The Dog House

01/12/2025

So it’s that time …..
The Dog House Christmas count down is about to begin ….

But can you guess how many dogs will be groomed ready for Christmas? 🐾🎄

Answers ⬇️ below

Let’s see who can get the closest

Answer will be revealed tomorrow ……..

30/11/2025

Well that’s what you get for trying to hang off the ceiling !
Went in The Dog House to pick something up this evening and this is what I found 🤣🤣🤣

No human involvement it really was the Elf this time 😝 That’s got to have hurt 🤣

30/11/2025

When you run a small business you never actually stop working 💗
Driving to Oxford with family to see friends ( don’t panic I am a passenger 🤣) and using the time to schedule next years customers who book for the whole year -
it’s a game of Chess ♟️ 😝🐾

29/11/2025

And so the Elf chaos at The Dog House has begun 🫣🤣🎄🎄

28/11/2025

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28/11/2025

🎄🎄It’s a busy time of year for all of us and we totally get that 🎄🎄

BUT This month we have had 3 no shows already despite email reminders sent at
7days and 3days

📝Please note - At this time of year if you miss your appointment it is very unlikely we can get you back in until mid January !

💸You will be charged for a now show before you can rebook so please please make every effort to either cancel with 24hrs notice or make sure you turn up.

If we have notice we can fill your slot from our cancellation list - if you don’t show up we can’t as there isn’t enough time for someone else to get to us .

☹️We don’t like having to charge when we have not groomed your dog but as a business I can not make that money back when the appointment has gone and I still have wages to pay on that appointment with zero income.

💗If you miss your appointment please accept with grace and that this is your responsibility to remember and is not in any way our fault ( you will be amazed how many times we get blamed!!) -

📞We even call if you haven’t turned up to see if you can still get to us asap or offer a dry cut or wash and brush up with the time that’s left .

No shows cost small businesses greatly so please try and remember your appointment this holiday season

Thankyou for reading
💗🐾💗

The Dog House Team

22/11/2025

Is it ever too early for a Christmas jumper 🤣🎄
Wilma definitely says no - looking great Wilma 🥰🐾

20/11/2025

Please help bring some smile to children dealing with cancer in hospital this Christmas - let’s make sure Father Christmas can visit and keep the magic alive 🎄🤶

🎄Every Christmas The Dog House ( Botley Mill) chooses a children’s charity so that we can collect toys for Christmas and bring some smiles .

This year we are supporting

🎄The Piam Brown Ward at Wessex Children Cancer Unit at Southampton Hospital

🎅They are collecting toys so that the magic of Christmas can visit all children who are dealing with cancer and in hospital over Christmas

💗This ward is at the very heart of a family in my son’s year group at school who will be personally collecting our toys we donate and taking them to the ward for the appeal/collection.

🎄If you would like to be part of the magic this year for the children on The Piam Brown Ward a collection box will be in the salon .

🎄Please donate a toy ( any age group )
by 2nd December

Thankyou 💗

20/11/2025

🎄Every Christmas The Dog House ( Botley Mill) chooses a children’s charity so that we can collect toys for Christmas and bring some smiles .

This year we are supporting

🎄The Piam Brown Ward at Wessex Children Cancer Unit at Southampton Hospital

🎅They are collecting toys so that the magic of Christmas can visit all children who are dealing with cancer and in hospital over Christmas

💗This ward is at the very heart of a family in my son’s year group at school who will be personally collecting our toys we donate and taking them to the ward for the appeal/collection.

🎄If you would like to be part of the magic this year for the children on The Piam Brown Ward a collection box will be in the salon .

🎄Please donate a toy ( any age group )
by 2nd December

Thankyou 💗

19/11/2025

Rodney you outdid yourself today ! I think you have hit the record of the most hair I have ever hand stripped from a border 😝🥳💕🐾