Pawsitively Purrfect Pet Services

24/06/2025

Top Tip Tuesday - Choosing the right person to look after your dog

🐾 Planning a small break away or needing your dog looked after while away at work and looking for someone to care for your dog while you’re away?

Choosing the right person to take care of your dog can make all the difference – not just for your peace of mind, but for your dog’s happiness and wellbeing too.

Here are a few things we always recommend checking:

✨ Insurance - Always make sure they are fully insured and to ask for a copy of their certificate of insurance.
✨ Do they hold a valid pet first aid certificate.
✨ Number of dogs on the premises at any given time - How many is too many ?
✨ Will your dog be left for long or prolonged lengths of time - Short times are acceptable however longer day to day tasks for example: Shopping and or appointments can cause stress, can build up aggression in dogs and lead to toilet mishaps. When you're paying for a service you expect your dogs to always be in great care
✨ Environment – Is it clean, safe, and calm? Does your dog get their own space, or are they crated all day. Also are they always under supervision?
✨ Staff interaction – Are they trained and qualified or do they just ‘love dogs ‘
✨ Daily care – How often are walks, cuddles, and playtime? Will your dog get stimulation as well as rest? Cater for any special diets?
✨ Updates – Will you get photos or videos while you’re away? That peace of mind goes a long way.
✨ Other dogs – how are dogs matched? Does the person understand breeds, body language and requirements? Safety and supervision are crucial.
✨ Are there young children in the home if it's a home environment and is your dog used to this?

If you’ve never had your dog looked after before, it’s totally normal to feel nervous. Trust your gut – and don’t be afraid to ask lots of questions. Where possible seek personal recommendations of people that have used the service before and not just friends of the person who runs the service. Remember that reviews may have been left by friends or family.

24/06/2025

Beautiful Fur Babies 🐾❤️

23.06.25

24/06/2025

Meet the team 🐾- Lewis
Our lovely Friday/Saturday boy Grooming Assistant

Lewis has over 2 years of experience in preparing Dogs and Cats for grooming. Vocal and nervous dogs have a particular affinity with Lewis – he’s a bit like the dog whisperer.

He is the big brother to Cooper the baby Jack Russell and Derek the cat. When not in the salon, Lewis likes to chill with his friends. 🐾

24/06/2025

Check this cute kitty relaxed and enjoying its groom ❤️ 🐈

24/06/2025

🐾 WANTED 🐾

We are in need of two cats who need all over trims or cuts for students on 2nd July. There will be a 50% discount applied to the cost and the students are almost at the end of their training so are fully competent. They will also be supervised every second.

Please contact the salon if you would like a slot for your kitty 🐾🐾🐾

23/06/2025

Have a look at these beautiful pups from Friday 🥰🐾❤️

20.06.25

Apologies due to technical issues we were late to post these ones ❤️

22/06/2025

🐾 WANTED 🐾

We are in need of two cats who need all over trims or cuts for students on 2nd July. There will be a 50% discount applied to the cost and the students are almost at the end of their training so are fully competent. They will also be supervised every second.

Please contact the salon if you would like a slot for your kitty 🐾🐾🐾

22/06/2025

Sound advice.

🐕HEATSTROKE IN DOGS🐕

We've been banging on about this for years! HEATSTROKE is a MEDICAL EMERGENCY! Fortunately, now more and more professionals are communicating the same message!

Whilst the need for rapid cooling with COLD water (1-15°C) has been recognised for decades in equestrian and human medicine, the dog world has lagged behind, and very poor information still circulates. e.g. "cool the paws", "cover with wet towels", "avoid cold water as it will cause shock"

THE KEY MESSAGES ARE............

💦"WET THEN VET"💦

💦"COLD WATER IMMERSION" (1-15°C)💦
(If you can't immerse, keep pouring ANYTHING COLD over the dog - hose, soft drinks, milk, etc)

💦Dogs die of heatstroke because they were NOT COOLED QUICKLY ENOUGH, NOT BECAUSE THEY WERE COOLED!

♨️RISK FACTORS FOR HEATSTROKE IN HOT WEATHER♨️

♨️Large dogs
♨️DOUBLE-COATED breeds
♨️Brachycephalic breeds
♨️June, July, August (UK)
♨️Exercise, being outdoors, left in cars

EDIT: - If a dog is PANTING, it's struggling to control its body TEMPERATURE! 💦HOSE IT TO COOL IT DOWN!💦

❤️PLEASE SHARE - Spread accurate information; potentially save a dogs life!❤️

CHECK OUT FREE RESOURCES HERE: https://askanimalweb.com/managing-dogs-in-hot-weather/

Welfare in the Heat: https://askanimalweb.com/heat-welfare/

If you don't believe me, look at the research: Beard S, Hall EJ, Bradbury J, Carter AJ, Gilbert S, O'Neill DG. Epidemiology of heat-related illness in dogs under UK emergency veterinary care in 2022. Vet Rec. 2024;e4153. https://bvajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/vetr.4153

20/06/2025

Check out how cute these doggies are ❤️🥰🐾

19.06.25

20/06/2025

🚨 Heat Warning for Dog Owners This Weekend! ☀️🐾

We’re in for a hot one, and while we can grab a cold drink or pop on a fan, our dogs depend on us to keep them safe and cool. Here’s your friendly reminder:

🐾 Avoid walking on hot pavements — if it’s too hot for your hand, it’s too hot for their paws.
💧 Make sure they have access to fresh water at all times.
🏠 Keep them indoors during the hottest part of the day (roughly 11am–4pm).
🌳 Walk early in the morning or later in the evening, and stick to shady routes where you can.
🚗 Never leave your dog in a parked car, even with the windows cracked — it can be fatal in minutes.

Let’s all look out for our four-legged friends this weekend — a bit of caution goes a long way. 🐶❤️

Have a lovely weekend all 🥰

20/06/2025

Hey , just a message to say we have a few cat slots available this coming Wednesday. If this is of interest can you message the page or give us a call on 01475 742142 🐾🙂

20/06/2025

When the spa day hits just right 💤 🐾🥰