Front Paws Dog Spa

05/08/2024

What a busy month of June and July I've had. I forgot to post end of July and so here's my photo drop of some of the pups I remembered to photograph.

Such a wonderful bunch of pups.

Blue and Sasha had thier first ever Professional Grooming session after a Meet and Treat. They were fantastic to groom and looked sooo white afterwards. Blues owner said she likes to dig in the garden so who knows how long the whiteness lasted but the amount of undercoat out of them both was huge as shown by the photo a the end.

I didnt have a banana for scale so a 6.2 inch screen sized mobile phone would have to do.

Lovely Ollie is a regular and such a good boy. Nervous boy but this was the first time he accepted a treat off me. Meg his sister I couldn't take any good photos of this time round as she wouldn't stop wagging her tail bless her.

Beautiful Bear is such a sweet girl. She was falling asleep on the table as I was drying her. She so chilled throughout the whole groom and really enjoys a bit of Reiki down her back. That wagging tail says it all.

Winnie is one of my senior girls. I've known Winnie since she was a pup and she a nervous little girl and so we quick groom her with no bath or messing around and just shave her down so she's in and out quickly and doesn't become stressed. She loves to carry her support teddy with her everywhere the sweetie.

Sue is a Portuguese Water Dog and as it says in the name she loves water and mud baths and sooo we keep her short to keep clean and comfortable. Easier for Mum and Dad to tidy after a walk too.

Bumble is a sweet boy and needed a nice tidy up for summer. He's hates his nails being done but with slowing everything down and working with Bumble to desensitise him to touch we managed to do all his nails without too much stress. His faviourate thing is tennis balls and he even wanted me to play fetch with him after bless him. I forgot to take photos of his sister Winnie this time round.

Disney does sometimes think she's a princess and feisty at times but she's truly such a wonderful girl as well. She loves the pampering as long as you don't hold her paws for too long. (we are working on it) Disneys wonderful otherwise.

Troy is such a good boy. He likes a good scratch behind the ears and is such a chilled out relaxed happy boy. He needed a summer cut as well for all this heat we've been having. He felt so much better after bless him. Even snuck in some cuddles on my lap after when I sat on the table to help him down he just wanted to be on my lap.

Teddy is a nervous lad but with this being his 3rd visit in the spa he did fantastically and you can see how his confidence has blossomed and he's much happier with the whole process. He was lying down and head resting on his paws while drying him. Always a great feeling when the pup feels more happier in the grooming environment. His sister Frankie I completely forgot to take photos of but next time I'll try and remember.

03/08/2024

When you have a Saturday afternoon to fully groom and deshed your own pup.

You can figure out which ones are the before photos 🤣🤣

Will she smell fresh for long ?? No, knowing my pup and the way puddles are her happy place highly doubtful.

Will this stop her shedding?? No, it will greatly reduce shedding after a couple of days but won't stop her shedding completely.

Will she have a healthier skin and coat ?? Yes, it will remove dirt and odour build up. The coconut oil based shampoo I use will help revitalise the coat and soaks into the skin. Bathing her has also allowed me to check her skin for any sores, wounds, fleas/ticks or anything else abnormal.

Will she be upset with me for forcing her to have a bath?? No, she's always happy to have a bath and enjoy's all the love and attention she recieves as well as the full body massage.

Will she sleep well tonight ?? Yes and so will I after this week's wonderful pups.

Pics coming soon of some of my wonderful clients pups.

22/06/2024

I missed National Dachshund day yesterday but here's some cute pics of my uncles two daschunds who have come on a few adventures with me when I've looked after them.

11/06/2024

I'm a couple days late as my one year anniversary of business was the 8th June.

What a amazing year it's truly been. Thank you to all my wonderful customers for trusting me with your beautiful pups and I'm sorry I may have forgotten a few of you but I truly appreciate you all and all your beautiful pups.

I'm also heartbroken to say a few pups have crossed the rainbow bridge and it's one of the worse feelings in the world. Dogs truly leave paw prints on our hearts so I didn't want to exclude them. May they be running free and chasing all the balls and sticks they could ever dream of.

04/06/2024

Woww so May came and went too quickly.

I also realised I didn't add any photos from April so this will be a long one.

