Jane the Dog Groomer in the Broads

09/02/2025

Excellent post by Claire and exactly how I work with your dogs, especially those struggling with aspects of grooming ❤️

08/02/2025

Young, rescue Cleo 💜 She's having short sessions as she struggles with grooming, particularly leg and face sensitivity, following a clip off whilst in rescue, at only a few months old 🐾🐾 Today Cleo managed a good brush, plus a foot trim which is huge for her 🐾🐾 Well done Cleo 💜🐾💜

08/02/2025

Puppy Willow 💜 Her 1st big girl groom today 🐾🐾 Apart from needing some further desensitisation with the dryer, she was a ⭐️

08/02/2025

Pretty Hattie 💜 I've been grooming her since a puppy, and she is extremely touch sensitive 🐾🐾 She has a partial handstrip, plus any tidying up that she can tolerate. She did really well today, as also had a lot of dead undercoat to remove, which she managed brilliantly 💜

08/02/2025

Jim aka Little Jim 💜 He's been coming since a puppy and is most definitely, big Jim now 😀 In for his bath, blaster dry and huge de-shed. Looking and smelly lovely 💜🐾💜

07/02/2025

A gentle bath for my own, little rescue, Millie 💜 Prettiest girl in Norfolk again 💜🐾💜

07/02/2025

Handsome Ted 💜 He's getting more confident every groom, and managing brilliantly, even showing less sensitivity with his legs and feet. Well done Ted 💜🐾💜

07/02/2025

Great team work. Well done Ralph 💜

06/02/2025

Puppy Ernie 💜 After completing his puppy intro sessions, Ernie had his 1st big boy, full groom today 🐾🐾 He's still finding the scissors scary, but with lots of tasty treats, he was a ⭐️, managing a good trim 💜

06/02/2025

Pretty Crumble 💜 Living rural, she gets really dirty, running in the fields. Going home, as always, looking and smelling lovely 💜

05/02/2025

Tiny, but very energetic puppy, Hollie 💜 A little socialisation visit from her today, before starting her puppy sessions, next week 💜

05/02/2025

Pretty Molly 💜 She's noise sensitive, and can be anxious, particularly with dryers 🐾🐾 She is slowly, but steadily managing more each groom, including today, managing the hand dryer 🐾🐾 Well done Molly 💜

05/02/2025

"Please Jane, can I have more chicken?" Lovely rescue, Charlie making huge process, with some trimming, and a good brush, at his session today 💜

04/02/2025

Pretty Maisie 💗 I promised her mum and dad, that Maisie would do a better pose for me this groom 🐾🐾 She was happy to oblige 😍

04/02/2025

Highly recommend Claires sessions 😍

1 space left on the next session! Thursday 6th March but may get moved sooner if everyone is keen

For nervous or over-excited dogs, practising techniques to help form a positive association and help them regulate their emotions

03/02/2025

🐾🐾 A slot's become available 12pm tomorrow (4th), if anyone would like it 🐾🐾 Full groom or bath

02/02/2025

🐾 An excellent post that I agree 100% with, written by Sue Williamson, my friend and mentor 🐾🐾

The more I learn about dogs, the more concerned I get about Puppy Grooming Introductions.
Groomers - You only get one chance at making this a positive experience, so ensure he feel SAFE before doing absolutely anything else. What safety feels like will differ from dog to dog, so knowing how to read body language is critical.
If you do anything before that pup feels safe it is going to be an AVERSIVE experience for many dogs!!!
No matter how gentle you are, or how slow you go, if he does not feel safe then the likelihood is that anything you do will just add to the negative experience.
The reason so many dogs find grooming so difficult, in my opinion, starts right back at that first session where they were rushed into grooming, even if it was just a basic Feet, Face and hygiene groom.
How can we change expectations of what a puppy should have to cope with during those early sessions? Well in my opinion it is a multifaceted approach.
Breeders - educate your new puppy guardians. Provide information of what they should be asking of their groomer for their pup.
Guardians - talk to your groomer, tell them how you want them to introduce you puppy to their salon. If they object, then maybe they are not the groomer for you!
Groomers - Talk to your guardians, tell them that you are not doing any grooming during the early sessions until you know that their puppy feels safe.
Puppy Trainers - Advise your puppy guardians to find a groomer early (maybe you could talk to local groomers to see who does what so you can recommend, or ask them to work in collaboration with you so you can put a training plan together for grooming)
Other canine professionals - Talk about SAFE puppy grooming introductions to your clients.

🐾🐾 Below are Bella and Fergus. 2 of mine, that having had nice, slow intros, are now, restraint free, managing their full grooms beautifully 🐾

Please message me to book a Puppy Package or individual sessions

01/02/2025

Pretty Betsy💜 She had become nervous of grooming, following a restrained clip (she's noise sensitive) 🐾🐾 Mum now wants her beautiful coat to be natural, fortunately the clip has'nt damaged it too much 🐾🐾 Today a bath, dry and trim for her, for which she was a ⭐️ Well done Betsy 💜