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The Bearded Pooch (formerly Shampoochies) was started by Gemma in 2014, inspired by her Giant Schnauzer, Euston. What started as one woman in her van, quickly grew to a husband and wife team, and in recent years has added more team members and a busy, state of the art grooming salon in 2 fantastic locations. Our skilled groomers use the latest equipment, technologies and skills to ensure your pets

look great and feel great after their treatments. We offer grooming for all breeds large or small, and services include nail clipping, ear cleaning, body styling, deshedding and much more. We have 2 sites - Hawgrip Plant Centre - Enderby & Palmers Garden Centre - Ullesthorpe. We look forward to seeing you and your poochies soon!

10/12/2024

Treat Bags, Treat box’s or Cologne spray?

If you are still stuck for ideas we have a few ideas for you! These are all natural treats and spray - great gift ideas for the poochies in the family!

Pop by Enderby or Ullesthorpe to grab yours!

06/12/2024

Only 2 more Fridays after this until Christmas!?! How is that possible? Thank you for keeping us busy throughout December! We are very busy at both sites from now until 24th Dec - our responses maybe slower than usual but we will get back to all message requests. For now here are this week’s favourites…

Brian - Rottweiler by Gemma
Nala - French bulldog by Alex
Max - Cavapoochon by Di
Finn - Springer by Jodie
Dolly - Borzoi by Mia
Dougal - Scottie x Westie by Louise
Toby - Akita X by Jess
Ruffled - Cockalier by Fran

05/12/2024

Our Christmas dog walk!!

We love our group dog walks as we love seeing all the dogs playing together - we also love having a proper chat with our customers! Who would like to see more of these in the new year?

03/12/2024

A little behind the scenes video of us creating the backdrops and putting our Christmas packages together…

This has turned into a big thing for us now and we pride ourselves on coming up with something special and different each year for you all! We love creating them and we have so many laughs with the dogs taking the pictures! Planning for this starts in October and a lot of hours go into creating all of this. We had a few doubts on this one this year but it’s safe to say - it’s already been an amazing success!

Thank you all for supporting our business by adding on these packages and buying the treat boxes. Supporting small businesses is so important and we cannot thank you all enough! 🙏🏻 🎄 🐶

30/11/2024

Tomorrow is our dog walk!

Prize for the best dressed Christmas dog is this lovely hamper - we’ve added a couple toys into the mix as well! We will also be bringing along the Christmas treats we are selling if anyone wants to purchase one we have some available for you to take away tomorrow.

📍 Fosse Meadows, Sharnford, LE10 3AB
⏰ 10am - we will be there from 9.30 grabbing a coffee

It will be very muddy so please come prepared!

29/11/2024

Happy Friday! Another busy week for us as the Christmas rush begins!🎄
Here’s our favourites of the week:

Roxy - Golden Doodle by Gemma
Tilly - Cockapoo by Alex
Luca - Samoyed by Dianne
Ted - Pomeranian by Jodie
Millie - German shepherd x collie by Mia
Spike - Jackapoo by Louise
Cookie - Cockapoo by Jess
Jax - Cockapoo by Fran

Don’t forget to add on your Christmas packages and we also have treat boxes that make amazing gifts for your pooches!
Have a lovely weekend all! 🎄🐾🎅

27/11/2024

How it started…how it’s going…

Gemma’s turn now! In some ways I’m actually ashamed of my grooms when I first started however in other ways I’m not - it was the foundations for the business today! So I cannot be ashamed of it - it’s gave me the thirst of wanting to learn more and more and always look for improvements. Never stop!

Westies are not something I feel overly confident with and it’s a trim a lot of groomers do find difficult when they start. These are 2 different Westies - 1 from 2014 and the other from 2024 - can you tell which is which?

25/11/2024

Gift ideas……

If you are struggling on what to buy the pooch or pooch lover in your family for Christmas then we may be able to help. We have a couple of options for you:

🍪 Treat Bag or Treat Box? Bags - £3, Small Box - £10 or Large Box - £12 - all natural, high quality animal products such as festive sausages, fish twists, rabbit ears, kangaroo, beef coins and much more - pop by either salon to pick yours up. We are expecting to sell out of these so please message us if you want one securing to pick up at a later date.

