Muddy Minnies - Dog grooming

06/08/2024

Two weeks without Minn. 🌈❤️🐾

It’s been hard going, but we’re getting there & adjusting to this new normal without her. Thanks to all my lovely clients who have moved and cancelled appointments over the past few weeks.

Ive been really behind on my messages but I’m starting to catch up!

If you need a sept/oct groom feel free to drop me another message 🐾❤️

03/08/2024

Muddy Minn

Missing her everyday

💔🐾🌈

03/08/2024

Large treat box packed and ready to be sent out 📦
🏷️£25

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📦Order over £12 free delivery in Tamworth & surrounding area- Tuesday/Friday evening & Saturday Morning
📦Orders over £15 Free delivery in Lichfield - Wednesday evenings only
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📦Delivered across mainland UK

01/08/2024

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Factors that affect your dog’s behaviour:

⚡️Handler Communication - Inconsistency and differences in multiple owner handling and relationship can lead to unpredictable behaviour or slow progress. If a human isn’t willing to change their ways, how can they expect their dog to?

⚡️Early Socialisation & Training - If your puppy isn’t taught neutrality around a multitude of triggers in their early critical socialisation period, it is much harder to do later in life. This does not mean flooding your puppy, its understanding the intensity they can cope with.

⚡️Environment & Lifestyle - If a dog’s environment is stressful or their needs aren’t being met, they will absolutely show behaviour that may not be wanted. This is especially true of rescue or rehomes because you don’t know what they’ve been through.

⚡️Opportunity - If your dog practices a behaviour often, the behaviour increases. If access to the behaviour is managed, it can decrease. This is a big struggle for most owners and requires constant training.

⚡️Diet - What you put into your dog affects how they behave. This is noticeable in some dogs more than others. A high carb diet can cause energy spikes and allergies/intolerances can cause discomfort in multiple ways. If your dog is hyperactive or the opposite (lethargic), it’s worth looking at their diet.

⚡️Physical Discomfort - Dogs don’t always show pain in the same way a human would. This can be severe obvious pain or low grade chronic pain/discomfort that creates irritability, and often can be completely unnoticed by the owner. Noise sensitivity, spatial anxiety and handling can all be heightened in a dog with discomfort and can lead to an increase in stress behaviour, usually of a breed-specific nature.

⚡️Breed - Your dog likely wasn’t bred to sit on the sofa and walk slowly in a straight line. Research your breed before complaining they’re too active or loud. If you get a terrier and are annoyed they chase wildlife, I don’t know what to tell you!

⚡️Genetics - As humans do, dogs can pass behavioural traits and predispositions to their offspring, which is why it’s never a good idea to breed a dog with behavioural or physical issues. Also, an increase in breeding popular breeds with a focus on aesthetics over behaviour has led to genetic drawbacks, including resource guarding, handling aggression, separation anxiety and reactivity. The more dogs, the more problems.

This is why this job is hard, because ALL of these factors matter and they aren’t so easy to see when being hired months into an unwanted behaviour. The more honest information you can give your trainer, the better. And if you feel you can’t commit to a training programme necessary for your dog, acknowledge that it isn’t the training but the application.

Sometimes, accepting your dog for all their quirks and traits is half the battle.

Humans aren’t perfect, so why should dogs be?

30/07/2024

With tomorrows forecast being 27degrees I will have to wiggle some dogs around - sorry for any inconvenience 🌞

29/07/2024

4 years ago today Minnie came home 🐾💔 🥺

28/07/2024

Hi all.

I’ll be rebooking all dogs this evening.

I need to prioritise full grooms before I go away mid August. Unfortunately some short haired breeds may have to wait until September.

If you need rebooking feel free to drop me a message tonight

I plan on working as normal this week, however I would like to politely ask that Minnie isn’t mentioned at drop off/pick up.

Thank you

Grace 🐾❤️

25/07/2024

Just a quick post to thank everyone who’s messaged and commented

Some grooms may have to be cancelled over the next week or so, If I’m completely honest I’m struggling alot with the loss of Minnie.

I will contact clients directly if I need to cancel.

Can I kindly ask that if/when your grooms go ahead that Minnie isn’t mentioned during the handover. It’s still all too raw for me talk about at the moment.

Thank you

Grace

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24/07/2024

It’s a devastating day for our family.

I lost my canine companion, business partner and my soul dog

Grooms have been cancelled tomorrow

Minnie Healy 3/6/2020 - 24/7/2024 🐾🌈💔

15/07/2024

Kind reminder 🐾🏰❤️

Backdrop photos are taken if time and the dog allows. Nervous and large dogs can be difficult to keep on the table

Thank you ☺️🐾

13/07/2024

Daisy 💕🐾

13/07/2024

Cooper ❤️🐾

13/07/2024

Stan ❤️🐾

11/07/2024

Bella 💕🐾🏰

11/07/2024

New backdrop 👀

It had to be Disney themed with my holiday coming up!

Chester 🐾❤️🐭🏰

10/07/2024

Cancellation this Saturday - 11:15

bath and blow dry

any breed ☺️🐾

07/07/2024

Fully booked until September ☀️

If your dogs due a September groom please message.

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06/07/2024

04/07/2024

Cancellation tomorrow at 4:00 if anyone would like it.

Full groom small-medium or bath and blow dry on any breed ☺️🐾

03/07/2024

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02/07/2024

Oh my heart breaks for this dog 🥺❤️‍🩹

His currently looking for a end of life foster home. I would have him myself but I have my hands full as it is 😭 x

29/06/2024

Honey ☺️🐾

27/06/2024

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27/06/2024

Biffy 🐾💕

26/06/2024

Teddy 🐾🐶

23/06/2024

1 dog with health issues ❤️‍🩹

The other with a behaviour issue ❤️

I wouldn’t change my girls for the world, they gave me the love and understanding for dogs. Without them I wouldn’t be the crazy dog lady I am today 🥰🐾

22/06/2024

Please be sensible whilst walking your dogs over the next few days.

Brachycephalic breeds (flat faced dogs) pugs, s**t tzus, frenchies etc cannot handle the heat like others

Senior dogs, puppies and dogs with health issues are also at a greater risk of overheating

Enjoy your weekend all ☀️🐾