Groomingdales at Pet Valu Midland Gate Shopping Centre - Kingston

05/26/2023

Give our store a call to book your pets portrait for tomorrow.

05/06/2023

We are offering walk-in nails trims today from 11:30am till 12:30pm.

01/04/2023

IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT from Groomingdales at the Gardiners Town in Kingston.

We are moving the salon in our Gardiners Town Centre location to our new location on Midland Avenue which will open in early February.

Sydnee will be returning from her leave and is excited to meet her returning and new clients when we open the new store!

While the new store and grooming salon is being constructed, customers who are interested in booking a grooming with Sydnee at our new Midland Avenue location, will be able to call 613-389-7500 (Gardiners store). We will start taking appointment request for February on January 16th 2023. Please don't call the store to book before this date. We need a bit more time to nail down our official opening date.

We also want to let everyone know that we will be increasing our grooming prices effective February 2023 at each of our salons... I'll pause here for the inevitable clapping :). We have only raised prices 2 or 3 times since 2011 and the cost of living and operating our business has grown tremendously. Our prices will remain very competitive.

Do to the large number of no shows we have also decided to add a $20 No Show fee to those people that don't show up for their bookings. This fee is not charged if you call in and cancel or reschedule your appointment ahead of time. We understand that life happens, but advance notice is appreciated. Your time slot has been set aside specifically for your pet. No shows cost our groomers lost revenue. Please be considerate of their time.

Our Gardiners Town Centre grooming location will be closing down permanently. We need the space at that location to expand our food and supplies offering. Watch for exciting renovation plans later in 2023!

02/12/2021

Nail Trim update
We are temporarily taking appointments for nail trims.
Please arrive on time for your appointment as there is limited time.
You can book an appointment by calling us at 613-389-7500.

02/09/2021

CUSTOMER UPDATE February 8th 2021 – COVID19 Coming Out of Winter Lockdown

Please read this entire post and keep watching this page for the most current updates

SHOPPING
We are happy to be able to welcome customers back into our stores effective Wednesday February 10th 2021. We will have restricted capacity limits at our stores and we will be operating our stores with socially distanced masked shopping and increased cleaning and disinfecting protocols. Returns are accepted. We accept Debit, Credit and Cash instore. Curbside pickup will still be available though our website (Choose Pickup and Pay at Your Local Store) and through email at [email protected] (remember to tell us which location)

Our temporary hours of operation for this week will be:
Tue February 9th 10am – 6pm (Still Curbside Only)
Wed February 10th 9am – 6pm (Now open w/instore shopping)
Thu February 11th 9am – 6pm
Fri February 12th 9am – 7pm
Sat February 13th 9am – 6pm
Sun February 14th 10am – 6pm
Mon February 15th Closed for Family Day

SELF SERVE DOG WASH
Our Self Serve Dog Wash will open at our Riverview Shopping Centre and Kingston Centre locations on Saturday February 13th by appointment only, the same way as we had been operating them during the fall. We will only be opening 1 tub at each location. Bookings are for 1 dog and 1 family member only and can’t be longer than 30 mins. Appointments will start on the hour. Late arrivals will need to have the time deducted from their 30 mins. Appointments can be booked online at the links immediately below…PLEASE READ ALL OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS of the dog wash booking. We hope to return to both tubs and walk ins soon.

To book a self serve dog wash at the Kingston Centre location use this link:
https://square.site/book/ADZAR9XAQJ1R3/pet-valu-kingston-centre-kingston-on

To book a self serve dog wash at our Riverview Shopping Centre location use this link:
https://square.site/book/YBNJSKMBMZABB/pet-valu-riverview-shopping-centre-kingston-on

If you are having difficulty booking with the links you can call the store during our business hours and we can assist you

GROOMING
Grooming will resume on Saturday February 13th 2021
If you had a scheduled appointment that was cancelled, you will automatically receive a call this week for priority booking. You won’t need to call the stores unless you have not heard from us by Monday February 15th 2021. We won’t be booking any new grooming appointments until all the cancelled appointments are looked after.

