Gem Grooming

12/19/2025

Expectation vs reality of taking cute grooming holiday pictures.

Some of you may recognize this guy. Meet Winston, the CrossFit Inola gym dog. Hims the best good boy, ready to be your emotional support buddy through any and all workouts. Yes, even when you’re biking for calories. 🥵

Go follow the gym page to see some funny “Winston Wisdom” posts.

12/16/2025

My good friend, also a dog groomer, drew this amazing portrait of my sweet Gemma. 🥹🫶🏼 she is so talented. Please go give her page a follow! She might even be interested in taking on a couple new portraits here and there.

A memorial piece for a very special dog.

12/12/2025

Excitement as a dog groomer is getting your new “shear of the month” subscription box from

Just look at that shine 😮‍💨🫶🏼✂️

12/03/2025

With a broken heart, I hate to post this. But today we had to let our perfect Gem cross over the rainbow bridge.

I have so much I would love to say about her and the legacy she has left, but I just can’t. She was my soul dog and I am completely devastated. She was almost 16, but no amount of time would’ve ever been enough. If love could’ve saved her, she would’ve lived forever.

In the coming days, if you try to send a message and I’m slow to respond, please give me a little grace. 💔

12/02/2025

🔔Double post day

I asked you guys to vote on Honey’s spa package, and it was completely one sided! Sweet Cookie was the winner, so I had to give you all an update.

I think I enjoyed this little photo shoot more than her. Definitely gave “bah humbug” vibes. 😅

12/02/2025

ITS CHRISTMAS SPA PACKAGE TIME 🤩🎄

Which should I use on this sweet dood today?!
Vote now! 👇🏼

11/28/2025

Did you know dogs don’t see the world the way we do? 🐾
Dogs are dichromatic, meaning they see mainly blues and yellows. Reds and greens appear more muted or grayish to them. This is because their eyes have fewer color-detecting cones than humans—but they make up for it with excellent motion detection and night vision!

Their world may look different, but it’s perfectly designed for how they move, hunt, and play. 💛💙🐶

11/28/2025

Paws and give thanks 🐾🫶🏼

Wishing you all a very happy thanksgiving! 🦃🍁

11/24/2025

📖STORY TIME:

One of my first severe cases. This is truly when I realized dog grooming is more than just making a dog clean and cute.

One of my dear clients at the time was taking her grandchild to school and always drove by the same abandoned house, but one day she noticed a small dog crate that she hadn’t seen before. Something in her gut told her to stop and check that crate. When she looked in the crate, she said “At first I didn’t know what I was even looking at. Dog? Cat? Stuffed animal? I had no clue. Then the poor thing raised his head a little and I could see eyes.”
She quickly put the crate in her car and called the vet clinic I worked at. She asked to speak to me to see if I had time to help. After hearing about this discovery I told her “I’ll make time. Bring it to me.”
I was waiting in the reception area for her to arrive. When she opened the door and saw me she immediately said “I am so angry. If I ever find who did this, I’m going to k*ll them.” I smiled politely, not realizing how severe the conditions were. I grabbed the crate from her and took it straight to my grooming station. I could smell that the situation was bad, but the poor creature I pulled out of that crate. I will never forget. His back legs were all matted together, preventing him from walking properly. He had a horrific f***l matter mat preventing any waste from leaving his body properly. The mats on his ears were so tight, I really thought I might need Nair to remove them.
What I thought was going to maybe be a couple hour shave down turned out to be an all day ordeal. One that I was horrified by, but equally grateful to be a part of.
The sweet lady that found him said “do whatever you need to. Just help this poor dog. I’ll pay whatever I need to.”
We discovered this was an unaltered male poodle. So so sweet even though he was MISERABLE. Despite his appearance, he was overall pretty healthy according to bloodwork. At the end of the day, the lady came to pick him up. She cried and cried, but couldn’t part with him. He immediately was a part of her family and lived out the rest of his life with her. She named him Fletcher, and I was his groomer for the rest of his days. 🫶🏼

11/18/2025

My clients really know how to get me motivated 😅☕️

Thank you jayce_springer for the pick me up!

11/04/2025

Alright fellow groomers, let’s get the holiday months started! 🦃🥧🎄🎅🏼

Praying your coffee is strong, appointment book is full, and your shears + blades are sharp!

If anyone is needing a groomer, my top two recommendations are Emily with Perked Up Pup in Collinsville/Owasso, and Kirsty with Uptown Hound Mobile, LLC. They both do wonderful work and will take care of your pups needs.

09/01/2025

Congratulations, everyone. We made it! Today officially starts the ‘Ber months!! AKA: the best time of the year. 🍂🍁🎃🏈🦃🎄🎅🏼

This is when my extra busy season kicks off, starting with setting up reoccurring schedules for next year. Believe it or not, it will be 2026 before we know it. So if you are a CURRENT client and would like to be set up on reoccurring appointments, please message me and we will get your pup set up.

As always, thank you for all the love + support.
- Carly