Waggin Wheels NC

12/10/2025

So many puppies, so little time. We only have a few small openings left until Christmas.

12/09/2025

More holiday cuteness

12/06/2025

We love to see those happy smiles.

12/05/2025

Happy puppies posing for their Christmas photos. Is your pup schedule to get theirs as well?

11/30/2025

December Specials. Every pup will get a holiday photo. Get your appointment today!

11/20/2025

We have been slacking on posting some cuteness, so here are just a few for now for your enjoyment.

10/30/2025

November Specials are just around the corner. Book today by giving us a call at 910-446-8637

10/17/2025

Waggin' Wheels is proud to partner with the Fayetteville Marksmen hockey team! We've purchased 60 tickets for upcoming games, which will be donated to Fort Bragg Soldiers. Tickets can be picked up at the USO in the Soldiers' Support Center.

Join us for the Marksmen’s Salute to Service games on:

November 2
December 7
January 25
March 22

Come out and enjoy a great game with us — and let’s cheer on the Marksmen! Go Marksmen!

There are many different ways to get involved in partnering with the Fayetteville Marksmen. Get your name in front of our home crowds with game day advertising.

10/11/2025

100 percent true!!

Thinking about buying a poodle? Have you been told they "don't need grooming until 1yrs old" or "coat maintenance is easy"?

*PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING piece written by a groomer..in the pic that's known as a pelted coat /Pelting. A dog’s fur gets so matted & tangled it will come off in one piece. It's outs tension on the skin, can damage the skin causing horrible infections and sometimes renders the dog helpless,unable to move and it can then cause fatality

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Poodle crosses (cockapoos, doodles, maltipoos etc.) are not "easy breeds" to maintain. The photo attached (shared from another groomer) shows how matting forms at the skin. By looking at this dog's top coat, you may not see the knots and you may not feel them as you would a knot on the ends of the fur but under that fluffy top layer this is going on. Once it starts its very difficult/ impossible to brush out... and even if you could it would be cruel to put the dog through it. Maintenance at home has to be more than a quick once over for these dogs if you want to keep them in that fluffy coat which was probably one of the reasons you chose a poodle cross in the first place. You really need to sit down with a brush and then a metal comb and make sure you can get it through the entire body at least 2 to 3 times a week.

I often feel like owners don't believe groomers when they say their dog has to be clipped very short. I always hear "I know he/she is matted, but leave as much as you can". You cannot clip through matting, you can only clip under it. As this photo shows, clipping under the matting means taking the coat back to the skin.

I promise you, your groomer really doesn't want to do this but they won't hurt your dog by putting it through dematting, they also don't want to hurt their reputation when the clients go around complaining about how the last groomer "scalped" their dog but there really is not any alternative. Instead of being angry with your groomer if they clip your dog very short please respect their commitment to do what is in your dog's best interest, accept responsibility for not having brushed your dog properly at home, and work with your groomer because, together, you can prevent this happening again. All groomers will be very happy to demonstrate a technique called line brushing which will help make your grooming at home more effective. Just ask! We all want owners to know how to do this

Poodle crosses are easily one of the highest maintenance dogs in reference to their coats. The combination of the soft coat they are mixing poodles with these days is a coat that is extremely prone to matting.

If you like a fluffy pup, you probably need to consider no more than 3-5 week intervals between grooming and set aside time for regular brushing AND combing at home.

Please know, if you bathe your poodle cross you really need to blow dry and brush out right after. Moisture, be it a bath, rain, swimming, snow etc are all going to make matting worse. If you know your dog is already matted-- bathing is only going to make it worse! Brush out before the bath.

Lastly "breeders" who say these dogs can't or shouldnt be clipped and not to give them a hair cut until they are one year old are misleading potential owners in order to sell$$$$ puppies and setting them up for a sad day when they finally take their pup to the groomer!!!

If this hasn't put you off buying one please schedule your puppy's first groom immediately after they've had their vaccinations and then be prepared to do the maintenance at home between regular professional grooms.

09/27/2025

We are starting something new and offering a different Special every month.

09/24/2025

As summer transitions to fall, these pups are feeling rejuvenated! A new season is beginning, and your pups may need a rejuvenation too! Will you be giving us a call today?

09/19/2025

Thanks to you, our clients, Waggin Wheels NC made another huge shelter donation with much needed supplies. Please keep them coming with your unneeded items. Next shelter will be Harnett County.