That people love their pets, that pets need to be groomed, and that people will happily pay a reasonable price for the convenience of a groomer coming to you?

I'm going to go with, we are a decadent and depraved culture the likes of which hasn't been seen since the fall of the Roman Empire. I'm going to blame it on either the lack of Jesus, or fatties.

Barbigazi: I'm going to go with, we are a decadent and depraved culture the likes of which hasn't been seen since the fall of the Roman Empire. I'm going to blame it on either the lack of Jesus, or fatties.

The Romans had Jesus and vomitoriums so they could eat like pigs and remain thin. So that wasn't there problem. It was probably the horse drawn dog washing cart.

EvilEgg: So that wasn't there their problem.

A basic service starts at $55, which includes a bath, trim and style, cleaning and deodorizing of ears, anal gland expulsion and nail trim.

What dog wouldn't love that?

Because even during a recession, people are lazy? And fail to prioritize?

"Let's see, I need to pay the mortgage, and I have the overdue electric bill... *pays mortgage*... OH! Fido needs a bath! I'd better call 'Pet Baths on Wheels!!'... I'm sure the electricity will stay on for a week or two until I get my welfare check again..."

If people have money, I don't care how they spend it, as long as they're not hurting anybody. They may be stupid, but that's not my problem.

That we are a homeless, vagrant species, plaguing the land like a quadrillion maggots infesting the intestines of the planet? That our days are numbered, and we are trying to delude ourselves of our importance by making little shows of our impertinence, lack of originality, and banal parroting of the status quo?

Aw, what the hell, lack of Jesus it is.

Barbigazi: I'm going to blame it on either the lack of Jesus, or fatties.

That's a good one, though I have yet to see a poster with Jesus warning me not to wash my pet before eating it. Or something like that ;)

Obligatory.

I have no problem with people getting their pets groomed. What really annoys me are the people who take their dogs to "Doggy day care".

A great deal of people are lazy, and will spend money on every stupid thi-- OHMYGOD Golden Pants! I must have them!.

It's not the mobile pet cleaners that surprise me. I kind of get that. It's the mobile dog poop collectors. Seriously, I've been seeing these vans around here promising pet waste removal at your house and last week when I went to Texas, sure enough, I spotted at least 3 of them in one weekend.

Really? Getting out a plastic baggie is really too big a hassle for you? However, it may be brilliant for a Realtor trying to sell a house where the owners are gone and there's dog crap every where. Also might get a nice check from the county if they sweep through parks once a week too. But for a personal house and use? Seriously?

EvilEgg: EvilEgg: So that wasn't there their they're problem.

/pet peeve

It means that people are retarded.

Guys.

This is a way you can get money out of rich people, to other people, WITHOUT stealing.

Stop complaining.

I didn't realize the recession meant an end to rich people.

Pocket Ninja

That people love their pets, that pets need to be groomed, and that people will happily pay a reasonable price for the convenience of a groomer coming to you?

This.

/P.N.????!!!!
//Down is the new Up

Savage Belief: EvilEgg: EvilEgg: So that wasn't there their they're problem.

/pet peeve

Not sure if serious

I can pick most locks with a credit card

Mobile pet grooming services are primarily used by wealthier types, people whose investment portfolios may have been harmed by the recession, but who remain comfortably wealthy enough to afford most of their standard-of-living perks.

Our society is made up of mostly lower to middle class people, who definitely are feeling most of the pain from these economically down times, but who don't really use mobile pet grooming services in the first place.

So it doesn't really say anything about our society.

"I can has a shampoo and a ribbon?"

Barbigazi: I'm going to go with, we are a decadent and depraved culture the likes of which hasn't been seen since the fall of the Roman Empire. I'm going to blame it on either the lack of Jesus, or fatties.

You know what that means, right? We're gonna have to start using lead water pipes in rich peoples' homes again.

What does it say about our society when even in these economically down times, the mobile pet grooming business is thriving?

The Rich are still rich, the Poor are dead, and Dogs are the new middle class?

Who takes their cats to a groomer?

My parents have a dog that has to be groomed. It would not be humane if she weren't properly groomed, because she's a schnauzer and gets matted very easily.