Each store is going to handle Nail Trims Only differently. The best suggestion is to watch this page for nail trim specific information by store. There can’t be any walk ins for nail trims until we are given the all clear by public health. We will have specific times set aside at each location. More information is coming this week.

TO GET ON OUR WAITING LIST for Grooming (not Nail Trims) at any of our Kingston Salons...we are kindly requesting that you use this link:

https://forms.gle/etY5c3w5csdNXw1h7

By using the link above you will be automatically added to our waiting list in the order the submissions are received. New clients are welcome! Please use the link instead of calling the store. The volume of calls we are receiving for grooming and curbside is making timely responses very difficult.

We are also very excited to welcome Liz back from Maternity Leave at our Riverview Shopping Centre Location!

Our Gardiners Town Centre location is still staffed by Sydnee!

and…

We are thrilled to offer grooming services at our KINGSTON CENTRE LOCATION again! Bev will be moving to our Kingston Centre location! Thank you Bev for filling in at our HWY #15 location during Liz’s leave.

01/18/2021

Due to the extended lock down we will be calling and cancelling all appointments between January 25th and February 9th. Rescheduling will take place when we know for certain the date the salon can open back up. If you had an appointment before January 25th that you have not received a call about please call us at 613-389-7500. No new appointments will be made till further notice.

12/31/2020

We have finished rescheduling the appointments between now and January 23rd. If you had an appointment between those dates and have not received a message from us please call us at 613-389-7500.
We will not be booking new appointments as of now. Keep an eye on this page for when we start taking appointments again.
Stay safe and Happy New Year.

12/15/2020

Last few nail trim clinics before the new year.
December 18th 4:00pm till 5:00pm
December 19th 5:00pm till 6:00pm
December 20th 3:00pm till 5:00pm
Decemeber 29th 4:00pm till 6:00pm

11/15/2020

Upcoming nail trim clinics.
Friday November 20th 3:00pm till 4:00pm
Saturday November 21st 3:00pm till 5:00pm

11/07/2020

Upcoming nail trim clinics.
Monday November 9th 4:00pm till 5:00pm
Friday November 13th 3:30pm till 5:00pm
Saturday November 14th 3:00pm till 5:00pm

11/01/2020

Upcoming nail trim clinics.
Tuesday November 3rd 4:30pm till 5:30pm
Wednesday November 4th 4:30pm till 5:30pm
Saturday November 7th 4:00pm till 5:00pm

10/19/2020

Upcoming nail trim clinics.
Wednesday October 21st 4:00pm till 5:00pm
Friday October 23rd 4:30Pm till 5:00pm
Saturday October 24th 3:00pm till 5:00pm

09/26/2020

Upcoming nail trim clinics.
Monday September 28th 4:00pm till 5:00pm
Saturday October 3rd 3:00pm till 4:30pm

09/19/2020

Upcoming nail trim clinics.
Wednesday 23rd 4:00pm till 5:00pm
Saturday 26th 3:30pm till 4:30pm

09/11/2020

Upcoming nail trim clinics.
Tuesday 15th 4:00pm till 5:00pm
Thursday 17th 11:30am till 12:30pm
Saturday 19th 12:00pm till 1:00pm

08/30/2020

Nail trims for this week
Wednesday, September 2nd 5:00pm till 6:00pm
Saturday, September 5th 3:30pm till 5:00pm

08/25/2020

Nail trims for this week
Saturday August 29th 3:30pm till 5:00pm
Sunday August 30th 12:00pm till 1:00pm

08/17/2020

Nail trims for this week
Saturday August 22nd 3:00pm till 4:30pm

08/08/2020

Nail trims for next week.
Wednesday August 12th 4:00pm till 5:00pm
Saturday August 15th 3:30pm till 5:00pm

08/01/2020

Nail trims.
Wednesday August 5th 4:30pm till 5:30pm
Saturday August 8th 3:30pm till 5:00pm.

