Calm Dog

05/05/2024

21/03/2024

🐶😊 Availability for new clients 😊🐶

10/03/2024

Happy fur mummy's day 😍🐾🐾

10/03/2024

🐩March🐩appointments

Tuesday 12th 10am.
Tuesday 19th 10am.

02/03/2024

Availability for potential new clients also.

Current clients please get in touch if your not already booked in 🐩

29/02/2024

💉 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁?

👉🏽 Today my Stafford Lucy was titer tested to ascertain if she had antibodies for infectious diseases; the ones covered in the standard C3 vaccination.

🐶 Lucy was vaccinated as a puppy, is almost 6 years old and has not been vaccinated since. Her titer test results were high, meaning, yet again she has antibodies to protect her and does not need to be vaccinated.

➡️ Did you know that vaccinations can last up to 7 years?! That’s crazy when you think that we get annual booster reminders.

😳 AND the vaccination amount that goes into a Great Dane also goes into a Pomeranian?!

💉 Thankfully, there is another way to ensure we aren’t OVER VACCINATING our dogs.

✅ A titer test is a way that you can check to see what the current levels of antibodies are in your dog against a certain disease, AND if their last vaccination is still doing it’s job or you need a booster.

💰 A titer test is around $90-$150 depending on where you go. Some places offer in house testing and others are lab send away. Obviously lab send away is more expensive.

📚 You can read more here:

https://www.dogsnaturallymagazine.com/titer-testing/?fbclid=IwAR2Q6KUbTk6tssk-y0-L2RoXrRd-oF6DX_PfndBo3-VQJMN5MccjTwtTe-M

https://www.planetpaws.ca/2016/02/22/not-sure-if-your-pet-needs-shots-always-titer-your-pet-first-before-over-vaccinating/

💬 Do you titer test? Or vaccinate?

28/02/2024

New client availability

07/02/2024

Hi
My name is Jet. I am 1.5 years old entire male lab.
I am looking for a new home. I am great with cats and dogs.
Love cuddles and fuss. I do not know many tricks but I am super eager to learn!
Message for more info

23/12/2023

MERRY CHRISTMAS and WOOFMAS 🎄 Too all my wonderful clients x
A huge thank you to you all and hears to a cheerful New year 🥂✨

05/11/2023

Did someone say treats?…. Your dog’s favourite treats all restocked and ready to go
Yum yum 🐶

02/11/2023

🫧Therapeutic Mud Treatments🫧

starting from £45*

Nourish, strengthen, and encourage healthy cell regeneration with a therapeutic mud treatment. Mud is applied all over the body and massaged into the skin and fur.
This treatment is then followed by a hydro therapy spa bath to further lift impurities from the coat/skin and calm muscles.
(Mud treatments and hydro therapy spa can be done separately)

Choose from:

SKIN SOOTHE: Loaded with antioxidants and astringent ingredients to promote healing and comfort.
Combatting skin problems such as allergy, sensitivity, inflammation, itching, blemishes, tenderness, bacteria, and hot spots. Using mineral rich clay with high concentrations of colloidal oatmeal and nourishing, healing ingredients such as organic aloe vera, green-tea, lavender and Witch Hazel.

MOBILITY TREATMENT: relieves sore muscles and achy joints from exercise, arthritis, hip/elbow dysplasia, and other afflictions. Ideal for our older companions.
Infused with peppermint and menthol for penetrating pain relief. Menthol stimulates nerve receptors in the skin to relieve pain. After feeling cooled down from the mud bath, the body will restores naturally by circulating and generating it’s own heat. This treatment gets the blood flowing back into muscles and flushes out toxins.

DESHEDDING TREATMENT: if your dog has dry skin and excess shedding then this is the ideal treatment. Healthy skin equals a beautiful coat.
Deshedding mud is made with nutrient rich, hypoallergenic clay and a line-up of powerful, nourishing ingredients. Aloe Vera, Omega Fatty Essential Acids, Antioxidants, Vitamin E and Zinc. Mother Nature’s best ingredients that cleanse, exfoliate,and feed the skin to promote healthy cell regeneration.

GREEN MUD: Green Mud is a power bath, designed for weak, aging and tired skin.
An indulgent treat for both the coat and skin. Ideal for all ages and coat types. To give an added boost and vibrancy whilst naturally cleansing, removing dirt and pollution build up.

01/11/2023

It’s finally happened
Hair of the dog is now officially

🫧CALM DOG 🫧
grooming and spa

stay tuned for changes, updates and of course NEW treatments 🤩

The salon has had a fresh makeover and I will now be offering bespoke holistic hydro bath treatments specifically aimed at our senior friends and those with skin and coat conditions.
This change and new treatment direction has been a long time in the works and I can’t wait to get started 🐩

09/08/2023

⚠️ If your dog isn't feeling well and has loose stools, rice is the LAST thing you want to give him. It's true he needs fiber to absorb excess fluids and nutrients to replace the ones he’s lost ... but rice has neither!

Here's why you should avoid rice for your dog ...

🍚 Arsenic Is Common In Rice
Health effects from arsenic include cancer, vascular disease, heart disease, high blood pressure, neurotoxicity and reduced brain function. Arsenic is in pesticides and herbicides, wood preservatives, phosphate fertilizers, industrial waste … so it drains into the groundwater that feeds wells and irrigation systems. And rice appears to absorb more arsenic from water than other crops.

🍚 Rice Can Lead To Diabetes
A diet high in carbohydrates like rice increases the insulin demand in your dog, and that stresses the pancreas and can lead to diabetes … and today 1 in 300 dogs will get diabetes.

🍚 Rice Is Nutrient Poor
Rice is devoid of vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients. It’s a carbohydrate and dogs don’t need carbs. They survived for thousands of years on other animals, fats and plant materials like berries and grasses.

🍚 More Rice Means Less Meat
When there’s rice in dog food, that means there’s less meat in the formulation and dogs need MEAT to make essential amino acids like taurine. And rice often outweighs other ingredients and can lead to weight gain and diabetes.

🍚 Rice Isn’t Natural Food For Dogs
Like wheat, corn and barley, rice isn’t found in an edible state so it needs to be processed. Wild dogs don't forage in rice or wheat fields ... they're looking for the henhouse.

So really, rice isn’t nice … for your dog.

Click here to read more about reasons to avoid rice.
https://www.dogsnaturallymagazine.com/can-dogs-eat-rice/

30/05/2023

27/05/2023

Just a little reminder about brushing your dogs.
Also another tip. Dogs associate areas with activities, puppy plays on the floor you play with their toys at their level, sofa is for cuddles and sleeping.
If you struggle to brush your dog, put them up on a surface such as a table like they would be at the groomers, they associate grooming with being stood on a table so they won't bite like it's a toy if you try to brush on the floor!

If you struggle still to brush you can shorten your visits to me. Do a bath brush and tidy up between big grooms.

Hope this helps
Vicci

01/09/2022

Appointments available next week!
Monday 5th: CLOSED
Tuesday 6th: 3pm
Wednesday 7th: 3pm
Thursday 8th: 11am 1pm 3pm
Friday 9th: 3pm
Saturday 10th: FULLY BOOKED

Please message, or use your savvy login to book!

Thanks

Vicci

02/08/2022

Or for upset tummy’s. Rice is inflammatory and dogs don’t need grains in their diet. Also a lot of dogs have allergies to chicken