A sad story from the Gloucester Times about the occasional irresponsibility of some dog business owners.
Nancy Waddell had taken Riva to the Barking Lot on Main Street in Gloucester to be washed and groomed at 8:30 a.m. When she returned to pick her dog up at 12:30 p.m., she said she found Riva lying on the wooden floor shaking, panting, unable to get up.
Now the question of liability rests at the center of a lawsuit the Waddells filed in Gloucester District Court this month. Nancy Waddell said Rosey Lourenco, owner of the Barking Lot, put Riva into a drying box, which is an enclosed heating unit groomers put animals in to dry their fur, after a wash.
“Riva basically roasted from the inside out because (Lourenco) forgot about her,” Waddell said.
To prevent this, you could ask your groomer: Will you hand dry my dog once you are done washing him? Or consider washing and grooming yourself. Here’s a picture of a dog drying box:
3 responses so far ↓
1 Rhea // Apr 17, 2007 at 10:38 pm
Oh, my god. I didn’t even know this kind of thing existed. How awful. I would never allow a groomer to use that. Thank you for letting us all know about these torture boxes.
2 Nancy // Apr 18, 2007 at 11:43 pm
This is the height of irresponsibility and carelessness. As a former groomer, I know that there is NO excuse for this. If you are going to use a drying box (I personally hate them - would you want to be stuck in one?), you should set two timers, the alarm on your watch or cell phone, anything that will make absolutely sure that you cannot forget to check on that dog. For heaven’s sake, a life is at stake! Shameful and heartbreaking that this happens. My heart goes out to the family of the poor doggie.
3 Sam // Jun 8, 2007 at 3:48 pm
It’s very sad to hear stories like this. I can’t imagine how devastated the owner got. Just curious, is the store owner responsible, I mean legally, to this kind of things?
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