Ear to Rear Dog Grooming

23/10/2024

Ear to Rear Dog Grooming will be closed from the 4th November until the new year. Sorry for any inconvenience

09/08/2023

Northie on bird patrol, love this cheeky boy so much 🥰

16/02/2023

Please read if thinking of getting a new pup

⛔️PLEASE SHARE!!! Thinking about buying a Doodle, Cockapoo or Poodle mix? Have you been told they "don't need grooming until 1yrs old" or "coat maintenance is easy"?

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING piece written by a groomer..in the pic that's known as a pelted coat /Pelting. A dog’s fur gets so matted & tangled it will come off in one piece. It's outs tension on the skin, can damage the skin causing horrible infections and sometimes renders the dog helpless,unable to move and it can then cause fatality
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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.

08/01/2023

My boys have both done well again today, Sunny 🌞 pup taking 2nd in junior and baby North 2nd in av special puppy, you have to remember these boys are competing against older dogs, just the way the classes fell but, I’m super proud of them, Sunny coming up for 9 months and North just 6 months 🥰🥰

07/01/2023

Super proud of my boys at Boston championship show, Strathlon here comes the sun (Sunny 🌞 pup) came 4th in junior at only 9 months old and his baby brother, Forrester’s Northern Lights of Darkmoor ( Baby North) won his puppy class and went on to win best puppy in breed and has also qualified for crufts.
To say I am very proud of my pups is an understatement. 🥰🥰

10/12/2022

Every single time and I love it ❤️

And don't tell me you don't love it as well as I know you do 😁 🐶

10/12/2022

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Sensible chuckle...

10/12/2022

Merry Christmas 🎄
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24/08/2022

Well it’s been a challenging year weather wise for our busy bees however, I’m pleased to say we are all good to go👍. Both soft set and runny honey ready for you all.

21/08/2022

The new additions to the gang at Ear to Rear Dog Grooming. Baby North the Gordon setter is due to arrive in the uk in October, they all love cuddles and very friendly so hopefully you’ll all get to see them 🥰

15/07/2022

We're urging the public to take the extra care in the countryside this week as the risk rating for wildfires in eastern areas of Scotland is raised to ‘very high’ from today until Thursday 14 July.

SFRS Group Commander, Lynne Gow said: "Wildfire can destroy wide areas of landscape and wildlife but human behaviour can dramatically reduce the risk of wildfire.

"We need people to be aware of how quickly things can get out of hand - the smallest outdoor ignition can spread rapidly and burn for days. Therefore, we're asking people to act responsibly when enjoying the outdoors and please think twice before using anything involving a naked flame."

Further summer safety advice: http://ow.ly/EuBB50JTZe2

23/03/2022

I would like to thank whoever has driven into my car and said nothing, my passenger door now pops every time I open it.

17/03/2022

This is one of the reasons I love my job. This gorgeous loving girl came in for her first groom today. She’s a Romanian rescue and has only been here for a short while. She’s very thin but her new loving family are sorting that, they have trusted me with her to get her coat looking how it should, she was such a good girl and hopefully feels lovely now.
Dogs never cease to amaze me, god knows what she’s been through but all she wanted was lots of cuddles and reassurance

07/03/2022

Ok folks, Booksy is back up and running, book away.
Thank you 😉

06/03/2022

Hi everyone, can I ask you not to book in using Booksy at the moment, I’m having problems with the account. As soon as it’s sorted I’ll post again, thanks for your support

02/12/2021

Gorgeous you don’t pup in today, first groom, absolute 🌟😊

02/12/2021

Love this little old lady, she’s almost blind but that doesn’t stop her, she knows her own mind, think she loves being all clean and enjoys the heat from the dryer, little star ⭐️

21/10/2021

Had this gorgeous old boy in today, what a sweetheart