🎁 Christmas Surprise Package - as you know we are offering our Christmas packages that include these keepsake baubles with your own dog’s hair inside. Do you have a family member or friend that brings their dog to us for a groom and would like to surprise them Christmas Day with the bauble and a photo? Message us and we can do this as a secret between us 😉

Message us to discuss and find out more 🎄 🐾 🎅

24/11/2024

🥇 !!Hamper to Win!! 🥇

Best dressed Christmas pooch on our group dog walk! We are doing one last dog walk of 2024 and we have put a hamper together for the pooch in the best Christmas outfit!

There will also be a prize for 2nd and 3rd place as well!

📅 Date - 1st December 2024
📍 Location - Fosse Meadows, Sharnford, LE10 3AB
⏰ Time - 10am

See you there! 🌳 🐾 🚶‍♀️

23/11/2024

🌹 RBL Poppy Appeal 🌹

We have raised a massive £60 for the Royal British Legion poppy appeal - thank you so much to all those that donated and purchased poppies!

22/11/2024

How has another week passed?! Happy Friday all! Our favourites this week:

Lacie - Cockapoo by Gemma
H - Wire Dachshund by Alex
Bertie - Shih Tzu x Bichon by Di
Ozzy - Labradoodle by Jodie
Willow - Cockapoo by Mia
Reggie - Mini Schnauzer by Louise
Barney - Bichon by Jess
Belle - Golden Retriever by Fran

We have limited bookings left for the year - please make sure you have booked in - we are still taking new customers if you know of anyone needing a last minute appointment. Also make sure you have booked a Christmas package! Details of the packages are on our previous post!

21/11/2024

How it started…how’s it going…

Following on from the previous posts next up we have Di. Di has been with us since the start of the salon at Enderby. She’s seen a lot of changes and growth along the way. Di works 2 days a week but brings so much love and laughs into the team and has such a big impact! Working 2 different jobs is not easy having to adapt but Di has come such a long way and always gives everything she’s got and always looking to improve!

Picture 1 - George Cavapoo at his recent groom

Picture 2 - George Cavapoo at one his first grooms 4 years ago with Di!

19/11/2024

A glimpse into the sights and sounds of a cockapoo full groom - this is Bess the Cockapoo 🧸

We are full at both sites for the week before Christmas and have very limited weekend availability for the rest of the year. Please make sure you have the last appointment of 2024 booked in!

Also make sure you’ve got your Christmas packages added onto your grooms! Bauble photos and keepsake baubles - don’t miss out!

19/11/2024

Appointments available this week - as each week gets closer to Christmas we have less and less appointments available. The week before Christmas and a lot of Saturdays are fully booked at both sites - please make sure you have your appointments booked and have requested a Christmas package as well 🎅 🎄 🐶

17/11/2024

🎄 Christmas Packages Announcement🎄

We have 2 amazing packages for you to choose from to add onto your groom so please read below so you don’t miss out! We have created a bauble backdrop in The Bearded Pooch colours and all 600 baubles have been glued on each board (1 for each site) by hand to create an incredible backdrop for your poochies special Christmas photo! Package details are as follows:

Package 1 - £10:
Festive Shampoo
Festive Spray
Festive bow
Digital photo

Package 2 - £15:
Festive Shampoo
Festive Spray
Festive bow
Digital photo
Keepsake Bauble with your dogs hair inside

We are offering these from 25th Nov so message us directly or any of the team to get this booked in! Those that haven’t got an appointment between 25th Nov and Christmas but would like a photo and/or bauble - we can discuss options for you!

🎅 🎄 🐶

15/11/2024

It’s Friday Yay….. Saturday…. Sunday What….. keep your eye out for the long awaited Christmas post!! Anyway here’s a selection of this week’s poochies!!

