Marfas Mutts

20/05/2025

Marfa’s Mutts is now selling Bugalugs. A lovely range of paraben free shampoos and other bits and pieces for your dog’s over-all wellbeing

All items are £10 each or 2 for £15

~ Items for sale ~

🐾 Leave in 2in1 Detangling Spray - An essential for doodle owners! This can be used to help brush out knots more easily. Long curly/wool coats should always be brushed wet or damp so that it’s not uncomfortable or painful for your floof

🐾 Odour Control Shampoo - For those fox poo moments that dog owners dread

🐾 Odour Control Spray with orange and lime - To use after or in between baths to neutralise those stubborn stinks

🐾 Deep Clean Shampoo - For when your dog has been on so many adventures that the dirt has become engrained. Baby fresh scent

🐾 Long Lasting Cologne - This cologne can be applied on the go or after a bath with deep clean shampoo and will keep your dog smelling baby fresh for daaaaays

🐾 Flea & Tick Shampoo - Does what it says on the bottle. A great addition or alternative to your regular flea treatments

🐾 Oral Care Water Additive - Just add to your dogs water bowl to freshen breath, prevent plaque build up and keep gums healthy

🐾 2in1 Shampoo & Conditioner - If your pups coat is feeling dry this product can replenish some moisture and silky smoothness

🐾 Antibacterial Antiseptic Ear & Eye Drops - Dermatologically tested and hypoallergenic this product can be used to keep ears and eyes clean and infections at bay

🐾 Itch & Soothe Ear Wash - Gently dislodges wax and dirt from the ears while soothing any irritation

🐾 Itch & Soothe Shampoo with oatmeal & tea tree oil. A gentle shampoo for more sensitive skin

🐾 Antibacterial Antiseptic Spray - Great for skin irritations, disinfecting minor wounds or even post surgery care. A must have for all dog owners

Feel free to browse all products on your next visit 🤎

05/05/2025

How you can help your highly strung dog to be calmer 🤎

Is calmness a choice 🤔❓
This is firmly aimed at those dogs with no "off switch".
Dogs WILL become more of what they practice everyday.
If this sounds familiar....
➡️No exercise apart from high arousal games.
➡️No restorative rest or sleep during the day.
➡️Wandering a yard all day where they are reacting to noises, birds, traffic and that barking dog that is far, far away.
➡️Reacting through a fence to any movement through those slats.
➡️High energy that you just cannot keep up with.

If this is what is practiced and you are struggling with their behaviour....choices need to be made.
Changes must be put in place.
It isn't hard but it requires a bit of discipline from our end to offer our dogs different options than what they are currently offered.
If you are struggling...two videos can help immensely with this.
Links in the comments.
This new dog training graphic is available through abcdogsnz.com (just click the dog training graphics tab)🙂

22/04/2025

Welcome Buzz! 🤎

Buzz came for his first visit today. What an adorable little chap! Swipe left to see him enjoying his head massage 🥰

17/04/2025

Welcome Dottie 🤎

Dottie is nervous of going to the groomers so we are working slowly and calmly to try to improve her experience. She did great today. Well done Dottie 🤎

08/04/2025

Welcome to Marfa’s Mutts 🤎

Here’s a little bit about me and my business for anyone who is new to my page or hasn’t visited the salon yet 😀

Marfa’s Mutts is all about treating your dog holistically and making the grooming experience as enjoyable and luxurious as possible.

I love dogs and my main aim is that they all leave my salon as calm and happy as possible…. As well as looking and smelling great of course!

Thank you for supporting my small business 🥰

03/04/2025

Welcome Ollie 🤎

Ollie joined the gang yesterday! What a sweet boy! He was a little nervous as it was his first visit but he did really well.

