Grooming Marvellous

03/07/2024

🛑 Freddie Fleas …..
it seems that they’re out in force this last couple of weeks.
⚠️Please please check your dogs before bringing them for a grooming appointment. The places to check are groin , under the tail , belly , even ears.
❌ Tracy got bit badly by fleas a couple of weeks ago , from a dog infested in them.
‼️ There is an extra charge if we find fleas on your dogs. (As per my terms and conditions) Most of the time , your dog goes straight into the bath when they arrive . If they come to light then, we will use a special flea shampoo, with your permission.
We will dry your dog but we will then bin the towels that we’ve used on your dog rather than washing it at 90 degrees.
⛔️ if you want to dicuss what you can use on your dog after fleas are found , please ask. We can recommend fabulous natural products that aren’t full of toxins .

25/06/2024

🌞 we are experiencing gorgeous weather in the North West this week. With temperatures reaching 25/26 degrees it’s far too hot 🥵 to be out walking our dogs .

Here are things that you can do at home in the cool with your dogs to keep them mentally active 💜

5 things you CAN do with dogs when it’s too HOT to walk them.

Why do we walk our dogs?Toilet, exercise, wear them out, enrichment?

You can get all of these from playing these games! Toileting in the garden.

▶️ Search for their daily food in a noise box
▶️ Lay on a cool mat
▶️ Occupy themselves with frozen lick mats, kongs and stock cubes in water
▶️ Play scent search games in a cool garage or shady area
▶️ Indoor fun agility

SEE VIDEOS IN COMMENTS
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Sign up for my FREE mini online TRICKS course to teach your dog on hot days in cool spaces.

21/06/2024

We’ve had a very busy week organising yesterday’s Titre Test clinic with vet Graham Haynes.
It was a massive success yet again.
I had two of my 5 month old pups tested , and both had fantastic immunity to their 2 x puppy vaccines. This means that they won’t need their first booster 🥳
Thank you to Graham , Judith and you all for coming.

🛑Below is a picture of a 7 month old black and silver girl that my friend (who is also a 5 star licenced breeder and Assured Breeder) is looking to rehome due to not making the show grade. Anyone interested, please directly message this page and I’ll give you her details.

⚠️ can I take this opportunity to remind everyone that grooming appointments are to be arranged through this page only. I have been receiving messages on my personal mobile phone at 6.30 am and 10.30 pm at night waking us up. These messages are somehow still getting through despite my phone having notifications silenced.
Messages through here (Facebook messenger ) do not wake me up , they’re silenced until my working hours.
I’m again receiving booking appointments via emails, WhatsApp’s, texts , and my grooming page and it’s increasingly difficult to manage.
I will make the odd exception to those of you not on social media, which has been agreed in advance.
Thank you ☺️

14/06/2024

We are away today on a team building exercise. It will be business as usual on Tuesday morning.

⚠️ titre test day Thursday morning 20th June⚠️
I will be in touch over the weekend with appointment times.

Below is a picture of Toby with his favourite toy.

Have a good weekend everyone 🐾🐶

06/06/2024

⚠️TITRE TEST CLINIC ⚠️ ‼️Validate before you vaccinate ‼️

With vet Graham Hines here at Grooming Marvellous

🐾 THURSDAY 20th JUNE 🐾

£20 deposit required per dog

🛑 Please pm to book

31/05/2024

We are now closed until Wednesday 5th June. ☀️ 🍷

23/05/2024

I just wanted to share this review Mabel’s mum kindly left . 🐶 🩷

We are more than “just groomers” which is what I’ve been referred to in the past.. we get to know your dogs , their likes and dislikes, their quirks , if they’ve lost weight / gained a few poundage, and we pick up on your dogs being in pain and or discomfort.

It has taken a referral to a specialist vet for Mabel to be properly diagnosed. At every grooming session I would pick up that she was in pain, and I would feed this back to her owners at every groom because I always give feedback on your dogs.
After finally getting a correct diagnosis (which confirms that Mable was indeed in extreme pain) she is now on pain management medication. (Having been misdiagnosed numerous times and treated for a neurological condition, which she clearly didn’t have ) We have also changed how we groom Mable moving forward, ensuring that we minimise any pressure on her back legs / back. This worked exceptionally well at her last groom. She won’t look like a show dog but she is comfortable, clean and most importantly happy and in no discomfort. 🩷
Thank you to Mabel’s owners for trusting us with happiness (our little name for Mable 🤣) and for continuing to search for answers from the professionals.