07/26/2020

Nail trims for this week.
Monday July 27th. 3:30pm till 5:00pm
Saturday August 1st 3:30pm till 5:00pm
Stay safe!

07/03/2020

Nail trim clinics for next week.
Saturday July 11th. 3:30pm till 5:00pm.
Sunday July 12th. 12:30pm till 2:00pm
Masks are required. Dogs and cats welcome. Please show up between times above.
Stay Safe.

05/26/2020

The grooming salons are open. You can call the store to book your appointments.

05/24/2020

Nail Trimming at the KINGSTON CENTRE Pet Valu!

Mon May 25 2pm-6pm
Tue May 26 9am-12pm
Fri May 29 4pm-6pm

You may have to wait outside the store if there is a backlog. There is a limited number of people allowed in the store at any one time.

Please don't come into the store or bring your dog if you are unwell or have been in close contact with someone who is experiencing symptoms similiar to COVID19.

03/20/2020

The salon is still open for booked appointments only. If you or anyone in your house is unwell we ask you to call and reschedule your appointment as soon as you are able.

03/17/2020

All salon locations are still taking full groom bookings, but we aren't taking any walk-in nail trim clients till further notice.

12/06/2019

There are very few appointments left before Christmas Day. If you have not booked with us yet we would like to direct anyone looking for an appointment in the next few weeks to our new groomer at the Kingston Centre Pet Valu, Taylor! Taylor did work here for a few weeks while the salon was getting ready for her and we are pleased to have her on our team!

09/05/2019

Melville Animal Hospital

This is an X-ray of a 2 week old puppy, it really shows how far the bones 🦴 have to grow before they become a proper joint! 😮

🐶 Puppy exercise is sooo important as young dogs undergo significant physical changes.

🐶 Most growth takes place between the ages of 4 to 8 months however, in some large/giant dog breeds the growth plates may remain open up to 18-20 months!

🐶 There is no question that puppies LOVE to exercise & we want nothing more than to make them happy BUT puppy exercise limits MUST be applied to prevent damage to the puppy’s developing skeletal 🦴 system.

So here’s a guide to help; ⬇️

🐶 Over-training, such as long-distance running, is unhealthy for young dogs and the benefits are minimal. Some dogs are driven to exercise and, as owners, we feel we are doing them a service by giving them what they want...
So... what is enough?🤔

Appropriate Puppy Exercise 0-6mths

🐾 Walking – slow, short walks up to 30 mins, with plenty of opportunities for your puppy to stop & sniff sniff sniff

🐾Formal skills training – sit, stay, down, touch – no more than 2 mins per session.

🐾Free play – no more than 10 mins; discourage rough play, such as body slamming.

🐾 Chasing objects – roll balls and drag toys along the ground. Avoid repetitive ball throwing & chasing.

🐾Tugging – do not pull against the dog – hold the toy and let the puppy pull against you; keep the toy low, to maintain the puppy’s neck in a straight line with its back.

🐾Avoid – direct running 👎 , jumping, indoor/outdoor stairs, fast turns, sudden stops like chasing a ball! 🎾

🐾Young puppies, up to six months, should not be exercised with the intent to increase strength or endurance. These puppies should be allowed to play naturally, i.e. self-directed play.

🐾 Jumping is often encouraged, with little understanding of the damage it can cause a young pup. Do not allow your puppy up on high objects without good supervision and assist them when getting down.

We hope you share this with all your friends, students & puppy owners - Let’s spread the word and make positive changes 👍🏼👍🏼

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08/17/2019

Pet Valu Kingston - Your Pet Your Store

Now in stock at our Kingston locations...

Bayer Advantage II and Advantix II are now available without a prescription!

We are happy to be able to bring these previously vet only products to our customers.

06/10/2019

Hey everybody, it's that time of year again.
We are busy with summer appointments.
If you would like to book in your furry friend for grooming we are now taking appointments for after June 24th. Please call 613-389-7500 to book!