Ollie had full groom which included:

• Nail trim
• Bath & double shampoo
• Marshmallow facial & head massage
• Blow dry & brush out
• Hygiene areas trim (including paw pads)
• All over haircut
• Ear clean + canker powder (infection prevention)
• Paw balm massage (moisturising)

My clients get the full works when they visit Marfa’s Mutts 🥰

22/02/2025

Welcome Monty 🤎

Lovely to have this little chap on board. He’s a little sweetie and an absolute pleasure to groom. The start of a beautiful relationship. Well done lad 😀

13/02/2025

Douglas is my biggest challenge. He’s been turned away from several groomers and has ended up with me (lucky boy! 😄)

Douglas runs into the salon full of sweetness & light. He lives with children who play with him & love him dearly. I give him a bath & dry & he’s fine. Then I trim his face with scissors & he closes his eyes soothed by the snipping. This pic was taken just as I was finishing his face.

Then it’s time to clip his body & legs. This is where Douglas turns. Every time. He becomes a very angry gremlin 😢 I can’t even get a muzzle on him. It’s too dangerous to try. So I have him secured on the table with a groomers helper so that he can’t turn around and bite me (believe me he means it when he tries) & I use a combination of bite gloves & ninja style reactions to keep myself safe.

I have to pull my table into the middle of the salon as I’m unable to turn him around during the groom. He hates me going around to his other side. So I move very slowly & give him a little time to get used to the fact that Iv switched.

The sound of the clippers makes him mad. I clip as much as possible & finish any bits I can’t get to with scissors. I’m super gentle but often he’s not happy with this either. Shaving his sanitary area is a no no, I have only been able to complete this once, on his first visit. Since then even touching his back legs brings out his worst gremlin side.

Once Iv done all I can I let him off the table & he is scrabbling up my legs for attention. He’s back to his usual self. His owners are so lovely and very understanding - “Just do what you can” & they always ask if I’m ok. They have no idea why Douglas is like this for grooming & at home they are very tactile with him although he still won’t let them brush his sanitary area or clip his nails.

The groom is never fully complete. While I’m desperate to turn this behaviour around, he isn’t getting better yet. He’s been 4 times now.

The reality is, I can’t win them all but I’ll be damned if I won’t try with Douglas!

Dog grooming is not easy & certainly not glamorous. But I love it. Douglas needs me even if he doesn’t know it and I am here for him 🤎

12/02/2025

Had to do a post of this pic of Rudy as I just love it. I was so happy with the groom I did and although he’s not quite facing the camera, this pic shows the groom, particularly his face and him just beautifully. Rudy is a little feisty for some parts of his groom but such a loving boy the rest of the time. Loving having him in the fam. Well done boy. See you in 8 weeks! 🤎

22/01/2025

These two are brothers, as in they live together so they come in for their grooms at the same time. I love having them in and I think they like coming 🥰There’s something about Spaniels faces isn’t there?

18/01/2025

Welcome Ned 🤎

Ned came for his first groom at Marfa’s Mutts today and he was a champ! A little nervous but receptive to everything I needed to do. I think he’s going to settle in well. Looking forward to seeing him again soon.
Well done Ned! 🥰

18/01/2025

Rufus 🤎

Rufus came for an EmmiPet ultrasound teeth clean today. He did really well for 45 minutes and then decided he didn’t want any more so we stopped. Appointments are booked for an hour.

Lots of plaque was successfully removed but there is still some more to work on. We have booked a follow up but will have to see if Rufus is happy to proceed again next week.

Otherwise he will need to be referred to a vet for sedation. His owner doesn’t really want this as sedation makes him poorly afterwards. Let’s all keep our fingers crossed that Rufus is happy to have some more treatment next week at Marfa’s Mutts!

Ultrasound teeth cleaning is super non-invasive. No vibrations from the brush at all. However a dog needs to be receptive to having the brush in their mouth for a time and for me to go in and remove any stubborn plaque using a tool.

Unfortunately not all dogs are receptive to this process without sedation. But we can try! For dogs who are receptive the results are incredible! Chewing on a bone after ultrasound has loosened the plaque can also help more of it break away by itself.

Rufus is nervous boy so i’m very proud of how well he did. Despite having had enough of teeth cleaning he was comfortable and affectionate with me once he knew we were finished. Well done Rufus! See you next week to attempt round 2! 🤞🤞🤞