Cocoa - Sproodle by Gemma
Bella - Terrier Cross by Alex
Zelda - Shih x Yorkie by Louise
Beau - Shih Tzu by Fran
Bear - Cockapoo by Jodie
Ottie - Mini Daxi by Mia
Bella - Springer by Jess
Mable - Cavapoo by Di

Have a great weekend y’all 🐾 🐶

13/11/2024

Our next dog walk is fast approaching…🐾 Date:1st December 2024 Time:10am Location:Fosse meadows, Sharnford. The prize for the best dressed Christmas pooch will be announced soon so keep your eyes peeled! 🌟We look forward to seeing you all there! 🐶🎄

Address

Hawgrips Garden Centre, Seine Lane
Leicester
LE194PD

Telephone

+447734433303

Website

http://www.TheBeardedPooch.co.uk/

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A little behind the scenes video of us creating the backdrops and putting our Christmas packages together… This has turned into a big thing for us now and we pride ourselves on coming up with something special and different each year for you all! We love creating them and we have so many laughs with the dogs taking the pictures! Planning for this starts in October and a lot of hours go into creating all of this. We had a few doubts on this one this year but it’s safe to say - it’s already been an amazing success! Thank you all for supporting our business by adding on these packages and buying the treat boxes. Supporting small businesses is so important and we cannot thank you all enough! 🙏🏻 🎄 🐶

A glimpse into the sights and sounds of a cockapoo full groom - this is Bess the Cockapoo 🧸 We are full at both sites for the week before Christmas and have very limited weekend availability for the rest of the year. Please make sure you have the last appointment of 2024 booked in! Also make sure you’ve got your Christmas packages added onto your grooms! Bauble photos and keepsake baubles - don’t miss out!

Just a cute reel of a dog that trusts her groomer and whilst she doesn’t charge into the groomers happy to be there - she trusts her groomer and that is all we ask of our dogs. This takes time and patience from the dog, the owners and groomer. Summer has been groomed every 6 weeks since a baby and it shows when she’s being groomed 🐶 ❤️ @summerthecavachon

**OPENING DAY** This has been such a quick turnaround but we are over the moon with how it’s turned out! Today is your opportunity to come and have a nose - we have some goodies as well! Open 9am until 5pm - dogs obviously welcome! 🐶 🐾

Finally finished!! Ullesthorpe - where do we start? 🤪 We have done this salon different to give us a wet room and a styling room - this should ease the clean up and the hair flying all around the salon and keep it a little tidier - emphasis on should! This will also enable us to keep the noise isolated so we can have a conversation with customers without talking over the dryers or interrupting other groomers.This salon hasn’t been without its challenges - nothing major just niggles 🤪🤪 but we aren’t divorced - yet! Thank you to everyone that has supported this dream - without your support this wouldn’t be possible. We are taking new bookings at either Enderby & Ullesthorpe so message to get booked in! 🐶 🐾 ✂️

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Our Story

We are a husband and wife team - Gemma and Alex! We have both lived in Leicester all our life and up until 2014 we both worked in an office doing a 9am - 5pm shift. However, Gemma was made redundant and whilst this is generally taken as bad news, Gemma took this as an opportunity to start something new and something that she enjoys. Dog grooming has been something that Gemma has been interested in since she bought home Euston at 8 weeks old (he's the handsome man on the home page) - he is a Giant Schnauzer. Gemma has groomed him since he was a young puppy and he is who we have to thank for getting us both into grooming professionally. Dogs are amazing animals and they never fail to make you laugh. You cannot beat the love and happiness that they give you that moment you walk in the house after being away from them.

After being made redundant Gemma decided to gain a professional qualification in dog grooming. She gained her City & Guilds Level 2 for Dog Grooming Assistants qualification in April 2014. Although the City & Guilds qualification is not a requirement to move into a dog grooming career, she felt that she could not go into this industry until she had gained a full understanding in regards to the care and grooming requirements of some many different and amazing breeds of dogs. After only 18 months into starting the business Gemma was full and had to close her books to any new customers. At this point Gemma decided to train Alex in the hope that we could get Alex to the standard of a fully trained dog groomer to be able re-open the books to new customers. Alex succeeded and took delivery of his mobile grooming van in March 2018.

He got so busy that he took the decision to also leave his 9am - 5pm job in May 2019 and has been working as a full time dog groomer ever since and never ever looked back! We are both extremely passionate about dogs and the joy that they bring to their families. We find an amazing amount of satisfaction in beautifying these amazing animals.

Ok, that is a very short snapshot of us - we hope to meet you very soon!!