7-J Hound Haus

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7-J Hound Haus

Specializing in longer doodle styles, breed standard techniques, & honest communication with owners💜

08/26/2025

Me after trying to get all these dogs dry today…

Help.
😂😭😩

08/18/2025

I just stared at my phone getting ALL appointment notifications sent through December. 𝗔𝗻𝗱, I opened up some additional dates.
𝗔𝗮𝗮𝗮𝗮𝗻𝗱 I have it set to auto-accept current client bookings for the next couple days.

That means you don’t have to wait on me 🙃
🔥 man Im on it today🔥 * ₕᵢgₕ fᵢᵥₑₛ ₘyₛₑₗf*

Pretty please schedule your dogs together, not two or three appts in same day 😁

🐾 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀:🐾

I cleared my New Client Waitlist. 😬. IF I have the room/time/mental fortitude to take on new people and dogs I’ll make a post about it. It takes a lot on my part to retrain dogs and get people used to how I operate my shenanigans.

Sept 1st marks last day of me “baby stepping” pricing for some. Yes that’s going to sting for some of you, I know.

My system is automatically going to withdraw the ability to book online if you go more than 10 weeks between appts (unless I specifically tell you otherwise). This is for your dog’s and my sanity and your wallet. If you whoopsie and forget, text me privately and we will work it out!

For those who have asked:

🍔 🐂 Ground Beef-90/10 (limited left)
🥚 🐓 Chicken Eggs
🥚 🦆 Duck Eggs

🔜 🐖🐄 🥛 🥓

Fuzzy wittle Talon and her hair explosion for attention 😍

06/26/2025

I have glorious 90/10 hamburger, no shots or shenanigans in my freezer in limited quantity.

Delivery in Hays is an option with some extra $; I drive a gas guzzler not a Prius 😅

If I dont respond to a DM, please text me! My messenger freaks out sometimes. 7852591292

*pricing based off our two grocery stores and processing; my OCD people, these cubes stack BEAUTIFULLY. 😉

03/15/2024

SOLD OUT until end of April! THANK YOU GUYS!

It’s ground beef time! 😍

I will have several hundred pounds of this glorious 𝙇𝙤𝙘𝙖𝙡 90/10 hamburger available next week up at the shop!

1lb packages in cubes, which is way easier to stack in the freezer than the tubes, so that’s handy. 😊

Grass-fed 🌾 No hormones/antibiotics 🚫

💲5.50/lb

Hays local delivery available for a couple extra bucks, or feel free to grab some during my work hours.

Shoot me a message on here or my personal, or shoot me a text! Cash, Venmo, Card accepted! No checks unless you’re one of my regulars 😉

09/08/2023

Once again, I’m offering FREE goat desensitizing during appointments 😅😍

But for real, little lady needs a name. Help me.

06/23/2023

“Um, excuse me groomer lady, but is it my turn for fluffy towel rubs yet?!”

😘 what a ham

05/07/2023

Miss Olivia’s ladies are going crazy being good chickens 😍.
She has 3 dozen ($3 per) and 1-18 Pack ($4.50) all laid this weekend. They are good for 8 weeks in the fridge, plus they are pretty 😂. Shoot me a text if you’re needing eggs! I’ll be bringing them up regularly to the shop.

04/06/2023

My 6am BabyCakes (that’s my nickname for her) 🥰

Yes, she’s a “hold me” baby so getting a pic is hard, but I loves her and she’s a good way to start the morning 💜

03/24/2023

“Why can’t you just hire someone?”

-An Explanation Because I Keep Getting Asked 😜

Because I would have to drastically slow down my pace to nitpick a newbie’s every move. This means higher prices to offset lower numbers of dogs.

Because I don’t want to pay someone’s medical bills when they get bit, and oh boy, they will get bit MANY times. I don’t want to pay for someone else’s chiropractor appointments from lifting dogs; God forbid they fall and seriously injure themselves since most dogs can’t walk politely on leash. This means higher prices to offset medical costs.

Because I don’t want to witness any of my dogs I care for get cut by a newbie (it’s a s**tty thing but it happens, animals move, you can’t control everything), but if someone under me does it, it’s my fault and I like to be responsible for my own mess-ups, not anyone else’s. This means higher prices to offset vet costs. Also how would you feel if I just moved your dogs to a trainee? Probably kinda weird since you bring them for my work. Plus those are MY dogs when they are here. Selfish me.

Because I speak bluntly so there’s no confusion on my expectations if I’m paying someone to do a job. Turns out I’m not user friendly 😂

Because I can’t wrap my head around paying someone to have me teach them. They should be paying me for my knowledge. None of this makes sense to me.

Because once I share all my tricks and tips and dog handling/behavioral/protocol/people communication shenanigans, that person could take everything I’ve worked for and walk away and start their own business. They didn’t earn that knowledge, I did.

