Cuddles and Bubbles Grooming

08/22/2024

Hi everyone. We had a last minute cancellation for two dogs, we’d like to fill it.

12:30 appointment tomorrow, Thursday, is available.
Call Danica asap for scheduling.

08/21/2024

Max was in the Haus today, full of beans of course. What a good boy…

08/10/2024

It’s Ride To Reynolds Day.
Come on over to Wetaskiwin and visit the Reynolds Museum.

Anyone arriving on 2/3 wheels gets in free.

08/01/2024

Mindy is in the Salon this morning for a cut and bath, as usual, Purr is bigger than the dog.

Purr likes to sit with and console pups that come in. As the Salon Manager he tries to provide purrfect customer service.

07/30/2024

Scotty was in the Shop and Haus this evening for a bath and trim. He’s getting on but he sure is a good boy.

He was even on the doggy bed with Mango.

07/24/2024

When you’re a new client, like this Golden Doodle, and you’re calm, relaxed, and enjoy water, you’re bound to get a good scrubbing.

Be like this pup, get groomed!

06/01/2024

Danica Michel-Hauffe and I (Dogs too) are in Stoney Plain, for the Farmers Market. There is a massive fair going on, there was a parade, and a mini Rodeo.

Danica is set up inside the Heritage Centre for the Farmers Market.

If you’re looking for Bling and other kinds of crafts, swing by today and/or tomorrow.

05/11/2024

Greetings Clients who know us, and those who do not, and for those who forget, our Salon is in the back of our home.

Picture #1 Our home & place of business...
4716 10th Avenue Northwest. A Bungalow with a triple wide driveway, brown garage door, and landscaped pathway to the back on the right side of the house

Picture #2
4716 10A Avenue Northwest. A Split-level with a double-wide driveway, white garage door, and a small pathway to the back on the left side of the house.

Please stop going to the other home, walking into their backyard, knocking on their door and scaring the B-Jesus out of those homeowners.

Also... Over the summer months, we park our RV on the right side of the driveway. Please walk up our driveway, do not walk on our neighbour's lawn, or drive, yes, drive, over our neighbour's lawn to make a U-Turn.

Please have your pet on a leash, or in a carrier, this ensures that your pet remains in your control, and off of the neighbour's lawn.

03/30/2024

Dear Danica Michel-Hauffe…

Happy 60th birthday.

Today we honor you - you never let fear get in the way of your dreams, and you've created a life you should be proud of.

May the following years of your life be as fulfilling as the first 60.
May your clients come in on time, and not “No Show” on this day.
May the critters you groom today be happy and friendly.
May our children remember that it’s your big day….
May you read the instructions fully for your FitBit! 😂😂😂

Happy birthday 🎂…

I love you to the moon and beyond.😘😘😘

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03/21/2024

Milo was in the Salon today, what a happy critter, wanted a nose to nose with Ralph, and got it!

03/09/2024

Had little Bella on my shoulder today, hardly felt a thing, but she was so soft and silky. ❤️😘

03/01/2024

Coming soon… Oilers colours for your pet.

02/20/2024

Puppy Love’n in the Salon.
Roxanne and Ronnie, Danica and Reggie.

02/16/2024

Our Angel Rescuer seeks a forever home for this little lad, named Silver.

He’s been cared for by the best of the best in Mexico, she’s Ralph & Mango’s saviour, so if you’re looking for a new fur-baby, consider adopting!

12/23/2023

Scott came over to play (and get a bath but he hasn’t figured it out yet)

Purr said, “You’re short”

12/20/2023

Koby was having a bit of a play date, the other day! He explored the salon, (after his bath), the kitchen, living-room and even came to say hi while I was in my office.

Very polite pup… 😎

11/24/2023

We had Enzo in the salon today … very much an Enzo Ferrari, full of gas, running around the house, what a gas😎… so much like our shadow, but Enzo in a Nova Scotia Duck-tolling dog, not an Australian Shepherd…

What a sweet pup.

11/18/2023

It’s always fun to have Peanut over for grooming. He’s such a sweetheart.

Annie Moise you have an awesome pup.