🐶Eventually we feel that we are finally getting results with Mabel thanks to Catrina.
Mabel has been groomed by Cat and Tracy every 4/5 weeks for nearly 2 years now after several people recommended her to us. We can’t praise Cat enough not just for her wonderful patient grooming, as Mabel isn’t the easiest and that’s an understatement , but on her patience, kindness, dedication and Expertise
From the early days seeing Cat she mentioned Mabel was in pain from her back legs. There were no signs to us of this as Mabel never limped, or struggled jumping up , running chasing balls etc. however the next time we saw Cat she mentioned this problem again and pointed out a pulsing in her back left leg. She recommended a visit to our vets.
Well here we go , we have seen 5 different vets 2 from different practices and non of them could see what Cat had mentioned 🙈 we told them what Cat had said and also that she had started licking at her back legs and darting about as if she had had an electric shock. They treated her for allsorts of things including skin problems, stomach problems, even neurological problems with medications for the above nothing worked and still Cat every month said she was in pain with back legs we even ended up at pet medics as an emergency one evening and the vet there even said no problem with her back legs. Cat recommended we ask for a referral which we did and was sent to chestergate animal hospital where they did an MRI scan and found as Cat had been saying all along she had a compressed disc. Which she is now being treated for and hopefully prevent her from needing an operation.
This is proof that with Cats perseverance and dedication we have finally got answers and hopefully results for our beloved Mabel and her pain can be controlled.
We will be Forever grateful to Cat for her dedication love and expertise. What a wonderful Lady she is. 🐾🐾💞

18/05/2024

Puppy Waldo’s first groom 💙 he was such a good boy

Sorry for the radio silence recently and lack of posts. We’ve been extremely busy with different things , and weekends away (yes we do have a life with families / friends outside work )

Just a couple of important stuff

✅ please arrive 5 minutes before your appointment time and take dogs for a toilet walk up the road .
✅ payment is at the time of the appointment, when you’re collecting, unless agreed otherwise.
✅ we recommend booking in advance to avoid disappointment. The price you are quoted is based on a 6-8 weekly groom with no dematting involved. Any extra work/ longer time between appointments will incur extra costs as per my terms and conditions.

Thank you 😊
Hope you all have a wonderful weekend in the sun ☀️

03/05/2024

Jeff 💙💙💙

We have been extremely busy these last few weeks and we’ve not taken many pictures.

‼️We’re closed now until Tuesday 7th May to enjoy the bank holiday.
We will get back to messages ASAP ‼️

Enjoy your bank holiday in the ☀️

19/04/2024

Unfortunately the Titre Testing / Vaccicheck clinic won’t be going ahead on Thursday 25th April.
We are looking at June now. Waiting for confirmation for dates from the vet

05/04/2024

💛 I think we’re up to date with all messages now. If I’ve accidentally not replied please give me a prod.

Molly is our oldest client at the grand age of 14.. 💜

04/04/2024

These gorgeous 🐶 are 👀 🏠
Tiny Tim aka Timmy two shoes is the most loving little boy. Loves cuddles and belly rubs. ❤️
Yellow boy 💛 is a cheeky chappy and very intelligent
Purple girl 💜 is exceptionally intelligent and needs to be using her brain. Someone with training / obedience experience would be advantageous for this puppy.

KC registered
Fully vaccinated
BVA eye screened
Toilet trained outside to garden
Travel fabulously in the car. Had many outings.
Extensive puppy pack
Microchipped

They have endorsement on their pedigree, and they’re sold as loving family pets only. Not for breeding.

Bred by a 5 🌟 licenced home breeder and assured breeder.

26/03/2024

‼️ 🐣 We will be closed for Easter from Thursday afternoon 28th March until Wednesday 3rd April 🐣 ‼️

Here’s Larry sporting his new Mohawk 💙

24/03/2024

😂😂

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/rJv1S3zp3m6T2qmC/?mibextid=KsPBc6

21/03/2024

I have secured vet Graham Hines again in April for the titre test clinic aka vaccicheck
If you would like more details please pm.

🔆We’re looking at Thursday 25th April.🔆

💉 validate before you vaccinate 💉

05/03/2024

‼️We are CLOSED this week for a week until Wednesday 13th March. ‼️

We are attending the biggest dog show in the world.

Miniature Schnauzers are being shown this Thursday 7th March . Hope to see some of you there.

21/02/2024

4 week old pup just trimmed 💙
Getting them used to the grooming process from an early age is crucial 💙

20/02/2024

16/02/2024

Miss Patsy insta queen 👸

13/02/2024

‼️IMPORTANT NOTICE ‼️

Due to increased overheads and doing a lot of market research I’ve had to review my pricing.

