Millie’s Doggy Day Spa

Millie’s Doggy Day Spa Doggy Daycare & Grooming Services on the Kapiti Coast
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Ooooooh I could SCREAM this! I feel so strongly about dogs being treated like DOGS not silly little babies. Regardless h...
07/08/2024

Ooooooh I could SCREAM this! I feel so strongly about dogs being treated like DOGS not silly little babies. Regardless how small or big they are, they’re still DOGS and we need to treat them like it! The repercussions that come with the babying and all that stuff is so so detrimental to a dogs mental health and well being. I see it constantly, the separation anxiety and lack of confidence in just general life. It’s our jobs as owners to give them the best possible chance at great life🥰 you guys know what I say - we are raising TOUGH dogs round here😉 even my teeniest, fluffiest, cutest babes they’re better for it!!💕💕 shout out to all my puppies on their own journeys, we’re in it together and I’m here too help🩷

I truly believe that if Steve Irwin were alive today, he would have a dedicated group of people who hated him for how he treated animals.

Steve always treated every species he worked with, as the species they were, not forcing them to change their nature.

More and more I find myself trying to convince people to "let the dog go outside, it's okay if they get a little dirty" or "your snake is arboreal and can't just be confined to a small tub." Or "Your working breed dog is not happy being still and lazy in your one bedroom apartment with nothing to keep them active and thinking."

It seems in this next generation of animal husbandry, we're deciding that all animals are now going to become (and be treated as) our little babies.

Now, is it okay to refer to your furry, feathered, scaly friend as such? Of course!
Is it okay to treat them as human babies...absolutely not at all.

As we see this change taking place, so to do we see more and more stressed out animals. Ones with a lack of structure and mental enrichment...but tons and tons of random toys and bags of treats.

What Steve Irwin did is create an environment that was enriching for the animals he had. Not attempt to force the animals to adjust to his environment.

Taking your Border Collie or herding, working, hunting, breed on a 10 minute walk (as long as you remember, it's not raining or just not feeling upto it) once a day, is not cutting it.

Locking your pyrenees or Shepherd breed in a kennel all day and then keeping'em in a small apartment, but still expecting the dog to be still and always cuddling...not cutting it.

Keeping your African grey parrot in a small enclosure with a few items that you've not replaced...is not cutting it.

When you bring an animal into your life. It is so important to understand what that animal is and have a structured enrichment routine and appropriate setup for the breed/species before you take in the animal.

Anything less than what your animal needs is a disservice to your best friend.

Be kind to your animals, enrich their lives (in a way that's appropriate for them). Keep them thinking. Keep them exploring. Give them understanding and structure and you will keep them happy.

~Benjamin McGill, M.C.B Owner of GoodBoy animal training.

Picture taken while visiting local aquarium store.

Pawty time!!!🎉🐾😁🥳 Yesterday Kaytee our lovely staff member decided to throw a birthday party for her puppy Bella to cele...
26/07/2024

Pawty time!!!🎉🐾😁🥳

Yesterday Kaytee our lovely staff member decided to throw a birthday party for her puppy Bella to celebrate with her friends AND cooper came in and it was his 3rd birthday too!! so we had a joint birthday party💕😍👫

Sooo sweet seeing all the dogs having so much fun and tolerating us putting party hats on them and various outfits 🤣 such a laugh and so much fun!!!!

Happy 1st birthday Bella girl🩷 and happy 3rd birthday cooper!!!🥰 (also had to sneak in our little pixie sue girl - she turned 5 the day before😉) happy birthday to you too miss pix!!!!😍

we love you all so much hope you guys had fun celebrating with your friends 💕

Plenty of cute faces and snuggles to keep us warm and happy in these suuuuper chilly days we’ve been having!!🥶😍💕Love thi...
12/07/2024

Plenty of cute faces and snuggles to keep us warm and happy in these suuuuper chilly days we’ve been having!!🥶😍💕

Love this place🥰✨

Happy ✨Matariki✨ everyone!😍 Matariki - “A large cluster of stars 🌟” that’s how I feel about all my little kids🐶 just one...
27/06/2024

Happy ✨Matariki✨ everyone!😍

Matariki - “A large cluster of stars 🌟” that’s how I feel about all my little kids🐶 just one big crazy, chaotic cluster of stars 😉🤣✨

