Country Barn Dog Grooming

01/09/2024

An amazing and heartwarming end to finding Luna who was found in the field next door yesterday!

Have a read and donate to Lost Dog Rescue if you can, the help Amanda received in finding Luna was just brilliant. ❤

26/08/2024

It is 🐶❤ so let's celebrate all the Country Barn Dogs!

Here are my three today, so please share some pictures of yours on this post so we can see them. ⤵️

23/08/2024

14/08/2024

I've shut the salon door as I'm away until next week as off to Finland.🇫🇮

I will respond to any messages when I get back. Remember I am booking 6 weeks in advance at the moment and my next Saturday appointment is not until the end of October.

See you soon! 🐶

11/08/2024

Cheerio is a real livewire and finds everything in life so exciting! He is slowly starting to calm on the grooming table but point a camera at him and he will sit beautifully.

Probably because Cheerio realises how handsome he is. 😍🐶

04/08/2024

Would any of your dogs like a free pot of frozen doggy yoghurt? Bought these for my three and they all flatly refuse to touch it! 🙄

Let me know if your dog wants a pot when you come along to your appointment. I’ve got three to give away so comment on this post. 😊

19/07/2024

To try and keep photos of your dog's grooms interesting is hard as the years go by... so welcome to the world of AI!

Just a bit of a play with different backgrounds with some of the furry faces that visited this week. It means I don't have to worry about the chipped paint in the background anymore! 😆🐶

14/07/2024

Best of luck England and please don't make it painful... Perhaps a few terriers in the team will ensure that it really is coming home! 🐶⚽️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

01/07/2024

Gorgeous Cockapoo Mabel has been coming to me since a pup and has now reached the grand old age of 8 months! 🧡

Today she had her first proper groom which has taken 3/4 sessions to get to the point where she is washed, dried, brushed out, clipped and scissored and she took it all in her stride! 🌟

Bringing your puppy along from 16 weeks goes a long way in them dealing with all the handling and also gives me an easier job! 😊

27/06/2024

⚠️IMPORTANT NEWS - PLEASE READ⚠️

As some of you know, I have been struggling with a knee problem which is an old fracture that has come back to haunt me. I have damaged the ligaments in my knee and after medical advice, I am having to reduce some of my workload.

I am currently on the long road to finding out what exactly is wrong and what treatment will be. But in the meantime, I am having to wear a knee brace and ice the knee as much as possible.

With this in mind, I am going to sadly have to say goodbye to the larger dogs I do and only work with dogs up to the size of a Cockapoo or Spaniel. Many of the larger dogs I have to work with involve kneeling on the ground and this is something I cannot do without discomfort. I will also be reducing the number of dogs I do a week in order for this to heal. If I don’t sort this out now, it may be I will have to give up the job completely.

I have spoken to some lovely local groomers in the area who are willing to take your dogs on. I will be in touch with those customers that I am having to reduce to discuss this and cancel future appointments.

I am gutted to do this but if I don’t get this knee right I know it will be problematic for the rest of my days and as I have said before, I am no spring chicken anymore!

Thank you for your understanding and support of my business. It means a lot to me.

Sam
xx

16/06/2024

Happy Father's Day to all the doggy dads! Here is my much missed dad with his beloved dogs. All of the dogs he had in his life meant the world to him... 🐾🤎

11/06/2024

Dear little Rhubarb has been coming to me for a while now and this is the FIRST photo I have managed to take with him sitting still for a nano second! 🤩

He is a little super star and is as sweet as my favourite sweets... rhubarb and custard.🍬

05/06/2024

Here is Bing, one of the many D-Day dogs who were active on the French beaches 80 years ago today.

He has quite a story, so head to https://www.yourdog.co.uk/the-your-dog-blog/the-d-day-dogs/ and read about his remarkable heroism together with all those who fought and remembering those who fell on this poignant anniversary. 🌺🐶

02/06/2024

With the cricket season in full swing, it was great to have Wicket visit recently! 🏏 She had her first proper big girl groom and was an absolute superstar.⭐️

Any guesses on her breed mix?

23/05/2024

This situation has come up several times over the years I have been grooming but I think a reminder is good regarding bi***es in pup.

