place.