Shear Designz

17/06/2026

“Handsome Maverick enjoyed a luxurious Black Passion spa treatment before his hand strip yesterday. Finished the day looking fabulous and giving plenty of cuddles. 🥰”

16/06/2026

❤️ Romeo has been reunited with his family, Thankyou for all the shares ❤️

🐾 FOUND DOG – MORAYFIELD 🐾

This little guy was found in Morayfield this morning by one of our salon neighbours handinhand_disabilitysupport on her way to work.

He was taken to the vet to have his microchip scanned, but unfortunately the contact numbers linked to the chip have been disconnected. The phone number on his animal welfare tag is also no longer in service.

He was heavily matted, muddy, and wet when he arrived, so we gave him a much-needed groom and a warm bath. He is now back at Kallangur Vet Surgery while we continue trying to locate his family. If needed, the lovely ladies next door have kindly offered to take him home overnight.

Details:
🐶 Breed: Oodle
🐶 Age: Approximately 8–12 years
🐶 Size: Medium
🐶Colour: Cream

If you recognise this boy or know who his owner may be, please comment or contact us so we can help reunite him with his family.

Please share to help get him home. ❤️🏡

11/06/2026

Dog groomers really can’t win sometimes.

Lately, we’ve been seeing a large number of severely matted dogs coming through the salon, and recently we received a complaint regarding irritation a dog experienced following the removal of heavy matting. The irritation was referred to as “clipper burn,” which is incredibly disheartening for our team, and it absolutely was not the case.

Between our salon staff, we have half a century of combined professional grooming experience. We are highly educated in clipper safety, skin care, and coat maintenance, and preventing clipper burn is something we take extremely seriously.

What many people don’t realise is that when a dog’s coat becomes severely matted, the skin underneath is often already compromised. Tight matting can trap moisture, urine, faeces, dirt, and bacteria against the skin for extended periods of time. Once the matting is removed, it is not uncommon for irritation, redness, sensitivity, or sores to become visible — particularly in delicate areas where the coat has been tightly pulling on the skin.

Dogs should never be living with coats in this condition. Sadly, we regularly see dogs arrive covered in severe matting, urine scalding, faeces, and skin irritation. While we always do everything we can to help these dogs safely and compassionately, cases like this can sometimes be painful, traumatic, and even require veterinary-assisted sedation grooming for the welfare of the dog. We understand that life happens and sometimes things get out of hand, and we’re not here to judge those cases, but blaming us for the consequences and aftermath of rectifying a neglect case is not acceptable. We spend many of our weekends working a 6th day running seminars to help people better maintain their dogs, so to blame us for lack of care in burning a dog is just so disappointing.

Routine maintenance grooming is not a luxury for coated dogs — it is an essential part of their health and wellbeing.
Most dogs requiring regular grooming should be professionally groomed every 6–8 weeks, alongside thorough brushing and combing multiple times per week at home. Quality shampoos, conditioners, and detangling products also make a huge difference in maintaining healthy skin and coat condition.

Education is something we are incredibly passionate about, and we are always more than happy to help guide our clients with coat maintenance, home grooming advice, and product recommendations. If you’re struggling to maintain your dog’s coat, please reach out — we are here to help, never judge.

At the end of the day, we all want the same thing: happy, healthy, comfortable dogs.

06/06/2026

A huge thank you to our gorgeous seminar models, Puggle and baby George! 🐾💕

We’re so grateful to everyone who trusts us with their dogs and allows them to help teach at our seminars. Our lovely group of ladies did an amazing job, and we can’t wait to see them putting their new skills into action at home. Well done, everyone! 🌟🐶

23/05/2026

Thank you to our wonderful students, Jenny, Lindsay, Wendy, Tenille, and Brenda. Once again, we’ve been lucky to spend time with such a lovely group of people, and we look forward to seeing your progress with your grooms and tidy-ups between professional appointments.

A big thank you as well to Leesar and Ken from Aristopupz - dog grooming for bringing down and loaning us their beautiful girl, Tilly. She was the perfect model ❤️

20/05/2026

What’s included in my groom? ✂️🐾

Whether your dog is booked in for a bath, maintenance, shedless treatment, hand strip, or full groom at Shear Designz, we focus on quality care using premium products and equipment.

