What The Floof Dog Grooming

What The Floof Dog Grooming One on one dog grooming for bathing, desheds and fur clips in a home salon environment in Belconnen

Catching up on adding some pics of the doggies I’ve done in the last few days , the very handsome Benny with his fur lig...
16/01/2025

Catching up on adding some pics of the doggies I’ve done in the last few days , the very handsome Benny with his fur lighter than these clouds and gorgeous Goldie the mini schnauzer who has a modified schnauzer face done( I’m covering her whilst her groomer is on mat leave ).

Today I met Kodie who is absolutely delightful, a very sweet girl almost the same age as my Dex . It was a great deshed ...
14/01/2025

Today I met Kodie who is absolutely delightful, a very sweet girl almost the same age as my Dex . It was a great deshed now ready for more hot weather

My heart goes out to Jet’s owners who had to say good bye to him when he became unwell very fast. He was the sweetest gu...
12/01/2025

My heart goes out to Jet’s owners who had to say good bye to him when he became unwell very fast. He was the sweetest guy and a gentleman.

I saw two more of my fav dogs today- with the gorgeous Minnie and Mr Riley . Riley got a beach them cause he’s getting s...
10/01/2025

I saw two more of my fav dogs today- with the gorgeous Minnie and Mr Riley . Riley got a beach them cause he’s getting some beach time at the end of Jan where as Minnie is heading to cultured Melbourne for February

Got to see Hazard again to help get her ready to show her gorgeous self at the show tomorrow. She’s a cocker spaniel. Th...
10/01/2025

Got to see Hazard again to help get her ready to show her gorgeous self at the show tomorrow. She’s a cocker spaniel. This is a show groomer so this is what they can look like if you never clip their coat and groom them well and amazing breeding .

Welcome to Pippin the springer spaniel. He was an absolute delight for his first groom working out that whilst it was al...
08/01/2025

Welcome to Pippin the springer spaniel. He was an absolute delight for his first groom working out that whilst it was all very different it wasn’t scary . Such a good man. As this guy likes to do tracking with his owner his furnishings were trimmed to make it easier to find and remove seeds whilst leaving his head, ears and tail and back so he still has his gorgeous locks there

Arnold went for a farm holiday recently so it was great to find this background god his photo, then I met little Monty w...
06/01/2025

Arnold went for a farm holiday recently so it was great to find this background god his photo, then I met little Monty who I did for a groomer on mat leave at the moment

Let’s talk how to restrain your dog safely in your car if you have to hit the brakes or someone hits you . Think about r...
05/01/2025

Let’s talk how to restrain your dog safely in your car if you have to hit the brakes or someone hits you .
Think about restraining your dog as safely as you would yourself or a child .
I had to hit the brakes a few years ago when Dex was in the car with me- thankfully he was in the backseat with a harness on and a seat belt attached to his ring buckle and seatbelt. When I hit the breaks his body stopped just between the two front seats. If he wasn’t restrained he prob would have gone straight through the windscreen and this was in a 60km zone . If it had been attached to his neck he probably would have snapped his neck.
A car harness has a chest plate that goes between their front legs to under their belly hence putting the pressure there if you hit the breaks.
There are several crash tested harnesses available for you to buy.
Dex who is a German shepherd has the ezy dog crash test car harness( I got from petbarn . See pic 1, daisy the Dachy ( pic 2 and 3) has the car safe brand from pet stock. As you can see both great fitting harnesses .

Let’s talk getting your puppies ready for grooming.Grooming needs to become a habit and part of every day life for dogs....
04/01/2025

Let’s talk getting your puppies ready for grooming.
Grooming needs to become a habit and part of every day life for dogs. The more they are used to it the less stressful it is.
Making sure you use a metal comb and running it down to the skin and it’s not grabbing.
Teach them to stand on a table even if you have a second pair of hands to help hold your puppy whilst giving them a lick mat or lots of yummy treats to distract them.
Dogs learn from their behaviour and that then creates a habit. Ie if you hold their paw and they put their mouth on you and you stop they then learn that behaviour stops something they don’t want bring done. They will then use that behaviour - ie they don’t want to be picked up and you try and they put their mouth on you and you stop again reinforces that be favour worked they can also escalate it ie the mouth becomes a bite .
So what can you do….. if you pup puts their mouth on you a little “uh uh” and keep the handling gentle but keep doing what you need to do - if they have stopped the mouthing reward reward reward with praise pats and food.
If your puppy tries to pull its foot away whilst you’re combing hold on to the leg and go with the movement - they learn that you’re still going to have your hand on them and they will adjust and settle and when they do praise and reward and start combing.
Look at hold long you’re holding that leg - ie are they ok with you doing it for 2 secs but not 10 secs? Reward the 2 secs, thrn next time try for 4 secs again reward and build up to 10 secs over time.
Do your homework, anything that they are comfortable with keep working on it with treats and pats till it becomes routine. More routine means more comfort and less conflict and less stress.
Look at your body language as our dogs do.
They know that an action equals a reaction .
There’s a reason that every showing I’ve done are amazing with grooming. Their owners groom them that much that it’s as much routine as sitting on a mat. They know the bath and dryer and brushes and combs and clippers and scissors. They stand still . When the dog understands what we want they are less stressed.
This young man has settled for the bath and dryer and brushing and combing but still needs work getting used to things being done on his feet. He is at the mouthy stage so he’s learning that won’t work .

