Your passionate groomer

02/08/2022

Mobile grooming highly sensitive dogs 4 days per week-around 32-40 hours per week(based on your needs) at $23/hour. with potential to increase.

This position is for highly skilled groomers who use only positive methods and have worked with biting, traumatized, and injured dogs. Canine CPR a plus!

Well established business- painful dematting is against our policy(so you don't have to hurt dogs for money no matter how much the client wants it)

Clients are charged by the hour- so if your dog needs more breaks, you get paid more!

11/09/2020

The rainy season is coming- and tiny dogs are effected in many ways.

They have a harder time with the cold weather, as we all know.. but there is something that is very difficult for them that many people dont think about as much- drying them off.

As a human, I often catch myself anthropomorphising(or projecting human psychology/reactions onto non human beings)

Because of that, it can be easy to think that a small dog can handle being quickly toweled off.

What many of us dont realize is that they don't just have to withstand the towel, but also the force of our fingers poking and pulling at their sensitive little bodies.

So how does an expert dog groomer towel off a 6 pound super sensitive dog?

The best tool is to couple observation with acknowledgment-

If they squeek- it may be that they are anticipating being hurt(or "faking it", as I've too often seen it described.)

-so what? In one scenario, if they are faking it and you just keep going without acknowledging them, you may save a couple of minutes in drying.. at the same time, you will likely be showing them that you are not present with them and diminish their trust in you.
.but if you acknowledge their concern and try to adjust the pressure so that they are more comfy, drying may take a couple mins longer but you will be gaining experience in patience, grace, dexterity, observation, and compassion.

Here's a trick that I use when drying off the wee'est of dogs:

First, i remember not to dry them the way humans are used to drying each others hair- vigorously with firm pressure.

I lay a towel down and try to get them to lay on it- the portion of the towel that they lay on will be instantly soaking up water, effectively helping you to dry them nearly twice as fast.

Then, with the other end of the towel, I support them with my fingers while using only my thumbs to actively rub them. Support is super important, because they dont have the strength to offer an ideal amount of resistance.

I only exert a couple of pounds of pressure(imagine not pushing much harder than you push on your touch screen)

Then, the most scary part for them- the legs.

I make sure to keep the legs aligned, and wherever I am pushing with the towel, I have another part of the towel in the same spot, on the other side of the leg, acting as support.

As a side note: if your dogs coat has a habit of tangling up, please always brush and comb it out before it dries out(if you do this before you towel dry them, the process will be quicker.)

Thanks and I wish you all a happy winter!

11/04/2020

If you could teach your dog any new trick, what would it be?

I was thinking about this for my fur balls and realized that it's a great question for me as well!

11/01/2020

Hello friends!

Today I'd like to share my perspective on proper alignment.

Do you know that picking dachshunds up by their armpits can lead to deforming its spine?

-or that if a dogs nails grow out too far, causing their toes to be angled slightly upward, can lead to bone deformaties?

Humans have an amazing wealth of knowledge that they can use as care takers of dogs to prevent health problems which occur slowly over long periods of time due to improper alignment.

I have worked with many dogs who's muscles were strained after being groomed by other groomers- they would seem to be in pain and limping or favoring a leg.

Why am I able to work with the same dogs and not experience the same results?

-because I always try to keep their ideal posture and am super careful not to over extend or over work any part of their body.

So, please try to be your dogs chiropractor- learn what it takes to keep them from falling out of alignment and make tiny adjustments along the way whenever you can- learn how to pick them up correctly, or how to let them down from the car correctly.

The impact of jumping down from a car is not natural to a dog and can really do a number on their joints after years of repetition.

And if they are sore, please remember that they are just like humans- who need rest, ice, compression, and elevation after a sports injury(massage too!)

Thank you and be well!

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10/26/2020

Hello friends!

Do you or someone you know have a dog with a tangled and matted coat?

This may seem ok, but everytime that coat gets wet and dries out, the tangles twist, tighten, and take on more fur.

These mats and tangles can be very painful if they are allowed to cover the body. They can prevent the skin from being able to fully breathe, and can hide issues such as eczema, debris/thorns, and pest such as fleas and ticks.

Because they tighten and take on more fur, they can actually start to pull on the skin!

When it becomes a compound problem, groomers are often expected to resolve months worth of tangling in a matter of hours by painfully dematting the dog- in this case please give me a call so that I can shave that coat off- the fur can grow back, but strapping your dog down and pulling on their skin for hours may result in broken trust and commonly results in severe PTSD.

Thank you all for your support!

10/20/2020

Hey all!

We are now two passionate groomers and have availability to care for your pups!

Do you want to prevent your dog from being traumatized at the groomers or find someone who can work with a traumatized dog- we are here to help!

We charge by the hour so that your babes never feel rushed- dogs have given so much to us and it's time to give back!

10/22/2017

Can you get a steel comb through your dogs coat?

If not, its fur is likely tangled and woven together.

Heres the worst part: every time tangled fur gets wet and dries out, the tangles twist, tighten, and take on more fur- eventually to the point that they are pulling on the skin.

The only humane option for dealing with this is to shave under the tangles and liberate the matted dog😊

10/21/2017

Clyde here is one of millions of misunderstood doggies..
.He is as tough as he looks- but he is also INCREDIBLY sensitive!

Yes, this tough-but-sensitive paradox does exist and is quite common.

He bit his last groomer, and I was confident that he wouldn't bite me..

Why?

Because I took my time, and showed him that I care.

Please notice that I'm not saying that I didnt cause him any pain during the groom- with his level of sensitivity and explosive movements, that would be impossible.

But if I touched on a sensitive spot which hurt him, I simply put my clippers down and held that spot; letting him know that I care.

We are good friends after only one groom😊

10/15/2017

Fashion model reincarnate😊

03/14/2017

Getting ready for spring!

09/14/2016