Shortz Cutz Dog Grooming

24/08/2022

11/03/2022

We love Dave 😍

04/02/2022

**Important customer notice**

Unfortunately due to increasing costs I am going to need to slightly increase prices effective from the end of the month.

Whilst I apologise to you all, all prices will go up by £2 to cover the increased cost of utilities, shampoo and equipment maintenance.

Thank you for your understanding and continued support. ❤️

20/01/2022

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Irchester & surrounding areas.🐕
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23/10/2021

Just a little something to look out for

08/01/2021

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I am qualified City & Guilds level 2 in Dog Grooming and have been grooming dogs for 5 years from my home. Previously based in Bozeat, we have moved to a larger premises in Rushden. Please feel free to give me a call anytime.

04/01/2021

COVID UPDATE

Hi all, just to confirm that Grooming remains an essential service for dog welfare so I will be remaining open. Business as usual from tomorrow, January is pretty booked but still a few slots left.

I would ask if possible that dogs can be dropped off and picked up on time as to avoid any crossover of customers during this time.

Thank you all for your continued support and I pray everyone is safe and has had a good Christmas and New Year.

See you all soon

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14/12/2020

07/12/2020

After a traumatic move and various issues we are finally back up and running. Hope to see all my lovely customers very soon xx

28/11/2020

I'm in urgent need of a plumber if any of my lovely customers knows anyone. We've moved in and the big tap on the freestanding bath is leaking water all over the place. Please please please anyone? Xx

19/11/2020

Finally, I am pleased to say, we have exchanged contracts on our new premises today and will be moving in next Friday 27th November.

Our new address will be;

461 Newton Road
Rushden
NN10 0SX

Hopefully we will still see you all at the new house and I just want to say thank you so much for everyone’s support. Contact number will remain the same or you can message through Facebook.

Thank you

XX

05/11/2020

Update on lockdown: I have finally had an update from PIF, as follows.
"An owner may take a pet to be groomed by appointment if the groom is necessary for welfare reasons". Obviously the meaning of welfare reasons could be up for interpretation but feel any long haired dog needs regular grooming.

So, I will continue to groom but there will be some small adjustments to protocol at least for the coming few weeks.

I am going to be concentrating on long haired and dogs prone to matting as a priority so may need to move people around.
I now have to deep clean my room and equipment after each dog so will only be doing 2 a day
Please can dogs be dropped off in pen and owners to take leads with them
I'm sorry for any inconvenience but my absolute priority is to prevent any cross contamination and keep you, me and my family safe. Thank you to all my amazing loyal lovely customers for being so patient.

❤️

03/11/2020

Hi everyone, just to let you all know I am still awaiting confirmation from the powers that be as to whether groomers are able to remain open during the lockdown.

We have been told we should know tomorrow so watch this space.

Thank you for your patience, I will contact everyone individually if we need to rearrange

28/07/2020

Seeing a lot of this at the moment x

13/05/2020

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Are you thinking of buying a doodle, or Cockapoo, or any Poodle cross? Have you got one of these puppies and been told they don't need grooming until they are a year old, or that their coat maintenance is easy? If so please read this. (The original post was written by an unknown groomer but I have edited it quite a lot! Please feel free to share.)

Poodle crosses (cockapoos, doodles, maltipoos etc.) are not "easy breeds" to maintain. The photo attached (shared from another groomer) shows how matting forms at the skin. By looking at this dog's top coat, you may not see the knots and you may not feel them as you would a knot on the ends of the fur but under that fluffy top layer this is going on. Once it starts its very difficult/ impossible to brush out... and even if you could it would be cruel to put the dog through it. Maintenance at home has to be more than a quick once over for these dogs if you want to keep them in that fluffy coat which was probably one of the reasons you chose a poodle cross in the first place. You really need to sit down with a brush and then a metal comb and make sure you can get it through the entire body at least 2 to 3 times a week.

I often feel like owners don't believe groomers when they say their dog has to be clipped very short. I always hear "I know he/she is matted, but leave as much as you can". You cannot clip through matting, you can only clip under it. As this photo shows, clipping under the matting means taking the coat back to the skin.
I promise you, your groomer really doesn't want to do this but they won't hurt your dog by putting it through dematting, they also don't want to hurt their reputation when the clients go around complaining about how the last groomer "scalped" their dog but there really is not any alternative. Instead of being angry with your groomer if they clip your dog very short please respect their commitment to do what is in your dog's best interest, accept responsibility for not having brushed your dog properly at home, and work with your groomer because, together, you can prevent this happening again. All groomers will be very happy to demonstrate a technique called line brushing which will help make your grooming at home more effective. Just ask! We all want owners to know how to do this

Poodle crosses are easily one of the highest maintenance dogs in reference to their coats. The combination of the soft coat they are mixing poodles with these days is a coat that is extremely prone to matting.

