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Lock’s Dog Grooming, Curload, Stoke st Gregory, Taunton (2026)

04/03/2026

Rosie paid me a visit this evening, smelling pungently high of Eau de fox poo. She ran in so excited to see me, totally oblivious to her rather offensive aroma. 😆 Took loads of toys out of the basket. Then remembered I had treats. A few ball throws then bath time. Rosie won't normally get in the bath and is floor bathed, but I was going to have to bath her a few times so could do with her in the tub. I tried my deli of treats until I came to duck jerky. She jumped in. Then once she was in, wasn't too sure. But with some extra jerky she relaxed. First off, tomato ketchup. Rinse. Then some deodorising fox scent removing shampoo on neat, rinse, repeat. Then washed her in some diluted shampoo twice. Sniffed her all good. Out of the bath, deodorising coat conditioner, finish dryer on and gave her a brush. I then took her out for a further dry. On return another brush. I could smell it. It was still lingering, she'd need to have another bath. I wasn't convinced she'd get back in the tub, but again for duck jerky she jumped in. Another tomato ketchup treatment followed by a further fox shampoo and rinse. Out of the bath, a towel dry, odour neutralising spray conditioner and a brush. Smelling better. We then had some playtime and she had a few good girl treats. She'd have to go home a bit damp. Her owner came to collect and she was reluctant to go home, even after all that bathing! But at least she's going home smelling sweeter now! ❤️

04/03/2026

Stanley and Willow came here this evening. Willow the Italian Greyhound and Stanley the floofy Karakachan. Willow came for a nail clip 2 weeks ago, but she's Stanley's emotional support blanket, so came too. Stanley a full groom. Stanley was crying when left but as soon as his owners car left he stopped crying, so that's progress. Stanley had some compacted undercoat around his bottom, legs and rib area. I put a couple of treats in the bath and Stanley climbed in. Really good with his bath, gave his coat a really good scrub to loosen up that hair. Fine with a towel dry. He won't get on the table, so he's floor groomed. I got my kneely mat out. He is a very anxious dog so he's dried with the finish dryer only. I put a licki mat out for Stanley to do some TTouch, ear clean, nails and initial brush. Willow had a small cheese one so she wasn't left out. Nails and ear clean good. Brushed him all over, undercoat raked him, used a short and long pinned undercoat rake, then a comb. I gave Stanley a break and checked Willow over, her nails had grown so gave them another clip, really good. Loved earning a treat. We popped out for respite, on return Stanley was deshedded, had a furminator applied to his shorter hairs on his legs and another comb through. A decent pile of floof. I trimmed his paws then checked his a**l glands, all fine. Stanley was great on the floor, perfectly happy and cooperative. He would lie down on each side so I could work on him, loved working for a treat too. Post groom, they would follow me about to remind me they were there for extra treats. Once I'd cleared up, I sat on the floor with them and gave them some fuss. Really great behaviours from Stanley, he is starting to settle so that's a positive sign. ❤️❤️

04/03/2026

Cara was in today. Her coat was definitely ready for stripping and she had big old eyebrows! On arrival she ran in monumentally excited to see me, Cara was a puppy groom, usually the only sticking point is touching her beard/upper chest. Health check good. Bath time no problem at all, she is very food motivated. A treat on the table and she hopped on, I gave her a very good towel dry on the table, finish dryer only. Ear clean and nail clip excellent. I damp carded her coat, but she was so wriggly, jumping up repeatedly and skipping around the table. I put a licki mat out and she calmed down. I stripped her stop area and headed out for her to dry off. On return she was dry carded, then stripped all over, only pulling on hair that wants to come out. Cara is usually a bit wriggly with excitement, but will work for a treat. But she was monumentally fidgetty today. I put another licki mat out and managed to get her jacket and legs stripped. I trimmed her paws. She was wriggly with her back end being touched, so there are a few stray hairs. If she skips off whilst I'm pulling, it will be painful and I don't repeatedly pull on hair that doesn't want to come out anyway. The last thing I want is to ruin her love of coming here. She has established how to pull the zip on my treat bum bag so have to wear it on my back, otherwise she starts helping herself. I trimmed some long lip hairs. Trying to strip her chest area she was off skipping around the table. Have done what I can there. Cara was extremely fidgetty today, her owners have been away for a few weeks and only returned recently, so that may have something to do with it. Post groom she sat waiting for me to finish, then I sat in the chair and she jumped up. She loves a cuddle, receiving pets and clambering all over me to give my face a wash. Not so keen when her tongue goes right up my nose though. When her owner came she was in no rush to leave, hovering around me just in case there might be an extra treatie heading her way. ❤️