But, my parents, like many people THEIR AGE (70's) can't really WASH A DOG anymore, let alone, cut and comb the little f*&ker.

I love how on Fark that EVERY PERSON LIVING is literally 30. Mobile grooming is HUGE where I live because there are so MANY elderly, and fatties.

For the elderly, MANY of these services and others (Lawn mowing, waste removal, shoveling snow,) are not luxuries, but necessities.

Subby is a douche.

waxingpolemic: My parents have a dog that has to be groomed. It would not be humane if she weren't properly groomed, because she's a schnauzer and gets matted very easily.

But, my parents, like many people THEIR AGE (70's) can't really WASH A DOG anymore, let alone, cut and comb the little f*&ker.

I love how on Fark that EVERY PERSON LIVING is literally 30. Mobile grooming is HUGE where I live because there are so MANY elderly, and fatties.

For the elderly, MANY of these services and others (Lawn mowing, waste removal, shoveling snow,) are not luxuries, but necessities.

Subby is a douche.

Yeah... this.

/Still don't get the whole poop patrol vans.

Dire: Mobile pet grooming services are primarily used by wealthier types, people whose investment portfolios may have been harmed by the recession, but who remain comfortably wealthy enough to afford most of their standard-of-living perks.

Our society is made up of mostly lower to middle class people, who definitely are feeling most of the pain from these economically down times, but who don't really use mobile pet grooming services in the first place.

So it doesn't really say anything about our society.

Wealth has nothing to do with it.
I had a cat that had to be massively doped up before traveling, as he became extremely aggressive when his crate came out of the closet. About 3 years ago, the maintenance man at the apartment complex I was living at left the door open, and he got out, and the dipshiat cat tangled with a skunk. Thank god for mobile pet grooming, otherwise my car would have never been the same.

And people, $55 isnt all that much. It costs me about that much to bring my dog to PetSmart, if not more, for wash/cut and I have to bring her there. For $55 for them to come to me? Sign me up

People are still paying $2-3 for a cup of coffee they could brew at home for about $0.20. Thermos makers are weeping though.

I hate the cliche, but I do have to admit that NOW truly is a great time to start a business. Costs are low, people need work, and the market for most goods and services can only get better. Do it right and ride the wave.

EvilEgg: Barbigazi: I'm going to go with, we are a decadent and depraved culture the likes of which hasn't been seen since the fall of the Roman Empire. I'm going to blame it on either the lack of Jesus, or fatties.

The Romans had Jesus and vomitoriums so they could eat like pigs and remain thin. So that wasn't there problem. It was probably the horse drawn dog washing cart.

Vomitoriums were not places you went to throw up and the Jesus half of Rome survived 'til like the 15th century.

Just sayin'.

It says that too many people own standard poodles that: (i) need haircuts every month or so; and (ii) get carsick?

/would rather spend $75 every two months on a mobile groomer than clean up dog puke in the car

yea , yea - wat wrong wit dat?

stirfrybry: A basic service starts at $55, which includes a bath, trim and style, cleaning and deodorizing of ears, anal gland expulsion and nail trim.

What dog wouldn't love that?

What HUMAN wouldn't love that? Sign me up!
/be gentle please

tell you what it says.


the wealth concentration is the highest that its ever been in this Nation.

the wealth gap is the largest its ever been in this Nation's history.

the ones doing the doggie grooming thing are the same tax dodgers who were rewarded by reagan and the bushies tax cuts and other favors, at the expense of the other 95% of the population.

the middle/working classes are doing a whole lot of doggie grooming. they have bigger concerns.

The Angry Hand of God: Who takes their cats to a groomer?

Many longer haired breeds can be a pain in the ass to keep from matting. Cats aren't the easiest animals to hold down if they don't want to be held down.

Linux_Yes: tell you what it says.


the wealth concentration is the highest that its ever been in this Nation.

the wealth gap is the largest its ever been in this Nation's history.

the ones doing the doggie grooming thing are the same tax dodgers who were rewarded by reagan and the bushies tax cuts and other favors, at the expense of the other 95% of the population.

the middle/working classes are NOT doing a whole lot of doggie grooming. they have bigger concerns.

IKillBugs: The Angry Hand of God: Who takes their cats to a groomer?

