Waggs Boutique Dog Grooming

04/01/2024

04/01/2024

A few appointments left for tomorrow 🐕‍🦺

04/01/2024

A few appointments available for tomorrow 🐕

04/01/2024

Tell us you love a cuppa in the morning without telling us 🤣🐶❤❤

04/01/2024

Thirsty 🤣🤣❤

03/01/2024

Appointments available this week 🐕‍🦺 ✨️

29/12/2023

FEROCIOUS FIREWORKS
I’ll be spending New Years Eve at home, in my pajamas, cuddled up with my dogs, as I always do.

Fireworks are something I dislike intensely. They are not only terrifying for so many different animals but are also dreaded by caring people, who have to watch, often helplessly as their dog suffers through the deafening bangs.

Shelters become overrun with lost dogs, dogs are knocked over by cars or go missing in their attempt to escape, they jump through glass windows, over high walls, have heart attacks, seizures or worse.

As there’s very little we can do to prevent other people from doing what they do, the best solution is to do all we can to minimize the impact this has on our dogs.

All dogs are different and there’s never a guarantee that these methods will work. Some dogs are just the way they are because of genetics, their experiences, learning history, health conditions, age etc.

Here are some helpful links if you’d like more information on some ideas that may help –

1. Counterconditioning / desensitization
https://illis.se/en/cc/

2. Noise of fireworks for desensitization training –
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7FANXaanG4

3. Thunder phobia and sound sensitivities - Patricia McConnell
https://www.patriciamcconnell.com/dogs-and-fireworks/

4. Dogs and fireworks (30+ proven techniques to eliminate noise phobia) – Karolina Westlund, PHD
https://illis.se/en/eliminating-firework-and-thunder-phobia-in-dogs/

5. Calming dog music – Pet Calming Maestro, Lisa Spector (Lisa’s music helps me relax and fall asleep quicker too!) https://lisaspector.com/dog-gone-calm/

6. Thundershirt / anxiety wraps
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmwgw2actJg

Wishing you and your dogs a calm, peaceful, uneventful beginning to 2024

28/12/2023

We have some appointments available, wed , thurs , friday and sat! Please call or message our page 😊 07789306379 🐕

25/12/2023

Sofa for sale, Half OFF! 😹

24/12/2023

This photo is too beautiful not to be seen by everyone 🙌🏻🥰

24/12/2023

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23/12/2023

23/12/2023

Night all

23/12/2023

Love this!

Credit: .wolf.soul

23/12/2023

It’s almost time!

23/12/2023

A big thank you to all our customers for all their generos gifts and tips we are so lucky to have you all and thank you for all your custom merry Christmas 🎅 and we will see you all in the New Year.###x

20/12/2023

The most beautiful tree! 🎄🐶

20/12/2023

Dogs are just the best friends 🐶🥰

19/12/2023

Because they know you're desperate to get a photo of them! ...

19/12/2023

Told them to get to their bed, caught them checking their Facebook posts 😆 🤣

18/12/2023

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18/12/2023

RESEARCH REQUIRED!

Choosing a dog just because of the way they look.

We wouldn’t choose a partner or make a commitment to sharing our lives with someone based purely on the way they look – (I suppose there could be exceptions in some cases!)

We would first really get to know them, what kind of personality they have and who they really are before making that sort of commitment.

Yet people continue to choose dogs just because of the way they look.

Maybe they saw a dog like that in a movie that they enjoyed or maybe they just really like the way they look, without having any understanding or thought to learn about what that particular breed was selectively bred to do and what behaviour might be expected.

The way a dog behaves is not always specific to the breed. Dogs are individuals, with their own unique personality and their behaviour is shaped not only by genetics, but by specific life and learning experiences and environment, but problems can happen when the traits of that breed and their specific needs are not taken into account.

Some breeds may just simply not be compatible with a particular person or family’s needs, lifestyle, environment or expectations.

Is it fair or ethical to need to suppress, train out or even punish breed specific tendencies, calling them behaviour problems, when we hold a dog in a captive environment that is unsuitable for them.

First research the breed and learn all you can about potential traits and what to expect before making that choice.

17/12/2023

How cute is this

16/12/2023

Day 16 ...

16/12/2023

A cartoon version of Skye with her precious dummy