03/03/2026

Dudley, Maggie and Alfie were in today. Dudley and Maggie ran into the salon all crowding around for a cuddle and Maggie with her awwooo! Alfie is off to find some toys to de-stuff! Then he wants a treat or 2. Maggie's arrival behaviours are lovely, always glad to see me and wants lots of pets. Dudley loves an ear and belly rub, with kisses on his nose. When I was stroking Maggie and Alfie, Dudley would paw me for some attention. Dudley goes swimming and likes to roll in debris, so he always has lots of debris mats when he comes, today was no exception, lots of lovely burdock burs! He had quite a few in his undercarriage and his bottom was caked. Alfie needed a good coat card, just some under arm mats on him. Maggie's skin is much better, located one paw mat, quite a few leg and muzzle mats. She wouldn't let me look around her sanitary area, something going on there. As she's had alopecia patches on her jacket before she has hypoallergenic shampoo. Alfie and Dudley, washed together, and both climbed in the tub with the steps. Dudley had a good coat conditioner applied. He barges Alfie out of the way to remind me he requires all of the attention! He's getting very needy with the attention as he getting older. Post bath, I put a towel on the floor as Alfie likes to dry himself. Dudley loves a towel dry, particularly around his ears and he loves to have more kisses on his nose. Whilst I was bathing them, Maggie was under the table on a blanket having a little relax. Maggie is bathed on her own, she likes a more 1-1 bath time approach. She dries naturally as she doesn't like the dryers. Post bath, she went to her safe place under the table on a blanket, and went to sleep. Dudley up first. He's great with the blast dryer, not bothered at all. Some mats and compacted undercoat were removed with the dryer. He had his nails and paws trimmed, good today. Then an ear clean, they were full of dirt. I then had a feel around for any remaining mats. I had to clip some mats out in his undercarriage as they'd pelted and too dangerous to cut out, as close to the skin. I then brushed, undercoat raked and combed. He gets very stressed if I hit a mat, so try and make sure I've removed them all before brushing and combing. The only thing is that he won't stand up at all now so he's groomed lying down. He was deshedded and had some trimming. He just rolled from one side to the other and then showed me his "poorly lump" again for a belly brush. Trimming a bit haphazard due to angles, but I'm more concerned about his comfort and removing any mats. We had some respite, then it was Alfie's turn. He is always good with the blast dryer as well, then his ears were cleaned and his nails clipped. Not a single growl today, he hadn't been woken from a snooze. He had a brush, comb, various coat kings and a banded comb run through him and he was carded. Facework, better today. Legs, bottom trimming etc all done with him lying down, he was ok with that but he does have a tendancy to roll around when the scissors make an appearance! He also rolls onto his back when he wants his belly brushed. He let me trim his tail today so he was on form. After respite, it was Maggie's turn. Brushing and combing much better today. Nails good, ear clean fine, quite dirty. Removed her paw mat, excellent with that. I put a licki mat out and clipped her. As soon as I got near her bottom/sanitary area, she'd jump off the table. I don't have it too high for Maggie's clip as she has jumped off before. I put a loose loop on and she escaped it so ditched that. After a few more jumps off the table, she eventually let me see. It was a burdock bur in a mat around her vaginal area. Ouch! So I got some bull nose scissors and cut the bur out and that sorted the table jumping ussue. But trying to get any equipment down her legs, or any facework was pretty impossible today but removed her mats as a priority. Whilst she was fidgetting she knocked a whole bowl of water over my dryer and electrical socket. In the time she's been coming she's broken a guard comb, broom and tried to electrocute me. 😂 Luckily everything ok! Her lack of cooperation may have been down to the bur, or maybe not - who knows! So she had a welfare groom to minimise her time on the table. Off the table, I took them out for a final wee. On return, it was tripe sticks all round whilst I tidied up. Then I got on the floor with them as is the norm, for the usual pets, belly rubs, nose kisses and cuddles. ❤️❤️❤️

