It seems to me this isn't the first time I've read about a Petco giving a dog away to the wrong people.
>It seems to me this isn't the first time I've read about a Petco giving a dog away to the wrong people.<
Not that it's a guarantee that nothing untoward will happen to your dog, but it's probably a lot safer to send Phydeaux to a privately owned grooming shop, than to send him/her to some big mega-box place, with high employee turnover. Groomers who own their own businesses get to know their regular clients pretty well.
The owner of the Pom had taken her to this place numerous times. That begs the question of why on earth didn't the person releasing dogs not realize the thief was *not* the same person that dropped her off?
Of course, as has been said earlier on this thread, the safest way is to bathe the beast yourself.