Every dog groomed in our salon receives:

• Shampoo & conditioner
• Nail trim
• Optional external a**l gland release
• Ear plucking when needed

Because you’re all so amazing, we wanted to give you even more 💛

Our services will now also include:

• Nail filing — because freshly cut nails can hurt!
• And of course… plenty of free hugs 🐶

We can’t wait to pamper your pups!

17/05/2026

✨ Exciting News from Shear Designz ✨

We’re currently working behind the scenes on a long overdue upgrade — online bookings are coming soon! 🐾

This means you’ll be able to make your grooming appointments anytime, 24/7, making things even easier and more convenient for our amazing clients.

As part of this new system, we’ll also be asking for some updated contact information at your appointments to help keep everything running smoothly.

As you can imagine, setting this up properly and ensuring all of our VIP clients are scheduled in for the year will take a little time, so we appreciate your patience while we get everything ready.

We’ll keep you updated and let you know as soon as we’re live 🌟

17/05/2026

Edit Model found ❤️

🐶 MODEL DOG NEEDED – THIS SATURDAY ✂️

We’re looking for a Small/Medium Oodle with a curly coat for this Saturday’s grooming class at Shear Designz.

Requirements:
✨ Oodle/curly coat
✨ Small to medium size
✨ Decent coat length
✨ No matting

Your dog does NOT need to be an existing Shear Designz client.

If this sounds like your pup — or you know someone with the perfect model dog in need of a complimentary glow up — please send us a message or share this post 🌟

15/05/2026

Happy Saturday,

I wanted to jump online and share some exciting news about our upcoming Oodle Grooming Seminar — and a little about who it’s designed to help.

For those who don’t know me, I’m Neah, owner of Shear Designz and a passionate all-breed pet stylist with many years of experience working with Oodles and their unique coat types. Over the years, I’ve developed a real love for helping owners better understand and maintain their dogs’ coats in a way that works for both the dog and the family lifestyle.

Joining me for the seminar will be my incredibly talented salon manager, Tahlia Baines. Tahlia has a wealth of grooming knowledge, a true passion for coat care and animal welfare, and works hands-on with Oodles every single day. Together, we’ve created this seminar to help owners feel more confident, educated, and supported when it comes to caring for their dogs at home.

As a salon, we see Oodles every single day, and we hear the same concerns time and time again:

• “He hates being brushed.”
• “I want to keep her fluffy, but the maintenance is too much.”
• “He gets matted so quickly.”
• “We swim and go to the beach all the time.”
• “She’s anxious and nervous for grooming appointments.”
• “I brush every day, but somehow there are still knots underneath.”

One of the biggest things we’ve noticed is that many owners are genuinely trying their best, but simply haven’t been shown the correct techniques, tools, or routines needed to properly maintain an Oodle coat.

As pet owners, we invest in puppy preschool and training classes to help our dogs thrive — but when it comes to grooming education, there’s very little support available. Most people are left relying on YouTube videos, conflicting advice online, or learning through trial and error, which can often lead to frustration, stress, and unfortunately, severe matting.

That’s exactly why we created this seminar.

Whether you’re struggling with brushing, coat maintenance, matting, ear care, oral hygiene, skin and yeast issues, choosing the right grooming style, or simply understanding your Oodle’s coat better — this seminar is for you.

The seminar will be held at my beautiful, state-of-the-art grooming salon in a relaxed and welcoming environment alongside fellow Oodle owners experiencing the very same challenges. No question is silly — we are here to help, support, and educate.

You’ll receive 2.5 hours of hands-on knowledge from both myself and Tahlia, including:

🐾 A full live grooming demonstration
🐾 Practical brushing and maintenance techniques you can use at home
🐾 Guidance on tools, products, and coat care
🐾 Advice on preventing matting and maintaining longer styles

We are so excited to share this experience with you all and help you feel more confident caring for your beautiful Oodles at home. 🐾

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09/05/2026

🥁 Mother's Day winners drawn 🥁

Exciting news when I was visiting Brenda at Synapse Body Therapies today I said there are so many lovely woman in the draw, she gifted me another voucher!

Our Winners are

1st Prize Winner Sarah Woulfe Ventrice
2nd Prize Winner Jane Delaney
3rd Prize Winner Bridie McIntosh

Brenda’s very generous extra donation Winner
Shelley Gooch

Congratulations beautiful ladies you will receive a message from us to claim your prize. 🩷

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