Many longer haired breeds can be a pain in the ass to keep from matting. Cats aren't the easiest animals to hold down if they don't want to be held down.

I've had a couple relatively long hair cats in my day, and the only problem I've ever had is to have to cut poop out of the fur on their backside. Kinda gross, but I guess that is why I have a pair of scissors specifically for that purpose.

sboyle1020: I have no problem with people getting their pets groomed. What really annoys me are the people who take their dogs to "Doggy day care".

Portland, OR is rife with these franchises. I blame the aging boomer professionals for this phenomenon...

stirfrybry: A basic service starts at $55, which includes a bath, trim and style, cleaning and deodorizing of ears, anal gland expulsion and nail trim.

What dog wouldn't love that?

This is basically washing the dogs butt. Dogs butts don't get washed very well typically, this leads to your dog dragging its butt on the carpet. Which is a good sign your dogs needs "anal gland expulsion"

stirfrybry: A basic service starts at $55, which includes a bath, trim and style, cleaning and deodorizing of ears, anal gland expulsion and nail trim.

What dog wouldn't love that?

If your dog has problems there and constantly "scooting" her way across the carpet, yeah, she will love it after the fact. I usually have the vet do that, though.

/I wash my own dog
//as much as she hates it

The Angry Hand of God: IKillBugs: The Angry Hand of God: Who takes their cats to a groomer?

Many longer haired breeds can be a pain in the ass to keep from matting. Cats aren't the easiest animals to hold down if they don't want to be held down.

I've had a couple relatively long hair cats in my day, and the only problem I've ever had is to have to cut poop out of the fur on their backside. Kinda gross, but I guess that is why I have a pair of scissors specifically for that purpose.

If you were much older, or had a form of arthritis, or other lack of mobility, would that be so simple?

I took my shiat-Tzu, Mia, to Pet Smart the other day and it was just under $50. Even in a bad economy, she needs a hair cut every 6 weeks or so.

MindStalker: stirfrybry: A basic service starts at $55, which includes a bath, trim and style, cleaning and deodorizing of ears, anal gland expulsion and nail trim.

What dog wouldn't love that?

This is basically washing the dogs butt. Dogs butts don't get washed very well typically, this leads to your dog dragging its butt on the carpet. Which is a good sign your dogs needs "anal gland expulsion"

My neighbors dog was doing that all over her front yard, and she kept yelling at the poor mutt until the wife explained what it was doing, and showed the dogs owner how to express it. That was one happy dog.

I am a dog groomer so I am getting a kick out of this thread!
/BEST job EVER!!!

What you say about his company
Is what you say about society

/don't think i've got anything

StaleCoffee: Vomitoriums were not places you went to throw up and the Jesus half of Rome survived 'til like the 15th century.

Then what the hell went on in vomitoriums?

EvilEgg: StaleCoffee: Vomitoriums were not places you went to throw up and the Jesus half of Rome survived 'til like the 15th century.

Then what the hell went on in vomitoriums?

If you were lucky, the same thing that went on in the egress of the PNC after Ozzfest.

stirfrybry: A basic service starts at $55, which includes a bath, trim and style, cleaning and deodorizing of ears, anal gland expulsion and nail trim.

What dog wouldn't love that?

If my pet required anal gland expulsion, I would gladly pay $55 for somebody else to do it.

But something tells me that the kind of people who get pet grooming aren't the type to be told they need to start saving money... whether they can afford it or not.

KatjaMouse: It's not the mobile pet cleaners that surprise me. I kind of get that. It's the mobile dog poop collectors. Seriously, I've been seeing these vans around here promising pet waste removal at your house and last week when I went to Texas, sure enough, I spotted at least 3 of them in one weekend.

Really? Getting out a plastic baggie is really too big a hassle for you? However, it may be brilliant for a Realtor trying to sell a house where the owners are gone and there's dog crap every where. Also might get a nice check from the county if they sweep through parks once a week too. But for a personal house and use? Seriously?

Plastic baggie? Pffft. I have a lawn mower.

Savage Belief: EvilEgg: EvilEgg: So that wasn't there their they're problem.

/pet peeve

Yeah!!!!....Wait.....What?