03/03/2026

Thought I'd pop a video up of Alfie's comb and card of his jacket, just to give an insight into holistic grooming. No loops, no belly straps - just kind handling. 🐾

02/03/2026

Freddie was in this afternoon. He ran into the salon so pleased to see me. Then he started jumping over the table and crying and pawing the gate. He struggled with being left and making some high pitched yelping noises. This wasn't like him at all, he hasn't had separation anxiety in all the time he's been coming. I let him decompress, gave him some pets and treats. He calmed right down then remembered and hopped on the table for health check. Just some ear, toe and muzzle mats, easy enough to cut out. The rest of his coat, lovely. I put a treat in the bath he jumped in, a bit wriggly then jumped out. Treat in the bath again, in then jumped out. 4 times he did this so it was a very quick bath. If he's like this next time I'll floor bath him. He's been wriggly but he's never jumped out. He was briefly dried and let him go to the table and finish off towel drying him there, but he got distracted and headed to the toys instead. I tapped the table and put a treat on it, he got on eventually. Finish dryer on he started shaking, again not like him he will accept the finnish dryer normally. Switched it off. He came off the table for a bit then went back on when he had decompressed. Ear clean and rechecked his ears, all good, nails clipping fine. Brushed/combed and cut out the mats I came across, apart from toes. I put a licky mat out for his clip, I'd do so much then he'd jump of the table. He would get back on the table, a couple of licks on the mat, whine, jump off. He is very sensitive to clippers on his front legs so one run front and back, would scissor the rest. Facework very uncooperative so he had a welfare cut. Trimmed his eyebrows and head. Some head snatching here and he came off the table again. We headed out for a break. On return, treat on the table a very quick clip, removed toe mats, trimmed paws and scissored his front legs and blended. Again, he came off the table a couple of times. Tail work good. Post groom I took him out for a wee, on return he was very restless and really didn't know what to do with himself and whining, I played with him and filled the treat ball. He'd play a bit then, lie down and start whining. The thing that did bother me was that he drank 3 large bowls of water. Not sure what was up with Freddie today, he was very uncooperative and had zero attention span. He just didn't want to know, these days happen to the best of dogs. Sometimes this is due to health reasons, being tired or over stimulated before coming - many reasons. It's not the best groom but his welfare areas are done. His owner noted it was a full moon tonight perhaps that had something to do with it!!😆 ❤️

02/03/2026

Cookie was in this morning. She has a clip only, she cannot cope with a full groom as she is an anxious dog. Behaviours on arrival really good, she couldn't wait to see me, running in for pets. Her owner brought her bed in for decompression breaks although she seldom needs it now. No crying at being left. Iperformed some Tellington TTouch on her pre-groom just to get her conditioned to a little bit of handling. Health check some isolated matting - muzzle, under arms/ears and in a couple of toes. I put a piece of sausage on the table and she hopped on. No loop. I put a cloth with some Pet Remedy spray in the H bar and a spray on my tunic. Good with an ear clean, nails were a no. Brush really good, ok with undercoat rake but she's a no to the comb. Really good with her clip on her leftside. She has, in the past, been twirling to repeatedly give me that side when trying to do her right side, but no issue with that today. Cookie worked for sausage and understood when I stroked the area before clipping with a cosmetic brush, that was the area I intended to go Face, head and ear work much better, let me take her mats out. Tail raked and trimmed, excellent. Checked her a**l glands. She didn't need to go to her bed at all, she was very focussed. Rear paw trim great today. We then headed out for respite. On return, front legs, she has refused the clippers in her past few sessions, but last session was good, and today she allowed one clipper run at the back again. A bit wriggly with the blenders, but we are making more progress with each session. So that's a lovely improvement. I wondered if she would let me trim her dew claws underside. I lifted a paw up bit she retracted it. So it was left. Then trimmed her front paws up removing her toe mats. Post groom she followed me around and went for an explore on her own sniffing the toys. She is getting so much more confident, it has been lovely seeing her transition. She used to go straight to her bed post groom. I sat with Cookie whilst she was in her bed and gave her lots of fuss. When her owner came to collect she was happy in her bed having a relax. Cookie has suffered with terrible anxiety, but over the past few sessions she has been making excellent progress, her arrival behaviours are getting better with each session too. ❤️