🔆 Prices are a “from” price. If your dog takes longer than the allocated time due to condition (knotty or matted ) and or temperament of the dog (if it takes 2 of us to groom your dog ) then the price will be increased accordingly.

🔆 Handstripping is a time consuming skill. This is considerably more than a clipped trim.

🔆 I am no longer offering discounts for multiple dogs . Each dog still takes up the same amount of resource and products.

🔆 I have been charging way below market average for the breed, since I started. And will be increasing my prices accordingly.

🔆 for existing customers your price increase will be on an individual basis. Anywhere between £2 and £10.

🔆 Any missed or late cancellations (less than 24 hours notice as per my terms and conditions) will incur a full groom charge.

⚜️ with 20 years experience of owning , breeding and exhibiting our wonderful breed, I’ve an extensive wealth of knowledge on the breed and everything that comes with it, diet, exercise, health, and injuries I pick up on. ⚜️

If you have any questions regarding your price increase please message.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your continued support and custom.

09/02/2024

Let’s talk dogs teeth. A subject I’m also passionate about.

Having had an extraction myself beginning of the week , I can tell you that I was in agony last week with just one tooth giving me grief.
Yes I still ate , I moved the food around to the opposite side of my mouth. The side that didn’t hurt to chew . No one could tell how much pain I was in because I acted normal.

Dogs will still eat and act relatively normal unless you’re trying to look in their mouths or trying to brush their beards / faces. Dogs do not show that they’re in pain.

No amount of chews / dental sticks or powders / additives will prevent decay.

Some dogs will genetically have early periodontal diseases . I’ve sent clients dogs as young as 6 to their vets for multiple extractions… some having 24 removed .

The effects of leaving decaying teeth in a dogs mouth causes serious issues, especially with their hearts / kidneys/ liver.

My independent privately run vets practice is taking on new clients and they’re the most competitive practice I’ve found in terms of cost, and I’ve shopped around a lot over the years for my clients.
If your dog needs a dental , drop me a message and I’ll give you their details ..

02/02/2024

Have had permission to share this post.

Something I see often on social media and referred to as a “schnauzer hop, or skip”. No dog should be walking like this. There is clearly an issue. Well done to the dogs owner for getting to the bottom of this issue, and for continuing to search for answers until a firm diagnosis was made. 🙌👏

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/neev1CazGeCRWmZw/?mibextid=WC7FNe

31/01/2024

Normality has nearly been resumed here. 👏 🥳
Few more appointments to sort and then we’re firing on all cylinders.
Thank you all for your patience and lovely messages.

23/01/2024

🔅hi everyone 🔅

Just thought I’d write this post to explain that I’m a bit overwhelmed at the moment. In all honesty I’m struggling this month in running my 3 businesses on my own.

I have extremely important paperwork that is overdue , and a years worth of accounts to get done for 3 businesses before end of the month. Yes, I know. Im fashionably late as usual, but this is how my brain has always worked.

Arranging grooming appointment is very time consuming , and takes up a big chunk of my time. I apologise if it takes me time to get back to you. Thank you so much for your patience.

I may need to take a week or so off grooming in order to catch up with the other deadlines.

I will however be offering Sunday appointments in February just for those of you who have appointments in January.
If this isn’t suitable for you , I totally understand.

Tracy will be here to help on the occasional day. If you would like baths/ blow dries / trims with Tracy, again please let me know.

I’ll get back to you all as soon as I can.

Thank you again for your patience and understanding. I really do appreciate your custom and friendship. I love grooming your dogs.

Catrin x

16/01/2024

Good morning ⛄️

The white stuff wasn’t expected this morning…
We’re due more towards the end of the week .
For everyone’s safety , we will be in touch to rearrange your appointments. Tracy won’t be able to get here to help me too.
It’s also frozen underneath the white stuff making driving conditions dangerous.

13/01/2024

Miss Patsy 🩷😍

12/01/2024

We started back with a bang 💥 this week.

Miss Artois looking fab and wondering what mischief she can get up to next 🤣

01/01/2024

Happy New Year everyone 🍾 🥂

27/12/2023

The last Christmas picture of 2023 is Seren 🌟 🩷

I want to thank you all for the most amazing, thoughtful gifts we’ve received. We are so grateful.

We will continue to do what we love in 2024.

Happy New Year 🥳

27/12/2023

Ruby and Ted 🩷💙