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Tracy McKinlay Canine Beautician, Trainer and Homestay

Dog Grooming, Training and Homestay by Tracy McKinlay. Over 40 years of experience.
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Tracy offers the complete range of dog grooming services and expertise, from every day bathing & brushing to the more specialised and complex styling of hand stripping, clipping and sc******ng

The general groom includes;
Bathing & drying
Styling & trimming
Nail clipping
Teeth descaling (if dog will comply)
Ear plucking (if required)
A**l gland expression (if required)

In Initial appointment you

will be required to fill out a grooming form and with every appointment, Tracy will consult with you as to your grooming requirements to ensure your needs are met within reason.

13/08/2024

Fantastic end to a weekend of Shows, with Conal (14 months) winning his first Novice at the Ramsey Obedience Show on Monday. Thank you to all who organised the shows and we'll done to those who got rosettes, it was lovely to see everyone's progress.

11/08/2024

So very pleased for and proud of my daughter Claire and her 21 month old Doberman Keira, winning their 3rd novice in 3 weeks on the first day of Ramsey DTC show, she is obviously on great form.
My 14 month old collie Conal came 3rd in novice, and my oldie Kalan a 7th in Class C.
Day 2 tomorrow, good luck everyone

10/08/2024

Prizes won at the Royal Manx Agricultural Show held over this past Friday and Saturday, Keira the Doberman won her 2nd novice, promoting her now to higher classes of A and B, she also came 2nd in the post graduate working group in the breed show,
In obedience, Conal (red and white collie) was 6th in novice and Kalan 6th in Class C
It was a fabulous show, so well run by the IOM Dog Club, our thanks to everyone involved

16/07/2024

Many thanks to the organisers of the Wigton and Lune Valley shows. 5 days of competition obedience, we had a great time, and can only say how much we appreciate all your hard work at putting the shows on.
We took 6 dogs with us on our holiday,
left to right: Kerroo the sheltie; Broc, collie who got a 4th in novice on the final day; the old gent Kai now 11 1/2; Then 20 month old Keira the Doberman, who won Novice on the final day, but she also got a 3rd, 5th, 6th and 7th; Kalan 9 years and baby Conal at 13 months who also in these his first attempts at competing, gained a 2nd, 4th, and 6th, I was delighted with him to say the least.
Many thanks to all our judges for their time and patience, we also did our bit of judging and stewarding on the Friday and had a great time , with some lovely handlers and dogs coming in.

27/06/2024

A lovely weekend at Cheshire Obedience Show in Bromborough. It was a weekend of training and development as it was rather hot, so walks in the cool woodland was perfect for the dogs.

16/06/2024

Many thanks to the Isle of Man Dog Club for hosting their 3 day show this weekend, an amazing time had by all, and an excellent show
Thankfully the weather forecasters got it wrong and we had a fabulous weekend of weather.
Our boys and girl had a successful weekend, although still giving us plenty to work on for improvement.
Kalan (9 years), although slightly injured, won 2 x 2nds in the top class C, Keira the Doberman (18 months) got a 5th in novice and the old fella Kai, 11 1/2 years old also got 2 x 3rds in Class C, giving him his first two qualifiers to work the championship ticket class.
The baby of the bunch, Conal (just having had his first birthday) showed a lot of potential and promise for the future in his training rounds
We are now all home and exhausted, the dogs have had their tea and enjoying a well earned rest.

13/05/2024

Conditioning is supportive for everyone, but with Border Collie Kai getting old and arthritic, he's benefitted from a little more support. He's accompanied by Keira the Doberman and Thorin the Bengal, as they aren't going to miss out on an opportunity to have squeezy cheese.

12/03/2024

Our Crufts adventure was a little different this year. Usually we would be there for the Obedience, but Claire's 16 month old Doberman Keira qualified for breed and so we took the opportunity to go. Although Keira didn't come anywhere (which was expected), she did herself proud. Crufts can be quite the experience, especially for the dogs, but Keira was happy to wander round the halls and navigate her way through the crowds, loving all the attention she got. She was so well behaved and not phased by it all, a real credit to herself.
It was lovely to meet other Dobermans and their owners, who were all very welcoming and supportive, especially as we were new to all of this. It was good to catch up with Keira's breeders who were extremely supportive and we even got to meet Keira's father.

26/02/2024

First show of the year for the girls (Janette, Tracey and Claire) and I, my Kalan managed a 5th in C, at the Kelsall Hill Equestrian Centre which is such a fantastic venue.
Many thanks to Wirral Alsatian Training Society for organising such a wonderful show.
After the show we went for a well earned walk along the Gruffalo trail, dogs left to right, Broc, Vinny, baby Conal, Kalan, Gruffalo, Kai, baby Keira and Kerroo. All of them had their moments of lovely work and we now know what we need to improve on.

23/11/2023

Last weekend was our last Obedience Show of the year and an opportunity to take stock of the progress made this year, but also what will be focused on for the winter training. For the first time, Kai stayed at home with his feet up and Conal Puppy came on his first trip of many.

27/11/2022

Last weekend marked our final show of the year. Sydney finished the year off with a 2nd in Novice. Now its time to reflect on how the year has been and what we need to work on over the winter.

