Hessle Pet Services

27/08/2024

This beautiful girl has gone home clean and less hairy after a good de-shed 🥳

27/08/2024

This gorgeous girl has been transformed by her groom 💞

26/08/2024

Happy International Dog 🐾🐩🐾
Suki is enjoying a snooze on the sofa after a lovely walk in the woods this morning 😍

23/08/2024

This handsome boy is probably the biggest Greyhound I've ever seen. He's sparkling after his pamper and my salon is covered in ❄️...

22/08/2024

After spending her holiday in kennels she needed a good pamper 😍

22/08/2024

This little boy feels better after his pamper which included a skin mask from Peanut & Pickle for his ye**ty skin. He is also the first dog to test out my new grooming harness from Just Think Dog, which is suitable for small dogs, and I'm very impressed with it 🎉

22/08/2024

Everyone has clean bowls and breakfast from tuna to rocket and dandelion leaves 😋

21/08/2024

He's an anxious boy and has made so much progress with me. Today I was able to brush him on the floor. He was free to walk away and he kept coming back to stand next to me to be brushed 🤩

21/08/2024

This handsome boy has just had his first groom with me and he did really well ❤️‍🩹 He's now much lighter without all that thick undercoat & will be more comfortable in this heat 😍

21/08/2024

This gorgeous girl has been pampered this morning and gave up lots of loose coat 💞

21/08/2024

Breakfast all round 😋

20/08/2024

He feels fantastic after his groom 🤩

20/08/2024

It was lovely to see this handsome boy this morning 😍 He missed his last appointment as he's been seriously ill and was hospitalised for 10 days. He's on track for a full recovery and being clean and free from knots will make him feel even better 😊

19/08/2024

"There is that good enough?"

19/08/2024

This gorgeous girl is so excited that she doesn't keep still for photos. Luckily she's better at standing still when I've got scissors near her 😅
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19/08/2024

She feels much cooler after her pamper which included a huge de-shed 🤩

19/08/2024

After a busy weekend 'spanielling' he enjoyed a sleep during his pamper this morning. I removed a grass seed that was hidden between his toes and it could have caused issues if undected...

19/08/2024

"Do seal cats get extra food? 🙏"

18/08/2024

"That's better but open them WIDE like me 👀"

18/08/2024

"No, let me show you how to do it. You need to OPEN your eyes like this...🌟

17/08/2024

"Cuddles 🤗"

17/08/2024

"Morning, I'm ready for breakfast 😋"

16/08/2024

2 is always better than 1 xx 💖😻🐈‍⬛🐈

16/08/2024

Nor in Poodles...

Written by Julia Baxter but sharing for education. The number of merle cockers I'm seeing is terrifying for the breed 😔

I thought I’d just clarify a few points regarding breeding, buying and registering of Merle dogs. The following are facts.

Breeds of dog that can be registered with the Kennel Club with the colour Merle:

Australian Shepherd
Beauceron
Bergamasco
Border Collie
Dachshund (colour known as Dapple)
Great Dane
Pyrenean sheepdog (long haired)
Collie (Rough)
Collie (smooth)
Shetland Sheepdog
Corgi (Cardigan Welsh)

The Kennel Club states :

“If your puppy is of a breed not mentioned and is merle, we regret that it will not be possible to register it. You must not register it as another colour.”

Cocker Spaniel is not on the list therefore it is not possible to register a cocker spaniel as Merle.

If you have been sold a Merle cocker with Kennel Club certificates than this has been fraudulent.

Some breeders have got around this by advertising “Merle” litters but registering them as “Roan”. This is again fraudulent.

Merle markings are present at birth whereas Roan markings tend to show through later.

Having a Non KC Merle cocker spaniel doesn’t make it legitimate. It isn’t possible to have a Merle cocker spaniel without it being a crossbreed. I believe that Collies and Dachshunds are generally the breeds being used to cross with cockers. If this is the case you have a cocker cross.

There is no such thing as a Merle cocker.

You can have a Merle cocker cross, just as you can have a Sprocker, Cockerpoo, labradoodle etc

If this is what you intended to buy and you are happy with your choice then that’s absolutely 100% fine. The reason for this post is to make people aware that there are unscrupulous breeders who hoodwink people into buying something that doesn’t exist.

How is Merle inherited?

“This type of coat is caused by a variation of a particular gene. Each dog has two copies of every gene; one that they inherit from their mother and one they inherit from their father.
The merle gene variant is dominant, which means that a dog only needs one copy, inherited from either of their parents, to have a Merle coat.”

Health concerns.

The Kennel Club will not register puppies out of two Merle parents.

“Dogs that have two copies of the merle gene variant, inherited from both of their parents, have an increased risk of problems with their eyes and ears, causing blindness and/or deafness.”

I hope this has clarified things a bit and that people will take time to read the information. There really is a bit more going on then “pretty colouring” and “rare markings”. Make sure you don’t get conned!!

For those that have regrettedly fallen into the trap, your dog will, I’m sure be a healthy and happy pet/worker!! Breeding from these dogs is not advised.

Photos show Merle on the left - Roan on the right.

16/08/2024

"I need a hug & then food .."

15/08/2024

My gorgeous Suki celebrated her sixth birthday today 🥳🎊🥳 The celebration included a new squeaky toy, a fish skin chew and cuddles with someone she adores but hadn't seen for ages 🤩

15/08/2024

This gorgeous girl gives lovely kisses 😘

14/08/2024

He arrived hot and bothered by the heat and left feeling much lighter and cooler after having given up LOADS of loose coat during his groom. The air-conditioning kept us both cool 🥶

13/08/2024

This gorgeous girl enjoyed her pamper and gave up lots of dead coat 🥳🎉🥳