Awwwww she’s so cute
04/01/2025

Awwwww she’s so cute

It’s was Tyson’s first puppy groom today and he did so well. Nothing was over the top stress type him so now we just see...
31/12/2024

It’s was Tyson’s first puppy groom today and he did so well. Nothing was over the top stress type him so now we just see him regularly as a puppy to make it all routine and part of life . Then I had jet the lab in for a quick bath and blow out and rusty the Groodle for a fix up as dad had tried to do some tidying . And now it’s mango daiquiri time. Happy new year to you all . Thankyou for all the support for 2024 in my first full year working from home .

Good luck Sully with the move to WA and all that beach swimming time with the fam. Safe driving guys. This guy took 3 ho...
30/12/2024

Good luck Sully with the move to WA and all that beach swimming time with the fam. Safe driving guys. This guy took 3 hours today to get all the fur out and the trimming. Like many groomers I have a base rate ( based on what one of my monthly dogs of how long it would take me) then I have an hourly rate the same as everyone has an hourly rate. The cost of a groom is relative to how long it takes us. Sullys owners knew he was going to be a big job today so they were happy as to how long it was going to take me. Now I’m off to get an iced coffee and lunch. Peace and love to you all .

Great to meet Milo today. A great little lad with the best eyelashes
28/12/2024

Great to meet Milo today. A great little lad with the best eyelashes

Rosie came in for her post Christmas groom today. Short body and legs to keep her cool and normal head and tail length ....
27/12/2024

Rosie came in for her post Christmas groom today. Short body and legs to keep her cool and normal head and tail length . Check out those gorgeous eyelashes

Wishing all my customers a lovely Christmas Day and holiday period. Thankyou all for this year and for the lovely gifts ...
24/12/2024

Wishing all my customers a lovely Christmas Day and holiday period. Thankyou all for this year and for the lovely gifts . Safe travels for this of you on the road .

The last Xmas doggies done today and that’s a wrap
24/12/2024

The last Xmas doggies done today and that’s a wrap

Some more lovely floofs ready for Xmas
23/12/2024

Some more lovely floofs ready for Xmas

Can’t believe it’s almost Xmas. I’m closed the public holidays and Sundays but otherwise I’m open and have some spots av...
23/12/2024

Can’t believe it’s almost Xmas. I’m closed the public holidays and Sundays but otherwise I’m open and have some spots available if needed just text my mobile number or message this page

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I’ve been working on a drop on the move and a return up left heel with Sam the lab. This is done of the stuff we do at All Round good hounds where I work on the days I’m not grooming

Tyson is the most laid back dude I’ve met- half mastiff he leans against me mastiff style for cuddles. And when I’ve got his gear back on ready to get off the table and have his biscuit ready he’s like “ oh that’s fine I’ll just eat it on the table”.

Now available to order…. This new deshedding tool that doesn’t cut coat and just removes undercoats Fur be gone , available in a short coat and a long coat version in a small, medium and large size . #refuresh

What do I get up to when I work at All Round Good Hounds? This is me working with Nala yesterday teaching her to start to go around a cone. We have dogs in for day board and train and we have classes evenings and weekends . You can check the all round good hound website to check for classes and events etc

What to do with an older or injured doggy? It’s all about quality over quantity 😊. Have a listen and tell me where Dex and I went

Gorgeous Kody for his bath and brush out . #plushpuppyaustralia

This is Ray - he gives his happy teeth chatter for cookie time. Volume on 😍

What did I get up to today in the sunshine……. Powder shoot day I’m not the one taking the pics though

My dog Dexter whose motto is “can I help?”. He loves doing things which is great in a rainy day

Missy is a foster for Lab rescue, she’s off on trial to her new forever home on Friday. She did really well with probably her first hydro bath. Please considering adopting for your next dog. Missy is one example of a happy dog that is 5 years old and would fit into many families lives very well easily

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