29/08/2022

The Magnificent Seven have found the Manx Portal at Worcester Show. Currently planning their journey home. It's been a lovely weekend at Cheltenham and Worcester and we had a lovely day of judging and stewarding Class C today.

30/07/2022

The Magnificent Seven have had a lovely time away. It's been tiring doing 5 obedience shows this week, but an enjoyable experience with lots of learning. Sydney (Collie) the 4th Dog Down did very well, with several rosettes. Very proud of them all.

20/07/2022

A lovely weekend at Phoenix Show. Obviously it was very hot, but we kept the dogs as cool as possible, van covered and fans blowing, all the dogs had cool coats and water and any walks were done in the woods which were lovely and cool and only in the sunshine when in the ring competing. Delighted with Kalan who gained a 3rd in Class C and got his final qualifier. Which means he is now eligible for Championship C. Time to play with the big boys!!

19/06/2022

Fantastic Weekend at the Isle of Man Dog Obedience Dog Show! Really great to see the progress of the dogs. Delighted to share that my Kalan (Collie in the middle) won the Class C today. Very proud of him and Maia gaining a 5th in Class B, Kai gaining a 5th in Class C, Sydney gaining a 3rd in Class B and an extra special Congratulations to Vinny who won both of his Beginner Classes this weekend and will now move up a class. Well Done to all those who were placed.

27/02/2022

4 month old Cavapoo puppy Nelly, in for a gentle introductory pampering session, of a groom, bath and drying, toe nails and a trim up of the "important little places", besides attention to ears, a**l glands and a look at her teeth - all in preparation for her future life long years of grooming. I just so love my job, along with being able to give puppies a good start in life, I get loads of cuddles as well.
I am sure Nelly has been here in a past life, she just took it all in her stride and enjoyed every moment, a real credit to her owners xx

27/02/2022

Archie the Wire Haired Fox Terrier in for grooming on Saturday, a breed you don't see so many of nowadays unfortunately, Archie really is a gorgeous boy, and so smart xx

12/02/2022

Puppy poodle Bonnie in for a pampering, mum didn't want her to have poodle features, (poodle feet, face, tail), so Bonnie just had a general tidy up all over. This little girl was immaculately behaved, she just stood perfectly still which for such a young puppy is unheard of, I am sure she had been here before in a previous life. Xx

25/01/2022

Beautiful shelties Freddie and Maye in for a spot of pampering, a full groom, (including nails trimmed, teeth descaling, ears cleaned, a**l glands expressed) followed by a warm bath with coat conditioning. They both certainly enjoyed it and looked absolutely stunning as I am sure you agree. X

05/01/2022

Elderly gentleman Barney, the Westie cross in for a pampering session following the Christmas holidays, such a smart well behaved lad he is too. X

07/12/2021

Beautiful Shelties Freddie and Maye braving the weather to come for a bit of pampering today. Before, and then after photos taken when they went out for their final comfort break, the wind was quite strong so it just wonderful to see their coats blowing in the wind. Lovely dogs x

22/11/2021

Wonderful weekend away at the Wigton obedience Show with the girls and our wonderful dogs. My daughter Claire's Maia the Doberman gained a 6th place in Class A, the rest of our fur babies all gained fabulous experience and showed a lot of improvement, left to right of the sky picture, birthday boy Vinny the working cocker, Kai the border collie, Maia, then my Kalan and finally Syd, both working sheepdogs

07/11/2021

Robyn the toy poodle in for clipping and styling. Mum always keeps her beautifully groomed out even when she gets very long coated, which is a credit to her, obviously a very pampered and adored little girl.

04/11/2021

Bess the Snoodle in for pampering, she struck me more of a schnauzer than a poodle, so it was lovely to see her transform into a schnauzer. Beautifully behaved although she had exceptionally tickly feet, lol

03/11/2021

5 month old Betty the pug - who has now gone home (I never post homestay dogs whilst they are still with us so it doesn't advertise that their home could be unoccupied at the time), helping me with the washing, she obviously didnt think the chair covering needed washing. This young pup is such a character and so full of energy she never stops. Lol

02/11/2021

Gorgeous crossbreed puppy Hugo in for a pampering for his first time, he just needed a tidy up until his adult coat comes through fully and we can then decide what trim would suit him best. Meanwhile mums only request was to reduce his beard to stop it getting mucky and dribbly,
misson accomplished!

28/10/2021

Sizzles the Dachshund in for pampering, being Wire Haired, his dead coat was stripped out before being bathed and dried, he certainly looked very handsome once completed and ready for a new growth of hair for the winter

22/10/2021

Mungo the standard poodle in for grooming, bathing and styling, 4 hours later he was fully pampered and such a handsome boy

21/10/2021

A wonderful weekend away with the girls and the dogs came too. Lovely walks at Heaton Hall Park, near Manchester. (First photo on Back row, Maia the Doberman, Kalan - my Border collie, Kerroo the Sheltie, Kai sitting in front of Maia, and Broc sitting alongside Kerroo.) Final photo the dogs admiring the view.

21/10/2021

Gorgeous 3 year old Maisie the Airedale in for pampering and styling. Mum said she was really active and into everything and yes she was a bit fidgety, but she soon chilled out and was absolutely beautifully behaved and turned out an absolute stunner.

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