That's a great question. Having your dog vaccinated for grooming is essential on a couple of fronts. For humans’ safety, having a rabies vaccine is vital. Even if it's a quick experience, they're in and out; there’s still going to be some level of exposure to your pet, and then potentially your pet exposing other pets. It’s essential that the necessary vaccines are current to ensure that all pets are protected as well as possible to the best of our ability.

That depends on the grooming facility. So we try our best to cater more to that type of patient, given that we're the only Fear Free certified practice in Fort Worth, and our groomers are Fear Free certified. Behavioral problems are a challenge and something that the groomer has to be willing to work with. We have some things in place to help make that process as comfortable as possible. If we have a highly anxious pet, we recommend that you have a doctor visit first to discuss that and give any medication that might be helpful. Starting in February of 2021, we're going to have an additional staff member with training credentials to help these types of situations and come up with plans. This person will help work with the pet in a more structured way to get them acclimated to grooming.
And so the answer to that is, yes, a pet can receive grooming care if they have behavior issues, but it takes patience, diligence, and working with them at their comfort level. 
Also, one more thing on the flea and tick prevention that was asked earlier is that we require certain vaccines to be current at our facility. We don't require flea prevention, but it's highly recommended because fleas are very often present, even when the owner doesn't know it. And we can't guarantee that your pet will not pick up a flea being in an environment where many dogs are coming in and out.