What a beeeeeautiful day to start the long weekend!🩷 hope you all spend lots of quality time with your pups and family and friends😉 keep safe and look forward to hearing all about it next week!🐾🤩 past the shortest day so only up from here!!!💪🏼😁 hehe

Again, thanks for all the support everyone💕 have a loooovely weekend! Millie ###

POV - my camera roll 📸🤣🐶
18/06/2024

POV - my camera roll 📸🤣🐶

Hope you all had a great long weekend!😁🩷 “Cheers to the king or whatveaaaa” - gumboot🐶😉 He loved his dog beer from the w...
03/06/2024

Hope you all had a great long weekend!😁🩷

“Cheers to the king or whatveaaaa” - gumboot🐶😉 He loved his dog beer from the waterfront bar!🤣

How does it go? Another year older, wiser…. Etc etc 😉🎂🎉🎁 Many hats I wear but today’s hat is a birthday hat!!😁🤩🫡 having ...
03/05/2024

How does it go? Another year older, wiser…. Etc etc 😉🎂🎉🎁

Many hats I wear but today’s hat is a birthday hat!!😁🤩🫡 having a lovely time in Australia with my mommy!🩷 you guys have got waaaay better weather than us 😅😭🤣 but nonetheless cocktails in hand at all present times - don’t even notice the weather!🥂🤣

Now I am PETRIFIED to turn my phone on when I get back on Sunday 😂 last time there was about 60 + text messages 🫣 so if you haven’t heard from me, sorry I am playing international groomer/cocktail te**ee at the moment and will reply to all as soon as I am home!🩷

Thanks for all the love and constant support! I have the best clients and doggies I am so grateful for another year 🥰

See you soon! Millie xx

29/04/2024

And what a time that was..🤩🙌🎉🐶😝

Thursday mornings spent in the sun with mates🥰❤️☀️ Have a great day!
17/04/2024

Thursday mornings spent in the sun with mates🥰❤️☀️

Have a great day!

Whoop whoop!! The bridge is back on this afternoon🤣🙌 finally! Much easier for pick up and drops off for those that use i...
11/04/2024

Whoop whoop!! The bridge is back on this afternoon🤣🙌 finally! Much easier for pick up and drops off for those that use it now😉 happy days!

Waikanae Bridge update: This evening we’ll be removing the southbound closure on Waikanae Bridge and opening it back up to two-way traffic. While there'll still be speed restrictions on the bridge while we finish work on the shared path, both north and southbound traffic will now be able to cross.

This means people travelling from Waikanae will no longer need to use the detour via the Kāpiti Expressway. We know the detour created some delays, and we’d like to thank you all for your patience while it was in place.

There’s still some work left to finish on the shared path crossing the bridge before that opens to people walking and cycling. We expect to complete the project, and open the new path, by the end of April.

Visit our website to find out more about the project: https://nzta.govt.nz/waikanae-bridge/

The pictures may be few and far between.. but they are damn near the cutest pics every time😉 I don’t have too many oppor...
02/04/2024

The pictures may be few and far between.. but they are damn near the cutest pics every time😉

I don’t have too many opportunities these days to snap photos 📸 inbetween the chaos!! But when I do, man do my kiddies know how to pose!!🥹😍 I struggle to get everyone for various reasons 🤣🤣 but the ones I did get!! Enjoy 🫶🏼

Hope you all had a fantastic Easter break🐣🍫 and felt refreshed ready for the short week ahead woohoo! Lovely to catch up with everyone this morning what you all got upto and the spoilt puppies aswell!💕✨

Spaces are rapidly filling up for daycare so please don’t wait to book a permanent spot!🆘 Grooming - bookings from 14th May onwards (spaces filling by the day if not hour🤣)

Millie 🩷🐶🐾 ###

Wishing you all a lovely, relaxing Easter 🐣🐰🍫 😍 Keep that chocolate away from the kids, oh and the children too I guess!...
30/03/2024

Wishing you all a lovely, relaxing Easter 🐣🐰🍫 😍

Keep that chocolate away from the kids, oh and the children too I guess!😉 enjoy this gorgeous weather!!☀️💕 and make the most of it! Can’t wait to hear about all your wonderful Easter adventures!!!!