What a wonderful bunch of pups we had the last couple of months.

There's too many to discuss and love on but I'll try keep it short.

The wonderful Bernard came for his pamper session. Makes him look sharp and helps keep him cool during this hot weather when we receive it.

Then we had Hugo who wouldn't let me take a nice after photo as he was too excited to see mum out the door bless him.

Lovely little Meg was falling asleep on the table during the drying process and giving lots of lovely kisses. She moves sooo much wagging her tail it's hard to take a after photo of her as well.

Brave boy Ollie once again was eager to come into the spa for his pampering session and even accepted a small number of treats off me which he hasn't before hand so this was a happy moment for both me and Ollie. Duck pate was a winner that day.

While I was grooming sweet Winnie we had a guest appearance from her housemate who explored the spa and I wasn't sure whether he wanted a bath too. Winnie did amazingly for her first full groom with me. She is such a nervous girl when it comes to grooming we went at her pace and the legs she struggles with the most but she still allowed me to shorten all her legs to make her more comfortable for the summer.

Winnie's other housemate Bramble was not happy with his legs being touched either but again we took it at his pace and he was better near the end of the groom as he felt more comfortable with me.

Then we had the wonderful Roxie in for her pamper session. Such a beautiful girl and she almost took a bite of pate from me before spitting it back out. Guess Ostrich pate isn't the one but I will find out what her fave flavour treat is one day bless her.

Little Sox came for his deshed treatment. He's such a good lad. So much hair came out of this little dog bless him and his coat looked fabulously red and shiny afterwards.

Then we had the sweet little Millie in for her full groom. She was such a angel throughout the groom and she liked to lean over my shoulder while being dryed watching the neighbors and felt so comfortable wanted to lie down while I was trying to clip her. Which wasnt helpful sometimes and other times easier to groom her belly as she just moved onto her side for that bit bless her. Such a sweetie.

Then we had the wonderful Troy who receives a nice deshed treatment of his undercoat and then a haircut to remove the bulk of his coat for warmer days. He's such a good lad bless him and just chills out throughout the whole groom.

Lovely Teddy was in for his full groom and has become much braver with the hairdryer. He even lied down while I was drying his side an back. Now we can see those beautiful eyes as well.

We then had the gorgeous Sue in for her pampering groom. She looked smart after her tidy up and smelt amazing afterwards. Such a lovely girl.

Then we had the Jack Russell who needed a little bit of a smarten up and bit of a trim round his face so he could see bless him.

Then we had Frankie in for her full groom. She had a few knots in her face so we took her face short so it be easier to keep clean and food from getting stuck. She's become a lot more confident with the grooming process and allowing me to do her legs but still not happy with her paws being done. We went at her pace and let her relax when needed tho.

We had another Teddy this month for a spa session and bless him he was such a good boy. He chilled out throughout the session and almost fell asleep while I was drying him.

The sweet little black frenchie came in for his first ever proffesional deshed treatment and the little lad did amazingly. He was chilled while being dried and tho he did try and chase the dryer a couple timer after a couple of minutes he was enjoying it more then anything and pushing his butt into it. Such a brave soul.

And then one weekend I had free I ended up desheding my own minx of a dog Roxie roo.

I could of made another dog with the amount of hair that came out of her.

What another fantastic month and looking forward to what June brings.

10/05/2024

So why Front Paws I hear you say. Do you only scissor half the dog??

Dogs may not share our language but that doesn't stop them from being effective communicators. A dog lifting up thier front paw can mean many different things and signalises different emotional states.

Dogs lift thier paws when they are focused and they hear/see/smell something (SQUIRREL)

Sometimes it can mean your pup has a injury.

A paw lift could mean the pup is stressed and is trying to find a way to make a little space.

It can be a way of expressing curiosity or anticipation.

My own pup has been the master of giving paw in all sorts of situations.

When she knows I have her faviourate ham slices out the fridge.

When she wants some attention because I havent played tug of war for 40 seconds.

When she's frightened at the vets she takes comfort from me holding her paw and massaging it.

When she's excited to go on walks and anticipating I'm about to throw the frisbee or toy.

When she senses a squirrel in a nearby tree.

Roxies front paw has told so many stories for how she feels and why she does the things she does. Obviously other body language comes into it but if anything the one things she's always offered first is a front paw.