I will not groom any bitch in pup from days after conception until the pups have been weaned from mum. There are a lot of reasons why I do not groom pregnant bi***es but the main reason is that I am not covered by my insurance. So keep this in mind if your dog is on a grooming schedule and you are thinking of putting them in pup.🐶

PS Can you spot Moley on the left..😍

20/05/2024

Your dogs fur is being recycled and is saving my plants! Imagine my face when my marigolds and alstroemerias 🌸 had been obliterated by slugs 🐌 munching through about £30 worth! 🤬

Anyway popping your dogs fur around my bedding plants has stopped the slugs in their slimey tracks! I’ve also been composting it and sticking it in the hedge for the birds. 🐦

16/05/2024

Lovely Raven has been coming to me for a while now. Just a tidy up each time making sure she can enjoy those countryside walks without the brambles getting caught up in her feathers! 😍🐶

06/05/2024

Happy Soggy Bank Holiday! ☔️

Well, the weather has forced me to do some admin and I wanted to moot an idea about offering a letting out service. I do this for a couple of clients already but wanted to see if anybody else would be interested in an ad hoc service around the Herstmonceux/Hellingly area?

This is to let your dog out, perhaps feed if needed and give a lot of fuss and attention while you're out during the day.

This is just an idea to expand this but only a letting out service for existing clients. I won’t be dabbling in walking or boarding. I am insured and have had a DBS check.

If interested, let me know. 😊

03/05/2024

Two new Country Barn team members, the lovely Albie and Poppy! It was a real pleasure having them visit. 😍

Have a good Bank Holiday weekend everyone. 😎

22/04/2024

Hello! I have a few admin things to chat about about booking appointments. The phone has been red hot in the last few weeks as summer is on the way ( I think!), particularly with dogs that are not booked in advance wanting appointments.🐶

I am currently fully booked until June and I have been taking on the extra workload with this and rescheduled dogs working on my days off. But this does take its toll. The only answer to this is to book in advance, even if you come three times a year, it would help hugely to have an appointment.

I also have some clients who pay by BACS and I have changed my bank account details recently. So please ask for the new details at your next appointment.

Sorry to whinge, but as many of you know I love a moan! Any dog groomer will tell you that this is a physically hard job and your body does tell when it's becoming too much. And I know it will come as a shock to many of you but I'm no spring chicken anymore! 😆

17/04/2024

We seem to have a theme with the recent visitors to the Barn over the last couple of weeks... Love a black spaniel! 😍🐶

27/03/2024

Clive has made the epic journey to Rolda Animal Welfare Charity in Romania on his own delivering all the dog food donations you have made! Sadly his good friend Ralph couldn't make it due to ill health, so Clive didn't want to let the charity down and drove across Europe to arrive today with 400kg of dog food. 🐶

THANK YOU so much to everyone who has donated, the charity really appreciates it. What a superstar you are Clive and we wish him a safe journey home. 🚗⭐️.

For more information please visit ➡️ https://uk.rolda.org/

19/03/2024

Reuben taking full advantage of having a mum as a dog groomer! Don’t be fooled that this little chap is a breeze to groom and question why he needs it… This little chap sheds hair like leaves blowing in a gale! He’s the worse dog I’ve had for shedding hair. But we wouldn’t have him any other way 🩶🐶

10/03/2024

Happy Mother’s Day to all you woofy mums! 🐶❤️🐶

01/03/2024

Having done my accounts a few months ago, it has sadly been apparent that another price increase is needed.

I will be increasing prices from £3-£5 per groom from the 1st April 2024. Every aspect of running the business now seems costly and I have no choice but to implement an increase.

Thank you as always for your support and understanding.

Sam
x

27/02/2024

Dear little Rodney the Sproodle (who is definitely more poodle) has been coming to me since a pup. A real live wire but an intelligent little chap who has come on leaps and bounds with the grooming process in recent months.

He visits every 6 weeks keeping those tight curls in shape with his very rural lifestyle. And I think deep down he is a poser at heart as he loved his photo session this week! 😍

21/02/2024

Some dogs take a while to be comfortable with being groomed and some dogs take to it like a duck to water. And dear little Reggie who visited this week for his first ever groom was an absolute superstar! ⭐️

All my reservations that he may not like the dryers or clippers were thrown out the window, as he just took all of it in his stride. So well done Reggie and if I had a medal I could give him, he would definitely have one! 🎖😆

18/02/2024

The adorable Maisie and Gracie, mum and daughter. 😍

These two have been coming to me for a few years now and the change in these dogs is remarkable. Their lovely owners rescued them and they were absolute nervous wrecks in the salon. I have worked with them slowly through this time and this week they have been groomed in the right way. Brushed, washed and dried, clipped and scissored and they are now so much more chilled.

This is so rewarding and I just love these two spaniels. 😍