The Scruffy Puppy Salon

04/02/2025

This is amazing! I can’t even imagine the amount of work that went into this video! Great job and so fun to watch!!

03/03/2025

Thinking about getting a Doodle, Cockapoo or any Poodle mix? Have you been told they "don't need grooming until 1yrs old" or "coat maintenance is easy"?

*PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING piece written by a groomer..in the pic that's known as a pelted coat /Pelting. A dog’s fur gets so matted & tangled it will come off in one piece. It's outs tension on the skin, can damage the skin causing horrible infections and sometimes renders the dog helpless,unable to move and it can then cause fatality
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Poodle crosses (cockapoos, doodles, maltipoos etc.) are not "easy breeds" to maintain. The photo attached (shared from another groomer) shows how matting forms at the skin. By looking at this dog's top coat, you may not see the knots and you may not feel them as you would a knot on the ends of the fur but under that fluffy top layer this is going on. Once it starts its very difficult/ impossible to brush out... and even if you could it would be cruel to put the dog through it. Maintenance at home has to be more than a quick once over for these dogs if you want to keep them in that fluffy coat which was probably one of the reasons you chose a poodle cross in the first place. You really need to sit down with a brush and then a metal comb and make sure you can get it through the entire body at least 2 to 3 times a week.

I often feel like owners don't believe groomers when they say their dog has to be clipped very short. I always hear "I know he/she is matted, but leave as much as you can". You cannot clip through matting, you can only clip under it. As this photo shows, clipping under the matting means taking the coat back to the skin.
I promise you, your groomer really doesn't want to do this but they won't hurt your dog by putting it through dematting, they also don't want to hurt their reputation when the clients go around complaining about how the last groomer "scalped" their dog but there really is not any alternative. Instead of being angry with your groomer if they clip your dog very short please respect their commitment to do what is in your dog's best interest, accept responsibility for not having brushed your dog properly at home, and work with your groomer because, together, you can prevent this happening again. All groomers will be very happy to demonstrate a technique called line brushing which will help make your grooming at home more effective. Just ask! We all want owners to know how to do this

Poodle crosses are easily one of the highest maintenance dogs in reference to their coats. The combination of the soft coat they are mixing poodles with these days is a coat that is extremely prone to matting.

If you like a fluffy pup, you probably need to consider no more than 3-5 week intervals between grooming and set aside time for regular brushing AND combing at home.

Please know, if you bathe your poodle cross you really need to blow dry and brush out right after. Moisture, be it a bath, rain, swimming, snow etc are all going to make matting worse. If you know your dog is already matted-- bathing is only going to make it worse! Brush out before the bath.

Lastly "breeders" who say these dogs can't or shouldnt be clipped and not to give them a hair cut until they are one year old are misleading potential owners in order to sell$$$$ puppies and setting them up for a sad day when they finally take their pup to the groomer!!!

If this hasn't put you off buying one please schedule your puppy's first groom immediately after they've had their vaccinations and then be prepared to do the maintenance at home between regular professional grooms.

01/22/2025

Too darn cold for a full haircut today so little Miss Strawberry 🍓 got a bath and tidy instead. She’s super cute, super sweet and hopefully she’ll stay a little warmer over this cold snap! ❤️

01/01/2025

🐶🚫💩☔️🤣

11/24/2024

Keep your pups safe everyone!! ❤️‍🩹

09/13/2024

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08/16/2024

Apparently today was Pomeranian mix day! 😃 It wasn’t planned this way at time of bookings, it just worked out like that! Meet Ozzie and Bear 💙 These boys have very different coat types hence the different styles but both boys are very sweet and I think they are both so very cute! 😻

08/01/2024

Next dates for Kissable K9 sedation free teeth cleaning clinics are Wednesday October 23 and Wednesday November 27. To book your pups appointment in St. Marys, Ontario and for surrounding areas please text or call and leave a voicemail to 519-801-5513
$189+hst