I see it as her way of saying I need you and I trust you that your going to help me (except when it comes to chasing squirrels. No pup your on your own there.)

How does this relate to grooming??

If a dogs not happy being groomed they will lift thier front paw and paw you away so you dont scissor thier face or touch thier ears. Sometimes they will give you a paw to distract you from something your doing that is worrying them. Other times they won't give a paw at all as they are anxious about anyone touching thier paws.

This is where desensitisation comes into grooming. Making that negative fear into a positive experience. I want them to be coming into the spa front paws first excited for the groom even if this takes time building up that trust and comfort.

Despite all the negative things a front paw can also show a strong positive meaning and its my pups signature move to tell me how she feels and what she needs. Alas Front Paws Dog Spa became the foundation and goal of my grooming business.

Spa as well because every dog deserves that health and beauty relaxtion treatment bubble soaking pampering session.

10/05/2024

Hi.

My names Daniella and I run Front Paws Dog Spa. I am a Level 3 City and Guilds Qualified Dog groomer, fully insured and Canine First aid trained. Im a mobile 1 to 1 groomer a little different to the vans and instead I trail my 10ft Spa behind my car including hydrobath and a generator if I am unable to plug into your home. All I need is a safe place to park flat near your property and if I can plug into your home great.

I cover Farnham, Surrey and surrounding areas and work all day Thursday and Friday. Also Saturday mornings.

My sessions are tailored to your pups needs, using positive fun stress free techniques to ensure a happy dog.

I do bath and drys, to full grooms, handstripping and puppy packages.

First full groom includes 10% of full price.

www.frontpawsdogspa.co.uk

07756 303328

26/04/2024

15/04/2024

So March was over a little while ago and I have no idea where March went. Whoops so here's a late March photo drop. Please excuse some of the blurry pics. Dogs wouldn't stop wagging thier tail or trying to get to the treats.

So first pup was actually at the end of Feb but I forgot to take any photos of lovely Toby so I have added his owners wonderful before and after pics of Toby. This boy is getting braver each time I go to visit during the grooming process. He doesn't like his feet being touched especially his back legs and feet. With a little bit of encouragement and cuddles to comfort him he soon understood I wasn't doing anything to hurt him and we managed to clip most of his back and scissor his feathers without too much of a panic on Toby's part. He was such a nervous lad but all in all loved all the cuddles and breaks when it was getting too much to then let me finish making him look handsome.

Then we had the wonderful Teddie bear. He's is becoming a lot more relaxed when it comes to drying as this was his anxious behaviour of not liking the dryer on and wanting to bite at the dryer. This being the third session he didn't attempt to bite at the dryer once and was such a good lad. With clipping and sc******ng he's couldn't care less whether you touch that foot or move this leg. He such a sweet sweet boy and I love seeing him each time I groom him.

We had the lovely Roxie. She's such a sweet girl. She came in for her regular pampering session. This pup doesn't like her feet being touched but is getting braver and braver for the grooming session. She almost took a few treats off me this time round but then decided against it as shes a little picky and I duck pate was not up to her standards. I will figure out what this girl loves ones day.

The beautiful Sky who's always a pleasure to groom. She received the full deshed massaging treatment too. Sky is such a wonderful girl. She loves being rubbed all over with the zoom groom rubber brush and ears being cleaned. My spa had red and white hair all over it as she was in need of a good deshed. She tried to paw the whole lot out of my hand as she was trying to tell me she behaved throughout the whole groom and deserved all the treats. Such a lovely girl.

Then we had the wonderful Meg and Ollie.

Meg is down for anything as long as you let her sneak in some sweet kisses and give her treats and lots of ear and butt scratches. Megs top goal is to knock all of the treats out of my hand so she can eat them all before you manage to pick them back up. Thats by whatever means necessary whether that's pawing at the treats or trying to catapult off the table to get the treat or climb up the bath to reach the treats. She's such a beautiful pup bless her I had to spoil her a little.

Ollie bless him can be the more anxious one of the two. Ollie jumped straight into the spa for his second grooming experience with me. Well wasn't he much more less anxious and chilled he again almost fell asleep while I was drying him and he kept resting his head on my shoulder while I was sc******ng his back legs. He even tried one of the duck pate treats and a cocktail sausage. Another brave lad.