See you soon🩷
Millie xx

Hype those pooches up!!😉✨💃🏼😍Methods too my madness in my crazy attitude😉 dogs are all about the viiiiiiibesssss✌🏼😎 makin...
24/03/2024

Hype those pooches up!!😉✨💃🏼😍

Methods too my madness in my crazy attitude😉 dogs are all about the viiiiiiibesssss✌🏼😎 making it as fun and as exciting as I can in the whole process💕 Grooming ✂️ and daycare 🐶

Grateful I can see improvements in comfort, acceptance and mood every day with each dog that comes in too Millie’s🥰 must be doing something right -

Remember it’s a Spawwwwww day!!🤣😉🌴🐾

Simple, easy and effective little guide for you lot😉💕👨🏼‍🎨 The longer months are coming⛈️💨 I believe in you!! You can do ...
21/03/2024

Simple, easy and effective little guide for you lot😉💕👨🏼‍🎨

The longer months are coming⛈️💨 I believe in you!! You can do it!!!! Brush comb brush!✨

🥰💕😍 grateful! And happy (late) international woman’s day hehe xx
09/03/2024

🥰💕😍 grateful! And happy (late) international woman’s day hehe xx

HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY! 🎉 Tag a woman who inspires you and show them some love! 👇

Today we take the time to celebrate and appreciate all the amazing women in our lives, and all the amazing women in the grooming community, as well as our lovely customers. Here's to strong women, may we know them, may we be them, may we raise them. ❤️🐾

Customers featured:
Millie’s Doggy Day Spa
Sandy Paws Grooming Studio - Whitianga
The Little Groomery
Dirty Paws Grooming
Nifty dog grooming
Precious Gems Grooming

05/03/2024

Morning team! I am currently away (Millie) so Josephine and Kaytee and holding down the fort💪🏼💕 shop is closed this Friday and will be resuming normality next week!!! Unsure what normal is but we’ll give it ago😉

22/02/2024

Channeling this kind of energy for my Friday dogs today 🤣💪🏼 welcome to the SPAww💓

At the end of the day, it’s all about who you wanna share a bed with❤️🥰🐾 Mo and Timmy - the sweetest of mates! Spend all...
13/02/2024

At the end of the day, it’s all about who you wanna share a bed with❤️🥰🐾

Mo and Timmy - the sweetest of mates! Spend all day playing and sleeping (and being the cutest distraction) what more could you want💕

Timmy joined the squad at Millie’s when he was just a teeny young boy fresh out of his vacs and ready to take on the world! The big, scary, crazy world that is🙊🤣 and mr Mo has been a huge part of making Timmy’s time here just the bees knees! Showing us how important good friends and routine is 🥰

Was actually talking to someone today at how my favourite part of daycare is seeing these gorgeous, new friendships form😭🫶🏼 they are genuinely just tiny people with HUGE emotions and characters. I feel sooo special to be able to help form these new bonds 👯‍♀️ and maximise these wee dogs perfect, individual personalities✨

Ps sorry I’ve been mia on here, life seems to be quite the blur that I cannot keep on top of!!!🫣😁❤️‍🔥

Quick reminder team! This lovely joke of an operation is causing quite the havoc! 😩 so pleeeease make sure you are leavi...
29/01/2024

Quick reminder team!

This lovely joke of an operation is causing quite the havoc! 😩 so pleeeease make sure you are leaving early or have ANOTHER option for picking up your dog as 5:30pm is our deadline and anything over you will be charged the late fee😊

Hopefully 🤞🏼 something changes soon with this whole bridge situation, lil ol Waikanae is battling🤣 gonna be a long couple of months! So please make sure your checking google maps and/or have someone else who is closer to come collect your dog for you. Totally appreciate the pain in the ass that this is! We’ve just got to step up our time management game 😉

See you soon!! Millie. Xx

28/01/2024

Shop is CLOSED this ⚠️FRIDAY 2nd Feb⚠️
I’m off to celebrate love 💒💍👰🏼🤵🏼😁

So happy to have the furry kids back!😍🩷🥰
16/01/2024

So happy to have the furry kids back!😍🩷🥰

Your sPaw 🐾 oasis is awaiting you puppies..😉🩷 🌴 Holy heck has the KC been bringing the heat🔥🥵 I am a summer girl through...
10/01/2024