06/26/2024

Miss Pepper got her teeth cleaned with Kissable K9 and I’m super impressed with the job that Adam did! He is so calm and gentle with the dogs and he even gave her a stuffie to hold while he worked on her! 🥹❤️ The difference in her before and after pictures is amazing and her breath smells so much better! All this done without sedation, which is perfect for older dogs, and it’s extremely affordable. There are still a few spots open for the July clinic, send me a message if you’re interested in booking your pup in. 🦷🐶

06/19/2024

This is my friend Jess who grooms in Thorndale. She’s an amazingly talented groomer and I’m so excited for her to be going to Belgium with Groom Team Canada!! ✂️🇨🇦 I will be buying tickets myself just to support her and contribute to her travel fund! If any of my friends and clients want to buy tickets please do so! If you win the groom I can guarantee you won’t be disappointed! And if I win the groom I will donate it to one of my clients who already bought tickets through a random draw!!

Canada Day is coming!

This year I’m making a big deal out of it as I’m part of a team of 4 representing Groom Team Canada at the World Grooming Championships this September in Belgium!

I will be competing with two different breeds at worlds, so to celebrate I am raffling away two prizes: one free groom and one year of free nail trims. The draw will be done on Friday July 5th and 100% of proceeds goes towards travel costs for Jess and her family. 🇨🇦

For a chance to win a groom or a years worth of nail trims you can purchase tickets in the salon OR by texting Jess and arranging an etrasfer.

519-857-2010.
Ticket prices:
3 for $5
7 for $10
Arm length for $25

Stay tuned for some more Canada Day celebration announcements (and savings😉)!

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06/13/2024

This is super funny because it’s quite accurate 🤣

04/13/2024

This is a very interesting article. Did you know that free radicals and oxidative stress are the root problem to most issues and disorders our bodies are dealing with? Not just humans but horses, dogs and cats too? There is a natural way to heal this damage with antioxidants that turn on our Nrf2 pathways. My little mini Dallas has been dealing with Cushing (PPID) and laminitis for the last couple of years and he has suffered from sweet itch for about 7 years. I started him on a Nrf2 protocol a little over a month ago and I have seen dramatic improvement in him. I’m excited to see if it helps his sweet itch this summer as well. If you want more information let me know, I’m happy to help!

https://www.dogsnaturallymagazine.com/new-research-into-managing-chronic-inflammation-in-dogs/?fbclid=IwAR0V2H6sp2Lhj42pYHFrcsNF39TwbHDhBVBLLaay-gog1fKizWES9X4_SmQ_aem_Acmx1lhdQC_o48cqlD38nf-wAsgLCdwU9TkuvDRzs3igjsCsWYLx382_W1qackwxURo

There's new research into chronic inflammation in dogs - what's causing it and what you can do to help relieve your dog's pain.

04/12/2024

Dogs are dogs. They're not fur babies. They're not children. They're dogs.

That doesn't mean I don't love my dogs. It doesn't mean you can't call them your "kids" or "fur children." But for their sake, respect that they are dogs. Treat them well, but treat them as they should be.

People humanizing dogs is actually what's getting a lot of them put down, rehomed, dumped, and loaded with behavioral issues.

The best way to honor and love your dog is to respect the fact that they are different from us. That's part of what makes them so amazing!!

Bringing home a new dog and giving it whatever it wants, whenever it wants, is not setting them up for success. It may feel good to "spoil" them. I get it, but what you're actually doing is creating a brat.

I hear this often: "My dog bit our friend on the couch because he thinks the couch is his." OK, who let them think that? The dog didn't just waltz in and claim your couch. The dog wasn't given boundaries to begin with. I let my dogs on the couch, but if I tell them to get off and go to their bed, they will without hesitation. They've earned that privilege based on respect, trust, and understanding.

If you want to "spoil" your dog, do it by setting them up for success. Exercise them, give them boundaries, give them a job, and give them what they actually need instead of the latest squeaky toy. The time you spend playing with your dog means more than the toy itself.

Love your dog. Cherish your dog. Respect your dog, but for the love of the dog, TREAT THEM LIKE A DOG.

(And before anyone wants to say something silly...My dogs are my family. They literally signed my marriage certificate, but they also have boundaries. Just like any healthy family should!)