Then the lovely Hugo's first groom with me and he was wonderful to groom. He chilled out through the whole process. Mum loves his beard and longer legs so it was nice blending his shorter body into his legs and face to make him look more natural and comfortable as we go into summer and after looked handsome. I also did his wonderful housemate Polar the White German Shepherd who I forgot to take any photos of but hope to get some nice one next time.

Then we had the lovely Rosie in for her full deshed treatment. She's such a beautiful girl and was happy for me to climb into the bath herself as well as climb on the table after. . My spa looked pretty red after with the amount of hair we blasted out of her and then continuous brushing and brushing and more brushing she sheds as bad as a lab or German shepherd. Such a sweet girl and hopefully it reduced the amount of loose hair in the house for a fair few weeks.

Then last but not least we had the wonderful Disney. She couldn't see with that mop of hair on her head bless her so we did the normal routine of massaging bath, blowdry and trim to make her firstly feel and smell great. Secondly be able to see and then thirdly be able to not drag all the mud into the house from outside. Disney is such a beautiful girl and can now run around being able to see where she's going.

That's another month.

Someone I haven't mentioned in a while who's one of my sweet regulars is wonderful Dottie which will have a post all to her self soon. This pup is such a fearful and anxious pup that the work we have done and the amount of things she has become more accepting of and not as fearful about is amazing. She's come on leaps and bounds and yes there's still things this dog is anxious about but boy does she get excited when I drive onto the drive way and can't wait to dive into the spa each and every time I pop over. It's these little things which makes me love my job. Seeing a dog become more trusting and less anxious of the grooming process but also look forward to seeing me makes me feel like I've achieved something great.

Now to see what April brings.

31/03/2024

Happy Easter and hope your all have a wonderful weekend.

Roxie Roo and myself have been for our morning walk and now just chilling on the sofa. Morning walk consists of chasing squirrels, lying in puddles and finding the best stick to play with. Roxie obviously. Not myself.

09/03/2024

Woowww so what a fantastic day at Crufts we had yesterday. I brought some more bottles of Peanut and Pickle natural canine skincare to try out some of the newer fragrances as I love this brand. I grabbed some Pawdinary shampoo as well to trial on some of the pups as this is another natural plant based shampoo. Then I couldn't forget about treats for all the pups as well (and my own).

I treat your pups with usually anco pate and cocktails sausages cut into little pieces but stocked up on some Nova Paddock Farm pate this year and couldn't leave my Roxie Roo out so she was spoilt with two Ostrich bones.

The good thing about Ostrich bones is its not like alot of bones out there as its hard but once the dog starts chewing on the bone it becomes softer and has a honeycomb centre.

One of the safest bones out there which won't break your dogs teeth, is pretty safe for the dogs to chew and then also cleans thier teeth.

Then we had to also buy some duck toys because you know I love ducks and am trying to push my love for ducks onto my dog.

Now to spend two days relaxing a little and enjoy the rest of the flyball, heelwork to music and much more. Even my minx of a pup loves watching Crufts with me.

Hope everyone else is having a wonderful weekend too.

29/02/2024

So February has been nice and gloomy not making its mind up with what it's doing with the weather.

But that doesn't stop the pups from having a nice relaxing spa treatment. So here goes photo drop of Febuary grooms I remembered to take photos of.

First off this month we had the handsome Troy who I forgot to take after photos of. He's such a sweet boy bless him and felt better after his bath, deshed and haircut. He did look quite sharp and spruced up by the end of his groom.

Then we had brother and sister Teddy and Frankie. Both these pups were in need for a pamper and both pups felt so much more comfortable after thier groom.

Now I love a long haired Jack Russell. I love thier choppy natural hairstyle and so does mum which is great so this pup just came for a bit of a trim and tidy up and to help remove some of that undercoat from shedding round the house. He was such a good lad for his first grooming appointment with me. The whole family were so happy with his groom.

Then Becko was also in need of a nice relaxing bath and deshed treatment and didn't he smell and look fantastic after. This boy tells me all his stories through out the groom. The adventures he's been on and when he saw his last squirrel which was just that morning.

