The Dog Valet

08/05/2025

This lady (UK based) makes absolutely fabulous collars and leads of very high quality and generously helps dog rescues. If you’re looking for a new collar please have a look at her page - they are quite unique! 🐾

Bleak post but I have days now where I receive no orders at all. Thank you for cross posting, recommending or leaving reviews on Google and my Facebook. It really helps. Or just liking/sharing the posts. I am not very good at self promotion and times are tough! (So many collar makers now, they are better at the socials/promotion than me. Plus I would rather be making/sewing/knitting/mechanic..ing?🤣or being with the four hairy idiots)
I really need the web orders so I can carry on making cost collars to the rescues. Kitsch Collars might have to be a side hustle after all these years.😱 I am selling my beetle if anyone wants a project!
DollyXx❤️

25/12/2024

A very Merry Christmas to my super clients and dogs! Thank you for all your gifts and kind words and for just being generally fabulous, especially with the recent diary blips (thanks Southern Water 🥴). I appreciate you all 🐾🥰
Lola here was my last Christmas groom … she (and her mum) have had a tough year after we discovered a lump during a grooming session. Fast forward through surgery, chemotherapy and recovery to a good place now!
Have a lovely day
Lots of love, Elaine 🐾❤️

27/11/2024

Are you there yet mummy?? 🥰

25/12/2023

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all my wonderful clients. Thank you for all your generosity and continued support - I really am lucky to have you all. Hope Santa is good to you! 🎅🏻
Lots of love (and tickles for the dogs)
Elaine xx🐾

12/09/2023

34 DOG BREEDS AT RISK OF BEING WIPED OUT OF THE UK

The Kennel Club has created a list of 34 vulnerable native
British and Irish breeds that have fewer than 300
registrations a year. The list includes adorable breeds such
as the Foxhound (top right), Welsh Corgi (bottom right),
Skye Terrier and Curly Coated Retriever. 'Many native British
and Irish breeds are at risk of disappearing from our parks
and streets, simply because people don't know they exist, or
because they aren't considered fashionable, The Kennel
Club explained. 1. Bearded Collie 2. Bloodhound 3. Bull
Terrier (Miniature) 4. Collie (Smooth) 5. Dandie Dinmont
Terrier 6. Deerhound 7. English Setter 8. English Toy Terrier
(Black & Tan) 9. Foxhound 10. Fox Terrier (Smooth) 11.Glen
of Imaal Terrier 12. Gordon Setter 13. Greyhound 14. Harrier
15. Irish Red & White Setter 16. Irish Wolfhound 17. King
Charles Spaniel 18. Kerry Blue Terrier 19. Lakeland Terrier
20. Lancashire Heeler 21. Manchester Terrier 22. Mastiff 23.
Norwich Terrier 24. Otterhound 25. Retriever (Curly Coated)
26. Sealyham Terrier 27. Skye Terrier 28. Soft Coated
Wheaten Terrier 29. Spaniel (Clumber) 30. Spaniel (Field) 31.
Spaniel (lrish Water) 32. Spaniel (Sussex) 33. Spaniel (Welsh
Springer) 34. Welsh Corgi (Cardigan)

27/08/2023

This tiny little thing has been out overnight now please keep your eyes open if you are out walking or if your dog shows interest off-path as she may still have her lead attached

***REUNITED***

LOST DOG - Dibden Inclosure

Lost dog in Dibden inclosure since around 10am this morning. She is a black, tan and white Jack Russel cross chihuahua around 3.5kg - so tiny! She was last seen near the bottom of the steep hill (dead mans hill?) the other side of the pond. she is quite timid. She was wearing a red/pink harness with a red extendable lead attached when she ran off. Thank you so much to all the kind people who have been looking for her. Please contact 07470199519 or 07840094593 if you see her. Alternatively please drop her off at Seadown vets in Hythe if you find her.

19/08/2023

Drift incoming !

13/08/2023

If anyone local happens to need Guinea Pig boarding I can heartily voucher for this young lady. Very caring and very responsible 😊

10/08/2023

Bodhi’s got this grooming malarkey proper sussed 👌

08/08/2023

24/07/2023

Ivy and Gizmo (the weeny one😊) came back to see me this afternoon. Ivy if you remember has bone deformities and needs careful handling. They are just the sweetest, happiest little things. What a lovely way to end the day 🥰