QUOTE(Divas @ Dec 6 2010, 05:32 PM)
Most professional groomers will charge around 60-80RM per hour of dematting.
If a groomer doesn't charge you extra for dematting when your dog has a lot of tangles it is most likely because they will simply cut the mats out (rather than slowly detangle them as a professional would) leaving your dog's coat uneven and full of holes. Not only is an uneven coat ugly, it also mats faster.
If you don't want to pay extra, either keep your dog in a shorter clip, groom them more often or brush them well at home

agreed with Divas. Some groomer are just too lazy to dematt the fur and they prefer to just cut or shave.
My maltese kena shaved by groomer when my friend bring her to their usual groomers. When I asked, the groomer said my girl's hair is tangled to much and cannot save so they propose to my friend to shave her till botak
I have no idea about it that time because my friend only told me the groomer said need to cut short and I thought really CUT SHORT, thought I tell them not to cut face and tail area but everything done.... she came back as 'chinese crested' breed instead of maltese!!!!
Some more the groomer cut short the tail (which is now the tails is not growing like previously and also because her tails fur breaks a lot) and the face part cut one side short n one side long and her neck area like those beginner cut -.-" Some more I suspect the groomer treat her very badly as she got clipper burn on her body and rashes on one side due to her allergic to the clipper. She was so emo and angry when she reach home but I need to bring her to my usual groomer to help me trim her nice. From that day until now, she refuses to go for grooming and will scream/shout like dogs in pain and her body will shiver when I bring her to grooming.
I'm not her to scared you all but I hope people will learn more and understand about grooming. Like Divas mentioned, professional groomers will most likely to propose you bout dematting first but not to shave all the fur cause I know sometimes there are groomers who are lazy to dematt the worst tangle and prefer to shave it as it save time and easy to do. Honestly I prefer to pay more for dematt and how they treat my kids rather than pay cheap and shave when they said need to shave.
This post has been edited by muchan86: Dec 6 2010, 09:59 PM