27/02/2026

This is Nessie the Skye Terrier. An endangered rare breed and on the "at risk" list. So you won't see many of these around. They were very popular in Victorian Britain, but have fallen out of favour. Such a shame, beautiful dogs too. Nessie is a nervous dog so approached her groom depending on arrival behaviours. Reticence to coming in, very clingy to mum. She barked at me a couple of times, I sat on the floor and let her calm down, she eventually took some treats, cheese mainly. She wouldn't let me touch her, she'd run away. She is very dependent on mum and needs her reassurance with a very gentle pace. So adopted the same principle as before. Mum would hold Nessie making her feel safe and I'd deal with welfare areas. She's just finished her season. I trimmed around her eyes, then paws, I could feel sensation through her paws if there was any retraction or tension, nothing. Clipped around her sanitary area, trimmed nails a bit more reticent with the left paw. Trimmed out some harness friction mats and combed her. She was very comfortable with mum helping her along with reassurance. Nessie wasn't trying to escape and her body language was relaxed. She's had some grooming before, that is evident and we suspect the breeder groomed her, but she's very scared of people. Mum disappeared outside for a minute or 2 to see how she'd cope with being left, she stayed by the gate but took some cheese and she let me pet her. So that was a good sign. At least she wasn't running away from me. Nessie needs to build up some trust, its clear she's had little to no socialisation. She'll be fine once she starts coming out of her shell, being taken out and about meeting new people and in different environments. Her next groom is due in the spring, so they'll be lots of opportunities for her to explore with the better weather. Nessie has a great mum who will really turn this girl around. ❤️

27/02/2026

Bruce and Barb were in today. Bruce has a full groom, Barb has a health check, a**l gland expression and nail trim. Both really good with being left. Health check good, Bruce was several weeks overdue due to the flooded roads so he had quite a lot of matting. He's on a short blade so no issue there, any other mats like in his face I'd do a trim without combing first. Bath time he climbed the rim but stayed in, loop free. He has been very head shy in the bath, particularly around his head and ears, but fine today. After his bath he heads to the table and hops on. Tablework fine with the finish dryer on low. Ear clean good, nothing came out on the pad. I clipped his back nails as nail work is not his favourite thing. As he had a lot of mats, I didn't brush/comb him, going straight for the clip. Licky mat out and a small one for Barb. He was clipped damp, he loved working for sausage. I trimmed his muzzle and head short, then a first pass trim of his ears. Barb started crying at the gate so took them out, both needed to deposit some presents. Bruce had pretty much dried on return. I brushed and combed Bruce everywhere apart from head, face and ears, then he was reclipped. I trimmed his front nails as I went along. I then combed his head, face and ears, if there was resistance, stop - trim to that point. Comb again. Very good with head, face and ear work, adopting the chin rest. He was reclipped again and tidied up with blenders working for sausage. When I lower the table Bruce jumps off, Barb jumps on. They know the routine. Barb was great with everything, totally compliant, she'll work for treats. Post groom they both love a cuddle, Bruce especially loves a bum scratch, oh and extra sausage. When their owner came, they said hello then followed me around for more treats, Bruce with his smiley face, ever expectant. ❤️❤️

