Sasha's Grooming Salon

26/05/2025

Guys.. ye may think this is a funny picture but nothing could be further from the truth. This is what happens when you go out and buy a puppy at Christmas and love it to death til May. Weather gets warm and yer screaming for appointments cause " The heat is killing Fluffy "... no the fact YOU haven't booked an apt with your groomer is the problem. Lads ye can't leave puppies 5 month to be groomed especially their 1st groom, ya cant be washing the life out of it at home and not drying it and ye can't be then screaming at your groomer cause " she shaved my puppy ".. this poor pup was in a pelted cocoon of matting and only 6 month old . Stop it, get ur dog on a schedule from 12 weeks of ages, stop listening to breeders who will tell u" oh don't groom it til its a year old" B.S.... And then your groomer has to deal with a dog that's sore all over cause it's skin is being tugged by the weight of its matted coat and its all a new experience for them. As pet professionals your groomer wants to give the kindest most relaxing experience to pets not face into a traumatised frightened puppy. So stop it, book your dog in as soon as its 2nd vaccination are done and quit with the abuse of animals.

01/04/2025

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29/01/2025

Fit as a butchers dog. Fresh meaty bones are safe to feed your dogs and even raw bones are great for puppies to chew on. Learn how to introduce bones into..

19/10/2024

Sometimes I get cross.( I know ye would never believe it ) 🤣 But then its great to have the skills to be able to help and the knowledge to be able to advise. Thankfully this guy has never had to be shaved down since once it was explained the maintenance needed . All curly coated cross breeds need huge maintenance and brushing and combing daily is vital. 4 & 8 week grooming appointments are the only way to go with these coats. So think before you decide on a breed, look at lifestyle, work commitments, budget and space available for a pet.

23/09/2024

10/09/2024

The dog has zero need of carbohydrates. Even the kibble manufacturers agree here. They are included as they can be an "excellent source of energy", sort of like the way Mars Bars and Coca-Cola are, I guess.

But how excellent. It's said that sled dogs lose around 10% of their body weight during the Idiatrod (620miles/1000km). I recently heard this weight loss is significantly less of a thing when the dogs are raw-fed over such distance but I never saw actual evidence of that until now. Check this out, adapted from Houpt and Zicker (2003):

"The responses to a season of quail hunting by English Pointers fed two different diets were compared. The diets differed in protein and fat. Diet A was 13% fat and 23% protein, and Diet B was 49% protein and 28% fat. The dogs on the higher fat and protein diet (Diet B) lost less weight and performed better in that they found more birds per hour".

The authors conclude "...it seems that the fat, or energy density of the food, is the more important aspect of endurance performance."

So yes, dogs can run fast on carbs, possibly even faster, it remains to seen, but at what cost to the body as it is cannibalised for protein and fat, we don't know.

Remember, the more protein you feed sled dogs, the less physical injuries they get through the season.

This makes sense. Joints and cartilage and bone and synovial fluid are built on protein. The less building blocks you get, particularly while young and in pre-season, the greater the potential for disaster.

This was highlighted to us over the weekend in Helsinki - if cats just get 25% real food in their diet (largely meat) they are significantly less likely to suffer osteoarthritis later in life.

Other work by DogRisk surveyed more than 200 GSD's and found raw feeding was protective to hip dysplasia.

But this is sled dogs. Very high-performance animals with insane, borderline unnatural energy demands. This is not your average dog. For such animals, the carb debate is completely redundant.

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REF Houpt and Zicker (2003). Dietary effects on canine and feline behavior. Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract, 33(2):405-16

14/07/2024

For anyone who needs to get a muzzle for their dogs. These are made to measure so very comfortable and come in fun colours.

Muzzles should fit & feel good - ours look good too (but that’s only half the story) Designed & manufactured by leading dog behaviourist for optimum welfare.

20/06/2024

We’ll done ! A great natural product that can be used on cats too 🐾

14/03/2024

This is our complete daily multivitamin. Suitable for both raw/natural and dry fed dogs.

It provides balanced nutrition for dogs

*Ingredients:* Organic Wheatgrass, Barleygrass, Spirulina, Chlorella, Alfalfa and Nettle Leaf

12/03/2024