Darbie Dooz llc

04/28/2026

01/13/2026

One of the many possibilities your dogs grooming takes longer

12/17/2025

11/23/2025

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Anxiety trigger for almost all groomers that we never talk about.🐾
The dreaded question...how long will this take.
45 minutes to 4 plus hours 🤷‍♀️
Scenario
You have a 10 am for Fluff Butt cutie pants.
You come in we talk and if all goes well you pick up Fluff Butt around 12:30... in the mean time... we wash fluff butt and get him drying and the noon appointment shows up at 11:15 so you stop to check them in and chat. You come back to and Fluff Butt has p*ed a river and and is covered in p**p and p*e. So the new dog is put up and Fluff butt is pulled out for another bath. You start bathing and you are covered in soap and someone comes in.
The person to pick up their dog that was ready at 10:30 is here.
You chit chat check them out but you can't start your noon because you have to start over on Fluff.
You are almost done with fluff and the owners call to see why it is taking so long.
All your concentration is on Fluff now.
Your Noon is still not started and you have another dog coming in soon.
You are full of anxiety and rushing which will cause you to send out a bad groom.
Then the phone rings....
Lastly in walks in a dog that isn't matted according to the owner he gets there and welp matted and very territorial of personal space so you have to spend 10 minutes coaxing him out a kennel.
See how this can snowball quick.

I promise we never are trying to keep your dog longer than they should be here.
Nothing happened today but it does every week.
I have heard lots of complaints about my last groomer kept them all day.
Even in the best run grooming salon it happens.
The variables are great.
I promise I will let you know if we have an issue and when they are ready :)

08/22/2025

Help make Darbie Dooz llc “Best of Stephens Co Dog Grooming” again for 2025…Thank you to all for trusting us with your fur babies over the yrs. Its a blessing to do something you love & have a passion for ♥️ 🐶

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08/22/2025

It's almost that time of the year where we have our Fall Vaccine Clinic. Go ahead and mark it on your calendars. We can't wait to see you and all your furbabies!!

04/11/2025

THIS!!
Do you rush your veterinarian?
Do you rush your dentist?
Do you rush your surgeon?
Do you rush your therapist?
Do you rush your own hairstylist?

No.

You *don’t rush them because what they do is extremely detail-oriented and very important not to mess up.

So why are dog groomers rushed?

Because our job literally entails a little slice of every other skilled and licensed trade that is listed above.

We deserve the same level of consideration and respect for the difficult work we do.

Your lack of prioritizing and planning does not constitute a Super-Hero-level emergency on our end.
And if you don't trust my process, then you shouldn't be my client.

Please show respect and let us take our time.
A rushed groomer is a stressed groomer.

A stressed groomer with sharp instruments is not a good mix. 😬😁😀

Credit/copied from: Stacy Brown