08/25/2023

Well, we completed our move. The Salon has been operating out of the new location, and it's been well received...

Thank you for your patience and patronage, and to those we had to reschedule because of the move, we're getting the backlog cleared ASAP!

It was too difficult for my wife to pack, move, unpack and thus care for me as I had just had a total knee replacement surgery.

Please excuse the boxes when you come in, we are moving as fast as possible to provide an uncluttered entry area.

George Hauffe
Pagemaster

06/23/2023

Purr finds the simplest things to have fun with, this time, a ribbon.

06/06/2023

Support My JourneyI am supporting and participating in this event again, this year, to raise money for a great cause. Please sponsor me and help make a differen

06/06/2023

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Hello one and all, Danica here, bringing you news of my support and participation in this Saturday's Ride For Dad.

If you have or had family, friends, or loved ones in particular that have/had or do suffer from prostate cancer... Please consider helping me, to help others.

I have a week to muster up funding, and I hope you'll oblige me in doing so.

Regards.

Danica.

Support My JourneyI am supporting and participating in this event again, this year, to raise money for a great cause. Please sponsor me and help make a differen

03/13/2023

No,,,, just No

I think you're on to something there!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣☠️☠️☠️☠️☠️

03/03/2023

Matting… we’ve had some severely matted dogs come in lately…matted to the skin! We do our best not to traumatize matted animals because we believe in humanity before an owners vanity.

Did you know that:
Veterinarians recognize chronically matted hair and strangulating hair mats in dogs as a medical finding in animal neglect.

We can’t bathe your dog until the mats are removed as the mats will soak up water and become even tighter.

Here is further information that a huge majority of dog owners do not understand: Matting restricts blood flow to the skin. Once the matting is removed, blood rushes to the surface areas and causes the tiny blood vessels to burst under the skin causing a “streaking” effect which is often mistaken as razor irritation.
This result cannot be avoided and will fade away.

De-matting the ears will cause a similar reaction as above but the vessels may actually burst through the tips of the ears and the ears may look like they’ve been cut. The tips of the ears will scab over, which is called a Hemotoma. Your dog may shake his/her head for several days afterwards.

This should be discouraged. Hemotoma is not groomer error, but another consequence of removing mats from the ear area.

We do our best to treat your animal with TLC, but if your dog was severely matted, that’s on you! If we have to remove the coat, we do so slowly and mindfully.

What happens afterwards, is a consequence of clearing the mats.

The verbal abuse typically spewed at the groomer after the fact, it is not welcomed by anyone, be they professional or otherwise.

FYI. To discourage finger pointing, we won't post images taken of the animals suffering, but we do take lots of photographs, but they are for our own protection…

02/08/2023

Hi. Have you been walking your dog lately? It’s been nice these last few days, not so cold eh, makes it worth a rip around the neighbourhood.

Just remember to rinse of your dogs paws when you get home. Why?

As homeowners are required to keep the sidewalk ice free, many use commercial or industrial ice melt. These are not pet friendly, and they can burn/irritate the skin and pads on your pet, between the pads particularly.

Some nice warm water will help, paw butter will also be soothing.

Happy Tails

01/20/2023

Maggie was in the Salon today, what a pleasant pup she is.

Our Mr. Purr seemed to like her, he probably was reminded of our Maddy, as he was close to her. ❤️ RIP Maddy

12/20/2022

We wish you and your Furbabies a very, Merry Christmas...

12/14/2022

Hi everyone. Just a reminder to get your dogs out for a walk between now and Saturday, after that it’s dropping to -30 range..

Also. For the kind individuals that left Roxanne and I two Bottles of Wine outside our door, thank you!

We wish we knew who you were, but there was no card or name anywhere to be found. Merry Christmas to you!

11/29/2022

A well-groomed dog has a coat that is clean, and free of matted hair... Some breeds develop a thicker, fuller coat, like our Australian Shepherd, keeping it warmer in cold weather. Brushing it to the skin should be a daily endeavour, and it is paramount to maintain a healthy coat.

10/30/2022

I miss these three.
Shadow, Buddy and Maddy.
The 3 Musketeers….❤️