Kia is a a beautiful lady and receives the full princess spa desheding package. There were clouds of white hair floating all over the spa. A true deshed is such a enriching process as it removes all that loose hair they can't always shed and also means less shedding in the home. I love all my pups but Kia has a special place as she reminds me so much of my childhood pup.

Then this month I couldn't forget my own rugrat Roxie. My pup loved puddles and was straight back in the puddles say 20 minutes after her groom but it's still good for her to smell good for 10 minutes and remove all that undercoat as well as soothe and check for any sore skin or bumps and abrasions. Thankfully the coconut natural shampoo I use soothes into the skin and cleans the coat so my dog doesn't smell like wet dog all the time and coconut oil fragrance instead which lasts a good few weeks.

I've also finally been able to put some of my certificates back on the wall. I almost lost them out the door drying dogs so had taken them down for a month or two till I could decide how to place them up again safely. That looks better.

07/02/2024

Woww, where did January go?? It's been a lovely month with many of my wonderful regulars as well as a few new pups.

Photo dump for January of the pics I remembered to take.

First dog of January and first dog in February we had the wonderful Bernard.

This boy is such a beautiful chilled out lad and gave a distinguished gentleman look to himself when I was drying him at his last appointment and this boy loves to give kisses. I was also trying to see if he would suit a small mohawk and I think he would but his hair on his head just wasn't long enough bless him.

Then we had the lovely Milo. First time meeting this boy and ohhh my he was such a sweet lad. He enjoyed his little pamper session and his coat looked lovely and smelt great afterwards bless him.

Then we had the wonderful Roxie who used to be quite alarmed by the dryer and would bark at it but now after working with her for a few months she's lying down and more relaxed with the situation. I only heard a bark from her when she heard some of her family members arrive home. She's such a sweet girl.

We had the wonderful Ollie in for his regular bath and deshed spa treatment. This boy is such a sweet lad and feels settled lying down while I dry him. He was so eager to see me he almost didn't let me drive in running around the car waggy tailed and excited and then after almost knocked all the treats out of my hand at beginning. Still not too kean walking into the bath himself but with dad's help we coax him in and settled down. Typical lab a food bribe helps.

Then we had the lovely Meg and Ollie who are family members.

Meg doesn't like to sit still so excuse the bad photos. She's a little wiggle butt for a senior pup and loves receiving all the love she can get while also giving lots of smooches. A few times she became so excited because people were walking by she thought they were coming to say hello to her and again wiggle butt. I took 20 photos of Meg and these are the best ones I got.

Then her brother Ollie was a can be very anxious of new things. I was worried the sound of the generator was worry him but he did so well through out the whole groom and even lied down while I was drying him in the end. Such a wonderful lad and smelt sooo good afterward.

Then also the beautiful Jess who isn't a huge fan of the grooming process either. This being the second time I've groomed her she was a little more confident. Wasnt happy having her nails done and so we did what we could this session and thought a break and to go back and try again a week later would be better. She almost knocked all the treats out of my hand twice and let me dry off her ears a little more today then the first time. We got rid of all the wispy hairs and made her look even more beautiful then she already was and cooler for summer to come. I forgot after photo so have to thank her lovely mum for the photo provided the next day on her morning walk.

Now the next adventure of what February brings.

16/12/2023

So these two Duke and Marley have never had a professional grooming experience before but how amazingly well they did today.

With moral support from thier family they were a little frightened to begin with but after using the baby blaster on both of these boys and them not bothered by it we went on to the adult blaster and I even had a few kisses from Duke at the end. Such beautiful pups and they did smell good at the end bless them.

Photo credit goes to the dad as I'm terrible taking photos so thank you and some good action photos too.

Dukes face as I was doing his nails did make me laugh.

16/12/2023

We had the lovely Bernard in for his full groom. He's such a good lad. I love all the cuddles and kisses I receive from this boy and I keep trying to take a photo of him falling asleep with the blaster on him but every time I go to grab my phone and take the photo the sound of the phone wakes him up.

He's such a good boy.

(forgot after photo but not much changes to his groom every 4 weeks)

16/12/2023

I have such a love for German Shepherd having grown up with one as a kid.

This beautiful girl is Kia. She came in for the full deshed spa treatment and looked sooo beautifully white after her bath.