If you like a fluffy pup, you probably need to consider no more than 3-5 week intervals between grooming and set aside time for regular brushing AND combing at home.

Please know, if you bathe your poodle cross you really need to blow dry and brush out right after. Moisture, be it a bath, rain, swimming, snow etc are all going to make matting worse. If you know your dog is already matted-- bathing is only going to make it worse! Brush out before the bath.

Lastly "breeders" who say these dogs can't or shouldnt be clipped and not to give them a hair cut until they are one year old are misleading potential owners in order to sell puppies and setting them up for a sad day when they finally take their pup to the groomer.

If this hasn't put you off buying one please schedule your puppy's first groom immediately after they've had their vaccinations and then be prepared to do the maintenance at home between regular professional grooms. (Picture by Paola Perez)

10/05/2020

So, following Mr Johnson’s announcement tonight we have made the decision to commence work from tomorrow. Obviously there is going to be quite a backlog with some breeds more urgent than others so I will try and deal with them in order of urgency.

Some of you have been contacted already but if you haven’t yet ,drop me a message and I will get you booked in as soon as I can. Please bare with me as It’s going to take longer than normal to groom with additional time for cleaning and disinfection between customers.

Obviously there will be some changes to normal with additional precautions to prevent any potential spread of infection. Please please can everyone try and be on time dropping off and picking up so that we can avoid any cross over of customers.

Hand sanitiser will be made available but I will need dogs to be placed in the pen provided and leads to be removed and taken with you. Collars and harnesses will be disinfected/washed so may be damp.

Hopefully it won’t take too long to catch up, I am looking forward to seeing everyone even if we can’t have our normal chats

Stay safe everyone and I’ll see you soon xx

10/05/2020

These are some photos of lovely Finn our sponsored guide dog, he is loving his training. Go Finn ❤️

27/04/2020

Go Finn, well done to patch pet services now sponsoring Rosie and Nuttypups pet services sponsoring Ruby

27/04/2020

Hi everyone, hope everyone is coping during this difficult time and staying as safe as possible.

On a cheery note, please meet Finn, a beautiful guide dog that we will be sponsoring during his training.

I will be keeping everyone up to date on his progress and sharing pictures of this beautiful boy. Good luck Finn ###

If you feel able to sponsor a puppy for such a wonderful worthwhile cause for as little as £1 a week, please visit the website, thank you.

16/04/2020

So, from the latest government announcement this evening it looks like we will have to remain closed for at least the next 3 weeks.

Hoping my lovely customers are coping with their fur babies and keeping their coats as matt free as possible. Anyone needing any advise please feel free to give me a shout.

Praying you all stay safe and I hope to see you all very soon.

Thank you ❤️

09/04/2020

Hope this helps while I’m unable to work, if anyone needs any advise please give me a shout. Xx

We've put some information together with basic dog grooming advice for pet owners who might be struggling to get their dog groomed during this Covid-19 pandemic. There is some extra detail on our MyPetPeople site too. Feel free to circulate: https://www.mypetpeople.co.uk/pet-grooming-advice.html

02/04/2020

Dog groomers standing together for the NHS.
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This salon is proud to be one of thousands of grooming businesses following the government and industry guidelines, closing to reduce the spread of the COVID-19 virus

These are difficult times and much as we would like to be open, we must do what we can to protect our clients and protect the NHS.

We miss our clients and understand that they will be getting hairier, and being closed will have a huge impact on our small business but the health and safety of humans must come first!
Dog grooming is not an essential service and all salons, including home salons and mobile vans have been recommended to close to limit the spread of the virus, though we are aware some are still trying to work it is not worth the risk to have your dog groomed. Frontline workers are putting their lives and their families lives at risk to keep us safe.

Please Stay at home

-Only go outside for food, health reasons or work (if you are a key worker)

-If you go out, stay 2 metres (6ft) away from other people at ALL times

-Do not meet others, even friends or family. You can spread the virus even if you don’t have symptoms.

Rest assured that we will be doing all we can once we reopen to get everyones grooms caught up. Please stay home, protect yourself protect your loved ones and protect the NHS.

23/03/2020

Following on from this evenings announcement I am devastated to say I'm going to have to close up for the foreseeable future.
I will post any updates and should things change I will be in contact.
Obviously this is going to be hard on everyone but ours and our families health is more important.
Keep brushing those fur babies and I'll hopefully get to cuddle them all again soon.

Look after yourselves and thank you all for your continued love and support.

Carrie