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PetSmart fires groomer who mishandled dog

The video shows the groomer jerking the dog's head around as she clipped it, then pulling its ear.

KATY, Texas -- A groomer at a PetSmart in Katy, Texas has been fired after a video of her mishandling a small dog went viral.

Terah Leder, a customer, was furious when she saw what was happening so she grabbed her cell phone.

"I was getting upset and I wanted to have proof, so I could take action and show somebody that this is happening," said Leder.

When Brooke Vowers went to the PetSmart at 19945 Katy Freeway Thursday to pick up her dog, Leder approached her and said she had video of little Boo being abused by the groomer.

“She sent me this video and I am sick to my stock about it and will not be going back,” Vowers later posted on Facebook Thursday.

By Friday afternoon, the video had more than 370,000 views and more than 17,000 shares.

PetSmart learned about the video Thursday night and fired the groomer.

"We took swift action once seeing the video and that associate has since been terminated," said Miguel Rodriguez a District Leader for PetSmart.

Rodriguez says PetSmart groomers go through 800 hours of training and they also must meet annual safety certifications.

"Obviously, looking at the video, you can see, that's not the standards of how we treat pets in our care," said Rodriguez. "We love every pet that comes through this door."

Leder said the little dog seemed scared after the ordeal.

"She seemed very skiddish. Whenever I first walked up to her and Brooke at the front of the store, she ran between her legs and just crouched down and hid from me and everything."

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