Ruda's Grooming

02/06/2026

Current situation at Parlour:

🌪️ Half a roof
⛺ One gazebo
🏖️ Approximately 47 sandbags
😅 Sanity… questionable

We are honestly trying our absolute best over here to keep everything dry, and functioning while the weather and our roof continue their ongoing disagreement.

We’ve put up gazebos, packed sandbags, moved things around, and are currently operating somewhere between “dog grooming salon” and “extreme weather survival challenge” 🌧️😂

Our biggest concern at the moment is not only the damaged camp area itself, but the possibility of rainwater running from the camps into the building overnight and tomorrow.

At this stage, unfortunately, daycare will remain closed until further notice while we figure out how much water the universe plans to donate us this week ☔

As the worst of the weather is still expected overnight and tomorrow, there is also a possibility we may need to make last-minute operational changes depending on what the building looks like in the morning.

BUT… we are still alive, still grooming, still fighting the good fight, and trying very hard to keep our heads above water. Literally 😭🐾

Thank you so much to all our amazing clients for the patience, kindness, messages, and support during this chaos. We truly appreciate it more than you know 💛

Please keep the sunshine thoughts coming ☀️

12/05/2026

A little update after the wild George winds 🌪️🐶

Our outside daycare/play area roof unfortunately did not survive the storm and is currently out of action. Thankfully, the rest of the parlour is completely safe and undamaged.

We are getting a quote tomorrow for repairs and will share more information once we know the plan moving forward.

For now, grooming will continue, but with limited space. We can currently only accommodate dogs that are happy to stay in the rooms or office, and can be collected fairly soon after their groom.

Unfortunately, this also means daycare will temporarily be closed until the roof has been repaired. We are very sorry about this and are already missing all our daycare children terribly 🐾

Thank you so much to everyone for the patience, understanding and kind messages while we patch our little dog kingdom back together again 💛

11/05/2026

Parlour closed till further notice.

05/05/2026

⚠️ Storm Update ⚠️

Due to the rather dramatic weather heading our way tomorrow 🌧️💨, we’ve made a small change to keep everyone safe (and a little less windswept).

We’ll be opening at 9am instead of 8am.

Thank you to everyone who has already been flexible with rescheduling — we really appreciate it. If anything changes further, we’ll keep you posted.

Stay safe, stay dry, and maybe keep the zoomies indoors tomorrow 🐾

16/04/2026

11 years ago today, this started with a decision that felt equal parts brave and slightly unhinged — opening my own grooming parlour.

Somewhere between then and now, it turned into something far bigger than I imagined. I still catch myself walking in and thinking, “this is actually real.”

To every client who trusted me with your pets — thank you for handing over what matters most to you. That trust is never taken lightly. And to the 7 staff members who’ve been part of this journey over the years, each of you helped shape what this place became.

This work takes more out of you than people realise. Grooming takes patience, strength, and heart. Running a business asks for even more. But the dogs have a way of balancing it all out. The shy ones, the spicy ones, the ones who arrive wagging and the ones who need a minute — getting to understand them, help them, and sometimes catch the things no one else sees, that’s what makes it meaningful.

And to our clients who let us be just a little dramatic, a bit overprotective, and very invested in your pets… thank you for understanding that we don’t do this halfway.

We love them. All of them.

Happy Birthday to us 🐾

18/03/2026

Shilo is very exited to hear she's coming to daycare!!

18/03/2026

Zack is having a quick nap while having his back feet trimmed. 😴😴😴😴

18/03/2026

✂️🐾 Attention all floofs, pooches & their humans!

We’ll be closed from 23rd – 27th March while we go… de-shed ourselves 😅

(No nails clipped, no baths given, just snacks and naps 🛋️🍿)

We’ll be back on 30 March looking fresh, fabulous, and ready to make your pets even more fabulous! ✨

10/03/2026