Gorgeous Queenie ❤️ Love interacting with my dogs & trying to find their key words, whether it’s treat, walkies, din dins, their owners names etc. I always know if I have found a key word as their ears go up, they look straight at me, often moving their head from side to side. At the end of Queenies groom, she was ready to go home, bless her, so we had a little howling session, whilst she waited to be collected ❤️
Hand stripping???
Hand stripping is the process of excess dead top coat without clipping. So basically you pull the dead top coat out by hand, which is a much more lengthy process for groomers than clipping. This is not painful, as the dead coat comes out easily. Most breeds that are hand stripped are wiry coated breeds like terriers & also breeds like Spaniels. If you have always had your dog hand-stripped & then decide to have your dog clipped, they cannot be hand-stripped again. So a big decision to make. Willow has always been hand stripped since a puppy. This week her owner decided to bring her back in for clipping. Willow is very like my Spaniel into everything! water, muddy puddles etc etc. so personally with a very active dog, clipping in my opinion is the best way to go, to keep them neat & tidy & less matting. Obviously if you have a show dog, or want to keep the natural look of their coat, or have a less adventurous dog, then hand stripping is great. So it’s all down to owners choice & the breed / behaviour of their dog ❤️
Gorgeous Puppy Duchess
Gently easing her into the grooming world.
The noise & sensation of the blow drier, was a bit scary at first, but by gently adapting our grooming techniques, she soon settled & was put at ease ❤️
Quinn’s owner informed us beforehand, how vocal she could be…. So a bit of Dirty Dancing in the mobile grooming van
With these Hungry eyes
One look at you and I can’t disguise
I’ve got hungry eyes
I feel the magic between you & I
(True story of a dog groomer & absolute dog lover’s) ❤️🐾🐾🐾
Well the van has finally arrived home, and what a fabulous conversion! It looks so much bigger inside! Thankyou so much to Wet Pets Conversions. And to David Goodwin who designed the wall feature. Fabulous job! Michelle I know you have not seen the van yet, but I think you will be so happy!! 😁
Storm Barra outside, warm Barka inside at Doggy Style HQ.
Adorable Puppy Otis, his first groom ❤️ Play time first ❤️