Your sPaw 🐾 oasis is awaiting you puppies..😉🩷 🌴

Holy heck has the KC been bringing the heat🔥🥵 I am a summer girl through and through so honestly couldn’t be happier 🤣 she’s a little warmer working, but grateful to be able to make some gorgeous pups that much comfier🩷

Now I’m slightly overwhelmed (and extremely grateful!!!) by the amount of calls, messages, emails and texts I am receiving per day 🤣 I honestly don’t know where these dogs have been hiding!!! 🫣 so just a reminder I’m only 1 person, who grooms full time and I do not answer my phone when I’m grooming🤣 and unfortunately have a small life outside of work (giant dogs - horses🙄) so I’m doing my best to get round to everyone!!!!

Happy Friday eve team!😍🩷

Ps - yes the ducks have been removed there’s no way in heck your dogs will be getting access to those throat closers 🤣 aesthetic purposes only 💅🏻

Just a weeeee reminder…❗️ It is just strictly grooming this week, daycare is NOT open until next week (the 16th)🩷🐾 and t...
08/01/2024

Just a weeeee reminder…❗️

It is just strictly grooming this week, daycare is NOT open until next week (the 16th)🩷🐾 and this also goes for if your dog is booked in for a groom this week please ensure they are picked up as soon as they are done and I have texted you💅🏻🐶 😊

Hope everyone who started back this today survived!!🫣 my first day back is tomorrow and I’m actually really excited to get my creative juices flowing again✨😉 and help sort out some very hot pups! 🥵

Oh and that also means I’m technically still on holiday until tomorrow 7:30am so I’ll check messages then🥂🤣😉

Grooms available from 3rd week February✌🏼

Merry Christmas from my family to yours!🎉🩷🎄 Hope you all have the most wonderful day, we’ve already had an attempt of th...
25/12/2023

Merry Christmas from my family to yours!🎉🩷🎄

Hope you all have the most wonderful day, we’ve already had an attempt of theft 😉 Quinn (my sisters dog - you guys know my dogs Wouldn’t dare!!!) taking the ham for a joy ride🤣🍽️ manners tho, she had waited until we were finished🤝🏻

Hope all you guys and your puppies got spoilt rotten!🎁🩷 being just a ‘dog mom’ 😉 was my favourite thing seeing the dogs open their presents hahaha (again don’t want to hear it, you guy’s definitely got presents for your dogs!!!!🤣)

Stay safe, eat LOTS🍔 and have fun!!!!

Ps let’s all manifest a burn off🤞🏼☀️ I can see that sun trying!!! Xx
Love Millie 💞

20/12/2023

This will be me over the Christmas holidays!🤣😴 big Ol’ RnR about to go down 😎 - puppies in tow!

Here's our Christmas Hours everyone!!! ❄
08/12/2023

Here's our Christmas Hours everyone!!! ❄

Ah yes! Fresh out of the bath to go straight back in again!!🤣 lol happy Wednesday…🤦🏼‍♀️😂 sorry Oscar hehe
24/10/2023

Ah yes! Fresh out of the bath to go straight back in again!!🤣 lol happy Wednesday…🤦🏼‍♀️😂 sorry Oscar hehe

Ahhhh back in the mad house ..😈❤️ Soo many kisses and snuggles from all my little kids yesterday!! Actually can’t tell y...
22/08/2023

Ahhhh back in the mad house ..😈❤️

Soo many kisses and snuggles from all my little kids yesterday!! Actually can’t tell you how much I missed them 🤣 we like to think of these dogs as our ‘own’ so you bet I missed all my 101 Dalmatian’s!😩

And of course my amazing clients😍 so much POSITIVE feedback re pricing, new features, different grooms!!🥰 we are just one big family here at Millie’s, I’m just the luckiest gal 💕 can’t thank you all enough for the big welcomes back so far and that was just day 1🤣

Very jet lagged girl, but the show must go on😉 can’t wait to catch up with my Wednesday squad!!!🫶🏼 leeesssgoooo!

Address

15 Parata Street
Waikanae
5036

Opening Hours

Monday 7:30am - 1pm
Tuesday 7:30am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 7:30am - 5:30pm
Thursday 7:30am - 5:30pm
Friday 7:30am - 5:30pm

Telephone

+64278553977

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