Such a lovely girl. So happy and relaxed and loving the whole process. Only time I heard a peep from her was when mum popped her head out and Kia was like "I see you. Where you going mum??"

(again silly me forgot to take before and after photos so this is a after photo in her favourite place in the garden)

16/12/2023

We had the wonderful Ollie in for his deshed massage treatment.

He's such a good lad. He almost walked into the bath by himself this time. Still needed a little push and cocktail sausage to go the last bit. He loves all the attention and ear scratches.

Other then my own pup he really does make the trailer go from white to black quickly.

16/12/2023

So it's been a while since I've posted so here goes with a few of my recent lovely pups.

First off we have the lovely Mayah who I forgot to take any photos of but her family took a lovely photo of her the next day relaxing on the sofa.

First time being proffesionally groomed and such a superstar and smelt sooo amazing after. Talked to me and told me of all her recent adventures while being dried bless her.

29/11/2023

Teddy the Cavapoo is such a lovely little soul. He's was extremley nervous of the hairdryer first time I groomed this pup shaking and biting at the hairdryer and this being his second groom with me only had a go at the scary hairdryer once this time which is huge progress on my part trying to desensitise him to the dryer and his part realising it's not too scary. He was such a good lad for everything else and enjoyed some cocktail sausages throughout the groom this time.

29/11/2023

We have had the lovely Dan and Sox recently for the full deshed spa package. Dan is a beautiful husky x lab who is the most gentle boy and loves a good scratch behind the ears and his little sister Sox who is a Romanian rescue. She was a little nervous to begin with but slowly learning to trust me and enjoying the love and affection. This being thier second time in the spa Sox was feeling much more relaxed this time around.

Such lovely pups.

18/10/2023

September was a little quiet as car and spa technical issues but all back on the road bringing the spa treatment to the pups.

At the end of August I had the lovely Charlie in for a Deshed treatment after his one initial meet and treat beforehand. He was such a good lad and was sooo chilled for the whole process and loved a good ear scratch. He's one of those pups that loves mud more then anything else so tho it probably didn't last long at least he smelt good for maybe 48 hours bless him.

Then October I had the lovely Becko in for a second time for a good deshed and haircut. This pup was struggling with getting all the winter mud sticks, leaves and other bits stuck to him so we shortened his coat a little to make it easier to keep clean and spot any nasty bits.

Lovely Troy was in as well for his second time for a nice smart looking haircut. This boy really wanted to fall asleep on the table I felt bad having to gently wake him up.

Ollie was such a good lad who was in for his deshed treatment and jolly did he smell and look handsome after bless him. Black hair all over the spa but shows how much was falling out.

Then we had the beautiful Disney who came in for a full groom and looked and smelled wonderful after. She's the first dog who almost ate all the treats at the beginning because she was cheeky and knocked them out of my hand.

And then last and not least the handsome soul Bernard who gave me cuddles and love on the floor after his groom. He's a such a good lad.

23/08/2023

So I've been so busy with the grooming and my personal life I haven't had a chance to upload in quite a while. So here goes.

I've had many fantastic pups throughout August but these are just a handful of the ones I remembered to take photos of.

We had the lovely Frankie and Teddy in for thier full grooms. Gorgeous little pups needed a good bath and tidy up bless them. Frankie was not interested in letting me take a good front photo after his groom.

We also had the wonderful Becko who is a German Shepherd Cross Retriever. We think he may have some sort of terrier in him too as I could pretty much handstrip just the top of his head and ears. Such a good lad.

We had another Teddy in for his full groom. Teddy's such a good lad and now he can see and is a cooler after his haircut which was getting too long for him with this summer when it attempts to be hot.

The lovely Winnie is 11 and came into the spa for her full haircut. She's such a sweetheart and leans her little neck into mine for cuddles while I'm trimming her back legs.

Bernard came in for his regular haircut and just wanted to nap as I was drying him off. He was such a good lad as always.

Beautiful Roxie Roo my own minx needed a bath too as she loves to lie in every dirty puddle and stream. It's a dog living her best life so how can you be upset with that gorgeous face when you let her out the spa and she instantly goes and rolls in the grass.

Spoilt pups receiving the Spa treatment they deserve to feel relaxed.