Because I get s**t on, pi**ed on, a**l glands in my face and hair, my ribcage bruised up from dogs climbing me like a pole, back issues from holding/lifting 200lbs dogs up who should be closer to 100lbs, hair slivers that turn into infections, glorious arthritis in my knees and hands. It’s not a good selling point is it?

Because humans are hard, especially when you talk to them about their dogs. They just are. It’s no one’s fault, it’s just hard to separate emotion and business when dealing with someone’s pet.
You also haven’t heard the total lack of understanding until you’ve heard non-animal people s**t talk humans who choose to take care of animals in any capacity. Holy smokes, it’s disgusting.

Because the chance of me convincing a groomer with similar skills to move to Hays is pretty much 0%. 🫠

This is also me reiterating that if I WANTED to quit, I would. My relationships with the dogs and owners are what keep me here. I have boundaries established with the dogs, I just have to apply to humans.

Please, don’t assume you know how someone else’s business works or how their mind works. I’m invested in both you and your dog, and managing those relationships can be exhausting.

I love my job, I love what I’ve built, I love my ability to problem solve and make people and pets happy and the above should tell you exactly how much I love it because it can break a person.

AND yes, that’s me and one of my grooms when I was a Baby Groomer 😂. Had to go digging for that pic.

03/23/2023

*Edit*

1. Thank you for all of the support, for reals *happy tears* Stop being so nice and raising my prices wouldn’t be so hard 😂

2. IF I wanted to quit my job, I would. What I’m heading-off with these changes is getting so burned-out I do a disappearing act and everyone’s left scrambling. I refuse to work if I’m at my breaking point because that’s when groomers stop working WITH the dogs, and just on them. That’s not how I roll (which is why I can handle/fix so many behavioral issues with dogs), and groomers who force compliance on a dog almost always result in injuries to both the dog and groomer. Not doing it. Hard no.

3. This is weird one but I’m not broke 😂. I’m a financially responsible adult. I will forever be pi**ed about inflation, taxes, and the fact Hays KS makes it difficult for sole proprietors to make it without losing our damn minds. I just have to be “done” being responsible for owner’s financials. That’s it. And yes, I own my building, so I feel every.damn.tax.increase that happens around here.

4. I can’t just “hire someone”. Loving/being obsessed with dogs is actually a hindrance in this occupation. That and I’m not entirely sure if you guys realize how physically demanding this is 🫠. That’s gonna have to be it’s own post. 😂

“Dogs aren’t robots.”

I’ve said this so many times to a bunch of my clients when grooms don’t go as smoothly as normal; whether it be weather-induced, owner-absence related, medical issue, or maybe their dog is just feeling a little froggy that day 😅🤦🏻‍♀️, it doesn’t matter, dogs aren’t robots and have moods.

And this groomer isn’t a robot, either.
This year marks twenty years of me working with other peoples’ animals, fourteen of which are strictly grooming.

Guys, I’m burned out.

Most of it is my fault; I had some wishful thinking going on regarding inflation and taxes…it’s just gotten worse and I’ve been avoiding it.

I let people make me feel bad for them because they bought a high maintenance dog (or 3).

I let my rules slide too much because I’m uncomfortable 🫠

Sometimes being an empath is s**tty, and I didn’t want my dogs coming back to me in unhealthy matted states because their owners are feeling financial changes; it ruins the relationships I have established with the dogs.

So I back-peddled on my pricing in an attempt to offset your financial burden. And I burned myself out because it didn’t work. I’ve had more matted dogs the last two months than I did all of last year. 🥴

The above puts my on-time-always clients who tip me like crazy in a rough spot dealing with a mentally and physically exhausted groomer who is not very attentive other than when I have their dog. I’m sorry to those clients because that’s not your fault and I didn’t compartmentalize very well.

I will adjust over time based strictly on numbers and those numbers will be available on your Pet Portal MoeGo Account. Please go over the Add-Ons that could be tacked on to your bill. No one gets leniency on those anymore. If I discount one person, then it’s a slippery slope for me because I’m a self-sacrificing empath. I’m in final stages of running numbers and triple checking I’m not being an as***le. Expect adjustment for the rest of the month (March). Everything goes into full effect APRIL 3RD.

I refuse to cut corners and do crappy work to try and offset the costs. I can’t do it, my brain won’t let me.

I am no longer going to fit in everyone’s budget, and I’m ok with that. The message you will receive via MoeGo gives you the option to be removed from my client list. No questions asked. The world is kinda crappy right now, so please do what’s best for you and I promise to do the same.

Thank you for hearing me out and understanding.

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804 Allen Street
Hays, KS
67601

Telephone

7852591292

Website

https://booking.moego.pet/go/?name=7JHoundHaus

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