The Dusty Dog offers professional dog grooming and walking services.
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22/10/2023
IMPORTANT UPDATE: due to immediate health and safety work at the pump rooms the artisan market has been relocated to The Garden Bar and Walled Garden at Cheltenham Town Hall. Hope you will still be able to make it.
I’ve got my first artisan market next Sunday 29th October to see how much money I can make for charity. It’s at Pittville Pump room 10am-5pm- please come and say hello if you’re free. Dogs are welcome, they can come into the market, there’s a cafe next door and you can walk them in pittville park. Make it a date!
I’m selling all sorts of stuff I’ve made- snuffle mats, dog blankets, dog scarves, Christmas handmade decorations and a few Halloween felt things!
I can’t wait, it’s a new adventure for me! Some pics below to show you what’s on offer from my stall, and there’s lots more on the day. 30 stalls to peruse!!!!
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23/12/2022
We would like to wish all our doggy friends and their hoomans a Very Happy Christmas and peaceful New Year. Thank you for all your support throughout the year. Through the sales of the scarves sold in the salon over Xmas, and modelled below by some very lovely furries, you have raised £100 to be split between the Cheltenham Animal Shelter and the Cotswold Cats and Dog home. Thank you ❤️🐶🐾
30/10/2022
Coming soon The Dusty Dog Christmas Shop! I have been making dog scarves since July! All different sizes and colours….beautifully modelled in the photos by Bruce and Izzy. All money raised will go to local animal charities, Cheltenham Animal Shelter and The Cotswolds Cats and Dogs home. I hope to get things up and running for next week! A little taster in the photos below!
05/05/2022
Blankets needed!
The animal shelter in Cheltenham are in need of blankets. If any of my customers have any spare and want to either drop them to me, or bring when you have your dog groomed, I will take them down to the animal shelter 😀🐶 photo of Skye on her walk with muddy buddies yesterday!
24/12/2021
One eyed wonders Ollie and Skye wish our customers a very Merry Christmas. They’ve had their Christmas Eve walk and are now dreaming of what festive treats might be on the cards for tomorrow! Thank you for all your custom and support this year. All good things for 2022, kind regards, Jo 🎄🐾🐶😍🎅🏻
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Having fun with the video this week to show how dogs can make progress with new environments. Margot can now let me dry her with a stand dryer...please note it sounds very loud on the video but that’s because I was standing right by it...it’s actually quieter than a Hairdryer! Well done margot for being so brave! 🐾🐶💕
Chilled out life in the dusty dog this week...I’m so lucky 😀🐶🐾
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I’ve worked as a secondary school PE teacher for 10 years in Gloucestershire, then as a Principal Lecturer delivering teacher training at the University of Gloucestershire for 18 years before seizing an opportunity to pursue a career that supports my love of dogs (and cats – we have an 18-year-old cat too!).
Whilst on holiday in Greece 10 years ago I went to a charity fund raising event called ‘Scrufts’ where I saw Ollie (who was then Dusty) being carried into the Taverna as he was too frightened to walk in on his own. He turned to look at me and I realised he had damage to his face, resulting in only one eye. For some reason we connected, and I ended up adopting Ollie… to return 9 months later to pick him up and fly him into Gatwick airport. His hair was long and dirty. We bathed him and, after having his eye removed properly by the vet, had him groomed and he looked like a different dog. Ollie was my first dog as I’d always had cats. I think then my interest in how a groom can make a dog look and feel so different began. We took Ollie to Rose – dogs by design (no longer opened as she has retired from grooming but she has also kindly helped me on the journey to opening my own salon) as Ollie needed a quiet individual groom as he was very introverted, so Rose was just right for him!
As time went on, we thought Ollie might like a friend to keep him company, and after several years of looking we stumbled upon another Greek rescue called Healing Paws. Scrolling back through their page I found Skye, a tiny pup who also had a lot of damage to her face – she was found with her siblings in an olive grove. After much deliberation we took the plunge and adopted her. That was April 2018. She was 6 months old. Her and Ollie are very different both with special needs because they are nervous, so when an opportunity arose to make a career change we decided I would take on the challenge to re train as a dog groomer which would enable me to follow my dream of working with dogs and also to work from home and spend more time with the dogs – particularly as Ollie is getting older!
With the support, knowledge and expertise of Ollie’s ex and current groomers (Rose from Dogs by Design who has now retired) and Jo from The Dog Cabin in Churchdown I started to explore the skills and business of dog grooming. Through my teaching contacts I found Victoria Clasper who owns All About Dogs in Newent (Vicki is also a trained PE teacher) and she kindly offered to train me professionally prior to starting my grooming qualifications. Working with Vicki has been fantastic and given me the hands-on experience that I couldn’t get by just going to college. Working together has been such a success that Vicki and I have decided to continue to work together to support each other in both salons.
Ollie was a rescued by Eressos for Animals based in Skala Eressos on Le**os. He was looked after during his 6 months of quarantine (which was required when he was adopted) by Gerbien Freik who now runs Foundation GaGa animal care Le**os (and Netherlands). Skye (originally Kouklia!) was rescued by Sue Deeth from Healing Paws in Zante, Greece. As a massive thank you to those 3 charities and people who allowed us to adopt our wonderful rescues, we have in turn adopted them as our chosen charities for any monies we raise either as a family or through the business.
