Belly Rubs 'n Suds

05/17/2020

Teddy’s face in his after picture says it all about how he feels about finally being able to get a post-quarantine haircut!! We missed you too Sweet Teddy!! 😘

05/14/2020

Another client shares her recent experience with our modified COVID-19 procedures. #weareinthistogether

05/13/2020

We closed at the beginning of this pandemic because the safety of our team & our clients is top of mind in all that we do. When we were preparing to reopen, we took all of the social distancing recommendations into serious consideration and have made significant changes to our operating procedures as a result. We are all THRILLED to be back serving you in a SAFE way. #weloveourclients #weareinthistogether

05/06/2020

Raffle Thank Yous!!

05/06/2020

Bagel had his first bath with us today 😍 He is 3 months old and we couldn’t get enough of his puppy kisses. #rottiepuppy

05/04/2020

This is one of the two organizations we are supporting with our May Raffle. And this is why . . . They help local pet parents afford the treatment their pets need to fight cancer. We are cheering you on Sweet Leo - Kick Cancers A$$!!

This big love bug is Leo, a five-year-old lab mix battling osteosarcoma. His back leg was amputated at the beginning of April after Leo's family noticed a limp and received the bone cancer diagnosis. Now he's receiving chemotherapy treatments under the excellent care of the team at The Oncology Service in Leesburg, VA. Through our Companions in Crisis program, FETCH is helping relieve the financial burden of Leo's lifesaving treatments by funding a portion of the costs.

"If he were a human child, there would be no question about treating him. He is like a child to me, so there you go..." Let's wish Leo and his family all the best as they continue on their journey against this awful disease. We know you can beat this, bud!

05/02/2020

Tanner had quarantine hair. We did a magical makeover on him and look how happy he is now 😍 #doggiemakeover #wemissedyou

05/01/2020

Every year we donate a portion of the proceeds from every sale of cookies from our biscuit bar to a canine cancer awareness/research organization and this year we have decided the donations will go to two deserving organizations: Canines-N-Kids Foundation and FETCH a Cure. Both organizations are losing critical fundraising opportunities this spring due to social distancing restrictions currently in place. So to help them out we have collected over $1700 worth of prizes that we are raffling off in the month of May. You could win a FULL YEAR OF FREE GROOMING at our salon valued at over $650, A FREE PRIVATE PHOTO SESSION with pet photographer Carina of Hounds and Hearth valued at over $299, a gift card and gift set valued at $150 from our friends over at Rain Salon of Ashburn, a gift basket and gift card valued at over $100 from our friends at Dog Krazy, a personalized digital drawing of your pet by local artist Caroline Chatfield, a gift basket and certificate for a free doggie birthday/gotcha day cake from our friends over at P&C Pawtisserie PLUS gift cards to many of our favorite LOCAL RESTAURANTS like Blue Ridge Grill, Parallel Wine Bistro & Whiskey Bar, Fords Fish Shack, Clydes at Willow Creek and Subway. We have been adding additional prizes every day!! You can buy your raffle tickets during your next visit to the salon or mail us a check to (if you mail us a check, send us a quick email to let us know so we can get your raffle tickets ready): Belly Rubs, Attn Raffle; 43330 Junction Plaza, Suite 178; Ashburn, VA 20147. We are working on a Venmo account for purchasing as well, check back in a day or two for that update. On behalf of myself, our team and these two fabulous organizations, thank you for your support!!

04/29/2020

We present to you Simba, just because he is so darn cute 😍

04/28/2020

Check out these new cookies we have in the salon!! Whether you want your pupper to enjoy Taco Tuesday with you or join you in celebrating the upcoming Cinco De Mayo holiday, come get yours before they are gone. Call ahead and we can set it aside for curbside pickup.

04/27/2020

Before & After: Miss Molly had an appointment the day we had to close for COVID-19 and Boy Was She Thrilled 🥳 to be one of the first appointments on our Grand Reopening Day. Thank you for your patience Baby Girl!! #weloveourclients

04/26/2020

Do you have a FurBaby with a special day coming up? We have these great #locallymade cookies from our friends over at P&C’s Pawtisserie to help you celebrate 🥳

04/25/2020

Subway Owner Delivers Meals Day And Night To Front-Line Workers

Check out the great work our friend & shopping center neighbor Vince Carbone, owner of Subway, is doing to take care of our front line workers right now. These meals are going to our local workers who are going to work every day to help me & you. Follow his effort on the page dedicated to this effort at https://www.facebook.com/groups/adoptanurseordr/

You can help him serve our own community by making a donation to the Venmo account set up for the program @ashburnfarmsubway or by sending a check to
Subway
43330 Junction Plaza
Suite 186
Ashburn, VA 20147

Vince Carbone, owner of a Subway restaurant in Ashburn, is delivering up to 100 free boxed meals per day to front-line workers.