26/02/2026

Aggy was in today. Very pleased to see me on arrival, couldn't wait to come in, but struggled when her owner left and started whining. I took her out, as is the norm and she went for a wee, on return her behaviours improved. As Aggy has struggled with her grooms with jumping off the table or trying to strangle herself with the loose placed groom loop by perching, I decided to scale it right back. Low table, no loop, no dryers, just some background classical music on low, on a towel that has some Pet Remedy sprayed on it. Some pet remedy on my tunic and on a cloth I placed in the H bar. All work would be done on the towel. Health check, some redness where she's been licking, some small scabs here and there, matting around her back end and some muzzle mats. I checked her over really well, no flea dirt and not a single flea. I'd bathe her in hypoallergenic shampoo just to be on the safe side. It's not a yeast issue as her paws and ears are fine, but it could be an allergy. Bath time, she got in with a few bits of sausage. Good with her bath but know to flannel wash her head, muzzle and ears. She got onto the table. Rear nails good, front very wriggly. So I'd intersperse it with her clip. Ear clean a bit resistent so didn't push it. I started to clip her she lay there good as gold, I left her front legs as sometimes they need to be scissored. Over ears fine with a clip under ears wriggly. So ears are a trigger. She sat up and clipped her chest area and undercarriage very red under there the start of a hot spot. I put some hot spot treatment spray on it. Facework really good today considering she had some large muzzle mats, which I just cut out and blended. Eye and headwork great. Ear trimming a bit wriggly, so it's a bit haphazard, but know that's a trigger now. So will work on some desensitisation on those for her next groom. We headed out for a break. She hadn't escaped once off the table - not a moan, whine, cry or anything so this was a step in the right direction. On return, I attempted to clip her legs, fine but became fidgetty the nearer I got to her paws. Another clip around, paw trimming, she came off the table. So that's a trigger as well. She got back on the table in her own time and have done a minimal trim. A final clip, finished trimming her last nail and a blend. Tail work great. I told her how good she'd been, her tail wagging and it was the first kiss I've ever had from her. Aggy was so good in this session, much more cooperative. It was a struggle to know what was bothering her because everything seemed to bother her and she'd jump off the table repeatedly. But scaling back and making it nice and calm/relaxed with no noise has displayed her trigger points. I took her out for a final wee post groom, and sat with her. She was very receptive to pets and she took some duck jerky. Well done Aggy. ❤️

25/02/2026

This boy is Buddy, he's Pat's sibling. He has been for a meet & treat and he came a few weeks ago for some groom desentisiation and he coped really well. Getting him to associate the table with positive reward. We weren't sure whether he'd accept any grooming initially, but we'd try him on a slow process and see how he gets on. He can find situations overwhelming and can be snappy with anxiety. His arrival behaviours were lovely, headed straight in pleased to see me and rolled around in my lap for a belly rub and some treats. I felt around him whilst he was relaxed, he'd had a creative DIY trim at home! but his paws could do with some attention. As dogs can be more triggered with paw work, it would be good to get him a bit more comfortable with paw touch. His owner stayed for the first 2 sessions as he can be bite reactive but after 10 mins today, his owner departed, he looked at them go and he wasn't bothered at being left at all. Firstly, though some soft brush stroking all over, great with that. Ear clean not bothered. I asked for a paw, I rubbed it, felt inside and in between his toes, treat and down. Asked for his other paw, he lifted it, I rubbed it all over, treat, down. Well he loved that game, give this lady a paw she feels it and I get a treat! I love this already, lets give her my paw the whole time, like a boxing kangaroo! Then, I stroked his back ones, excellent with that. Soft brush stroking on them good. Rewarded each time. If he felt overwhelmed he could come off the table at any point, it was low and he's free to come and go. I scissor stroked his paws, fully cooperative to that and rewarded. I tried him with a snuffle mat, he tipped the corner up, all the treats fell out and he gobbled them up, not daft! also put a small licki mat out, not quite sure but a few tentative licks here and there. I tried a slicker to brush his fur up in his front paws, all good, rewarded. Then a scissor stroke and a trim, rewarded. He was good with letting me go inside his webbing and I cut some small toe mats out. He was more sensitive to his rear paws being trimmed, so just a brush up, and a web trim if he allowed it. If he didn't like it he came off the table. I was really pleased that we had got the majority of his paws done, he did so well. I attempted a slicker brush all over his coat, really good. Sat there waiting for his reward. Decided to stop there, as he'd been so cooperative without pushing his boundaries too far. Post groom he rolled around in my lap and snuggled in close, he loved being petted. He was so relaxed. Not a nose crinkle, mouthe, growl - nothing. Really proud with Buddy's progress, he's coming around in his own time at his pace. He is embracing this holistic/consent approach and I'm hopeful that we can eventually get him to accept a full groom once he gets his tablework nailed, and he's definitely heading in the right direction. ❤️

24/02/2026

Well look who it is!! Pilgrimage Pat - paying me her weekly visit. I'm starting to think this is the pet equivalent of a friends catch up, like ladies who lunch, knit and natter, etc this is "talk and treaties". 🤣 I do love your impromptu visits Pat 🥰❤️

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