Jo's Grooming Pad

17/01/2024

Sweet Honey

10/01/2024

Sweet Daisy and Otto

05/01/2024

Lovely Marley

04/01/2024

Molly's first groom

01/01/2024

HAPPY NEW YEAR to all my lovely customers. A big thank you for all your support last year.
You are all such lovely people and your dogs are beautiful, precious souls. I love them all dearly.
I wish you and your furbabies, a happy and healthy year ahead.❤️

22/12/2023

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01/12/2023

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19/11/2023

Arthur was in for his handstrip yesterday

08/11/2023

Big softie Max. He took some persuading to stand up but once he did, he was as good as gold.

05/11/2023

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RESOURCE GUARDING - absolutely anything a dog values can become something that is a source of anxiety if they have to share it with another dog. Of course we know this to be the case with food, toys, people or treats. But this can also happen with sniff spots too.

To us it's "just" a spot on the ground like the millions of others we see around us. "Just" a leaf. To them it's a story with a beginning, middle and end. It's a whole sensory experience that in that moment they don't want to have taken away from them.

DID YOU KNOW? Pulling your dog away from sniffs and/or neglecting to let them sniff on walks can increase a dogs propensity to resource guard sniff spots when they do find a good one. Because you've created stress around sniffing. You've turned a natural behaviour into something they feel they have to cling onto otherwise they'll lose.

This is yet ANOTHER reason why it isn't fair to stop your dog from sniffing in the name of "walking nicely on the lead". Or "controlling when sniffing is appropriate". For some dogs, especially those who have a propensity to react around other dogs and resource guard other things, this can simply add another thing to the list of things they will then go on to guard.

And most importantly, resource guarding sniff spots is tough to undo. It becomes an issue of management and reading your dog to ascertain when they have a spot they are likely to guard.

Let them sniff. For as long and as often as they want to. Don't rush them. Don't jolly them on. You could create some real problems down the line doing that 🐾💜

Disclaimer: I WILL be monitoring comments on this post and deleting ANY that suggest aversive methods to deal with this "problem". Putting fire on fire is not beneficial for anyone.

04/11/2023

This is Aqua. My own, beautiful, comical, husky-definitely more cat than dog😆

31/10/2023

Cute Benji

30/10/2023

Beautiful Bella and Flo

30/10/2023

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16/10/2023

😮I am already getting getting booked up for the week before Christmas. If you want to secure an appointment close to Christmas, please get in touch 🎄

10/10/2023

Penny chilling under the hair dryer

30/09/2023

Loui's bath and blow dry

30/09/2023

Lovely Shug

30/09/2023

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28/08/2023

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11/08/2023

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22/05/2023

Soo fluffy

13/04/2023

Gorgeous Stanley

13/04/2023

Lovely Arthur

05/04/2023

Sunday I took a dog to a groomers competition. I didnt compete but Hannah from Pretty Paws did. She did brilliantly and was placed. Congratulations to her and well done Arthur who she groomed as it was his first time in a show.

15/02/2023

Beautiful Bella

20/12/2022

Does anyone recognise these fur babies?

17/11/2022

I have a limited number of appointments left between now and Christmas.If you need an appointment before Christmas 🎄 please contact me ASAP.
Thank you.