04/24/2020

Thank you to GAM Graphics and Marketing for supplying us with these individual hand sanitizers!! We will have these as a thank you gift for buying tickets in a HUGE Raffle we are announcing next week (lots of gift cards to local small business as prizes, a private photo session with a well known local pet photographer, a year supply of cookies from our famous biscuit bar and a full year of FREE GROOMING with your preferred groomer are some of the prizes)!! 100% of the proceeds going to two organizations near & dear to our heart & community. We will also have these hand sanitizers available at the salon for clients when we reopen next week.

04/23/2020

Krispy Kreme The Bichon, our favorite client named after our favorite donuts came in for a private nail trim and floof brushout appointment this week. We can’t wait to see all of our favorites soon (hint - all of them are our favorites) #wemissourclients

04/22/2020

It is always a great day when @xolojarvis comes in for a visit!! Today was his private pawdicure appointment and treat pickup day. #wemissourclients

04/21/2020

Did you know that a portion of the proceeds from every purchase from our Famous Biscuit Bar is donated to an organization that supports canine and human cancer research? We were thrilled to be able to donate $1000 to FetchACure's Hannah Hershey Fund, which provides financial assistance to families in Northern Virginia to help with the cost of life saving cancer treatments for their pet.

04/16/2020

Between doing nail trims (by appointment only), Lauren and I are hard at work getting the salon all ready for our Grand Reopening on April 27th. #wemissyou

04/15/2020

A HUGE HAPPY BIRTHDAY to our Grooming Manager, Melquin. That beautiful cake was crafted with love and delivered by our Operations Manager, Lauren. We can’t wait to be able to celebrate each other in person again soon!! #wemissyou

04/14/2020

Give Us A Call To Get Scheduled

04/13/2020

Dear Belly Rubs Family,

We want to begin by saying that we are so grateful for the outpouring of support and love from the clients who have reached out over the past month!! Never in our wildest dreams did we foresee having to weather a storm like the one we have all been facing as a community and nation. Our management team collectively made the difficult decision to temporarily close our salon on March 21st out of an abundance of precaution because our team members were growing more and more concerned about the safety of our clients and themselves.

We are excited to announce that the management team met this week and, again collectively, decided on our firm reopening date!! We will begin grooming again on Monday, April 27th. Any appointments scheduled before our reopening date of April 27th have been automatically cancelled. For the time being, until we are all able to return to a “normal” routine, we will be limiting the number of groomers working each day to only three (which is half of what we would normally have on any given day) and ask for your continued patience in scheduling as we try to be of service to each of you in the safest and most timely manner. All appointments schedule from April 27th on are still standing; however, we may be calling you to adjust dates/times as a result of our temporary changes to staffing levels and individual groomer’s altered schedules.

We do need a few days to get our scheduling calendar updated to reflect our temporary hours & staffing levels, so please wait until Monday, April 13th to reach out to us for scheduling needs. We are prioritizing the month of May to those who had existing appointments that were cancelled as a result of our closure and will do our best to accommodate your scheduling requests. If you had an appointment that was affected during this time, please call us beginning Monday, April 13th to get your appointment rescheduled.

Temporary Operational Changes Due To COVID-19
•Temporary Hours: Monday - Saturday 8am to 4pm
•Masks: Staff will be wearing face masks and we encourage our clients to do so as well.
•One Client In Salon At A Time: We ask that clients please wait at the door for us to greet you and let you inside (the door will be locked so we can manage who is entering/exiting our reception area).
•Personal Belongings: We will be asking you to remove your collar/harness/leash/etc and we will use our slip leads while caring for your dog. Please remember to bring your collar & leash back with you when you come for pickup.
•Credit Card Payments: We will be sanitizing our credit card machine after each use. If you prefer to pay via credit card over the phone when we call you to inform you that your dog’s appointment is complete, we are happy to do that for you.
•Gratuities: While gratuities are never expected, they are greatly appreciated by your groomer for a job well done. Each groomer will have an individualized tip box as we continue to only be able to accept tips in the form of cash or checks.

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to email us at [email protected]. We will also be posting any future updates and announcements on our page, so please follow us there at www.facebook.com/bellyrubsnsuds. Again, we appreciate your patience and support through this experience!

