Sweet Miss Belle is first in my salon today and I thought I'd take a little video of her having a blow dry with Jack as I'm really proud of her progress! 🎄
I often find that working breeds like Belle, are even more sensitive to noise or over stimulation than other breeds of dog, so we always have a very quiet, calm salon to help them feel extra comfortable.
When Miss Belle first came in to us back in April this year she was pretty anxious and quite shakey, poor love 😞
But she made a little progress each time she was back in and today, during her 5th groom with us, she is so much calmer & relaxed and I'm so pleased with her!
It really goes to show what a routine, some extra care & a bit of extra time plus a lot of love can do for these more anxious souls and seeing their progress really is a joy! 🥰
I have some availability in the new year to take on a few new doggy clients so do contact me if you want to discuss your dogs needs & to book.
Ruth x
Ruth xx
Beautiful Cockapoo puppy Bruce doing a great job having his blow dry with Jack! 🎄
Bruce first came to us back in July this year when he was just 15 weeks young and absolutely adorable, and he is still adorable albeit a lot bigger already!!! 🥰
Bruce's Mum purchased one of my Puppy Pamper & Play packages and he had 4 grooms in total, each four weeks apart, to help him understand that grooming is good fun! He did brilliantly, a star pupil! ⭐️
Included in his Puppy package was a set of grooming tools & some tasty training treats.
Ruth x
Good boy Alfie trying so hard, bless him 🥰
Ruth x
My little Mancunian friend Gizmo! 🎄
Gizmo's Mum & Nanny bring him all the way from Manchester to me for grooming!
He is a very fear aggressive boy and they couldn't find any local groomers that would help him but luckily she got in touch with Wonky Pets Rescue founder & my dear friend Tracy, who put his Mum in touch with me and I have been grooming him ever since! 🎄
Fear-aggressive dogs can be helped to feel safe & to grow in confidence when being groomed, Gizmo more than proves that!
You just need to find a groomer who has experience & is knowledgable about fear-aggression, who is very calm and who works one-one so there are no distractions in the salon. We are hard to find but we are out there! ⛄️
There is another video of Gizmo in the comments section below ❄️
Gizmo went home today with a tasty treat bag to wish him & his family a very MERRY CHRISTMAS from us! 🎁
Ruth x
Little Miss Cocoa doing brilliantly during her blow dry with Jack! 🥰
Little Miss Cocoa may be little but she is also quite fierce! We have a love/hate relationship, i love her and she...well she really doesnt like being groomed!!! 🤣
Cocoa was very fearful of the grooming process when she first came to me back in March 2020 just before the first Covid lockdown.
She is a rescue girl and had learnt that if she grumbled & snapped she could stop people doing the things to her that she was scared of. Learnt behaviour can be very difficult to stop completely but what you can do is help your dog to feel safe doing those things they are scared of, but it will take time and you must always be very gentle, calm & consistent.
Cocoa is super in the bath but she always starts off being very grumpy & snappy with the blow dryer & when being brushed, but, just like me, Jack is very calm and takes things very slowly with her and she really has come a long way over the past few years!
I will pop another video of her in the comments below and I think you can tell she is pretty proud of herself and rightly so!
Building confidence like this with every dog is what I have always aimed for in my salon.
My son Jack who turned 23 years old yesterday has been working with me for around 18 months now and he is also finaly feeling confident and I'm very proud of his progress too!
Dog grooming is not an easy job, some dogs and the odd owner or two if I'm honest, can be very 'challenging' to deal with!
But its seeing progress like this with little Cocoa, that makes our job so satisfying! 😍
Ruth xx
