Does your veterinian lets your dog "sleep" when grooming your pet?

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This is what happens to our neighbor's dog. They had a Chowchow dog and this Chow dog is only 3 years old. Hermes was his name. Just last week I saw our neighbor in the building and talked to her as she was not looking very well. So she told me what has happened to Hermes, and that he is already dead. I was surprised! This was a healthy looking dog and he was really so well that morning when i saw him being walked around the area. Apparently she took him to the vet and had him trim the hairs.. The doctor or the assistant made the dog sleep so they can "properly" trim the Dog. And She noticed as they were cutting his hair and cutting the nails, Hermes was no longer breathing. So everyone was in chaos at the location and yes, it was confirmed he was dead. She is just dumbfounded, felt cold and could not even believe that Hermes is gone already. I kinda miss the dog too, usually he would bark at me when he sees me opening our door, their apartment in the same floor as ours was across ours so we are in the same hallway. =( They brought him to the coroner nearby so they can perform an autopsy. Results should have been received over the weekend, I wonder if they already got the results. Last night i overheard our neighbor she seemed to be talking to someone in the phone regarding Hermes and how he supposedly died, and the damages they can get and she was bursting into tears, her voice shaking. He will be missed, I remember last year on Hermes' birthday, they even had bought him a cake! He was practically their baby boy... I wonder though, is it a normal practice to have your dogs sleep when trimming them? I had a couple of shih tzus and pugs, and german shepherds, japanese spitz and whenever we have to trim them, they never had to sleep and they would just be handled properly by the pet shop.