Woofs, Wags & Belly Rubs,
-- Teresa, Lauren, Melquin, Allison, Caroline, Emily, Dakota, Abel, Valerie, Denys, Santiago, Jerber, Jhonatan, Yessi & Monica

04/08/2020

The management team got together today to discuss a reopening strategy that will allow us to still serve our clients while keeping our team, clients and community safe. We are anxious to see all of you again soon!! Thank you for all of your support & love!! ❤️Melquin, Lauren & Teresa

04/08/2020

Have you ordered your HERE FOR GOOD t-shirt yet? Remember to choose Belly Rubs Pet Care at checkout to show our team some support. The funds raised will be given directly to each of our team members who have been furloughed during our COVID-19 closure. We can't wait to thank you in person!! Shop Here ---> https://parkwayprintshop.com/here-for-good/

04/07/2020

THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!! THANK YOU!! To each and every client that has called, emailed, messaged us over the past several weeks showing us your support we say THANK YOU!! Many have asked how you can help our groomers, bathers and receptionist get through this very challenging time and we found a way you can help them and support another Virginia Small Business. Check out these cool shirts that tells the world that We Are Here For Good. When you buy a shirt (and may one in each color), select Belly Rubs Pet Care at checkout and we will get $10. All the money raised in this campaign will be split evenly among all of our team members.

Go here to purchase your t-shirt that will tell everyone you support VA Small Businesses-----> https://parkwayprintshop.com/here-for-good/

#hereforgoodva

04/03/2020

Our team has been separated for 13 days now. So today we played a “Virtual Scavenger Hunt” to have some fun together. Here are some of the pics that came in of funny selfies, books, big spoons and something yummy (there were also front doors, left shoes and the all important toilet paper photos). If your work group is working from home you should plan a virtual scavenger hunt to have some fun together even if you are forced to be apart (fun for families, book clubs and any group not able to gather right now - give it a try . . . I promise it will make you laugh).

04/02/2020

This is not an easy decision for us to make. But we fully believe it is the socially responsible thing to do right now. Thank you to each and every client that I have spoken to over the last two weeks sharing your love & support!! It is what is helping this small business hold on to the hope that we will come back stronger from this mess. Miss you all!!!

03/27/2020

We miss all of our wonderful clients while we do the socially responsible thing and close for a couple of weeks to help slow the spread of the devastating COVID-19. Have a great weekend and we look forward to seeing your smiling faces & wagging tails soon!!

03/22/2020

Effective immediately we are closed in order to stop the spread of COVID-19. This was not an easy decision for us to make and it was a team decision. It is more important to us right now that we do what we can do to keep our team, our clients and community safe. We are all looking forward to seeing your smiling faces and wagging tails when we as a community and country get past this fight. See first comment for full letter that was emailed to clients this morning.

03/18/2020

ANNOUNCEMENT FOR SELF WASH AND NAIL TRIM SERVICES: We have decided to temporarily close our self-serve dog wash stations and require nail trims to schedule an appointment in an effort to follow the 6 feet of social distancing and limiting the number to less than 10 people in our reception area at any given time. We hope this will be short term and we will update our clients when we are set to open our self-serve dog wash stations and walk-in nail trims to the public again.

03/14/2020

Do you have a special fur baby celebrating a big day? 🥳 We have the treats to make that day even more special!! These beautiful cookies are crafted right here in #loudouncounty by our fellow small business P&C’s Pawtisserie

#shoplocal #dogcookies #shopsmallbusiness

02/28/2020

When you have a photo shoot scheduled for next week and your business coach, graphic designer and photographer have all ingrained it into your brain that you should have color consistency in all areas of your business . . . You get your nails done to match your logo. Can’t wait to share the reason for the photo session next week!! We are so proud and so excited!! #caninecancerwarrior

02/20/2020

Adoptable Dog Announcement: Did you know today is National Love Your Pet Day? Are you looking for a pet to love? We had the privilege to meet Styx last week when he came in for a Pawdicure and fell in love with this little guy. He is looking for his FurEver Home and I have to say, he is a real catch!! He is cuddle bug, great with commands and loves an active lifestyle. Is he your new hiking buddy or agility champion? Full Bio from Fancy Cats & Dogs Rescue Team in first comment. #adoptdontshop #nationalloveyourpetday

02/14/2020

Happy Valentines Day ❤️ Team Belly Rubs & Mascot Tucker #weloveourclients

02/10/2020

AJ is getting in the Valentine’s Spirit a little early this week. Do you have a gift picked out for your furry Valentine?

02/09/2020

Pupper hugs . . . The best job benefit you could ask for ❤️🐾