The Grooming Room

07/18/2023

Miss Abby enjoying her body scrub and facial . ( one of my favorite cocker spaniels 🙂)

07/04/2023

07/02/2023

Rescue remedy is safe , over the counter and can help if your dogs stresses out over the fireworks. Most pet stores carry it .

06/06/2023

Welcome back Nikki

05/22/2023

I'll admit it , some have me scratching my head 🤔.

05/22/2023

Benji and his brother Oliver found the new place . welcome back boys .

05/20/2023

New shop , New ( and final ) location . I'll " try " and do better to keep up on this page 🤷‍♀️ .

03/12/2020

https://www.facebook.com/298290063307/posts/10158175030143308/

ADOPTED.

UPDATE 3/13/20: We are not accepting any new applications. We have plenty of great homes to choose from should Fancy's owner not come forward. Thank you

UPDATE: We are posting this update in hopes to not have to answer the same questions asked multiple times now in the comments.

1. Between the posts on FB and local community members and volunteers, many vets and groomers were already made aware we have this dog and no organization has been able to give us owner information.
2. There is much debate over whether her haircut is professional or not....we do not know her past so there is no way of knowing for sure.
3. We have every intention of asking anyone that adopts this girl to please consider "foster to adopt" should an owner come forward however legally we are holding this dog longer than the standard stray legal hold.
4. We have 2 very experienced Poodle owners that volunteer here and are familiar with her needs.
5. The police did a full sweep of the park and no cars were abandoned in the park or injured persons found that would explain the theory that the owner is hurt in the park somewhere.
6. We have 4 other purebred dogs currently in our shelter that were also found in local parks, 3 of which were in good health. So to make the blanket statement that someone would not abandon their "expensive" dog is just not an accurate statement although it does not happen often.
7. Finally, yes Fancy's owner could be a person that is not on FB. However, most people still have access to phones. Any owner can call the local shelters or police and put in a call for their missing pets.

We're still looking for the owner of this girl! Please share her far and wide! We're calling her Fancy and we're holding onto her for a few extra days in the hopes that someone will recognize her...

But as strange as it is, it's possible that this girl was just no longer wanted and dumped out at that park. Police searched the area in case her owner was lost or injured, but there was no one to be found.

So. We are now taking adoption applications for Fancy in the event no owner is located.

A little info on this girl -

First off, she's a sensitive girl and quite timid, at first. She does warm up to people, but still startles easily. She is not at all aggressive, but we recommend a home without small children because of her timidity. Little kids squealing in delight and wanting to hug her would certainly overwhelm her and frighten her terribly. A quiet, calm home that gives her time to decompress from her ordeals would be best.

Fancy doesn't seem to be at all phased by the cats she sees behind the glass doors as she walks past them. She is intimidated by the dogs here (we've moved her into a quiet room by herself), so if you have an existing dog, a meet and greet is necessary. She may be okay with a dog with a calm and gentle demeanor.

She's excellent on a leash, knows "sit", "paw", and "down". (We're asking folks not to do "paw" right now though because her feet hurt.) We do believe she's house trained, but she'll need some time to acclimate to your schedule, so some accidents may happen until she gets the routine. Fortunately, she loves treats and takes them gently, so a little positive reinforcement there will certainly help!

This girl seems to have been groomed MUCH too closely - she has several wounds on her body that appear to be the result of razor damage to her skin. She's currently on medication to help her heal. But she WILL need to be groomed in the future (once she has plenty of time to heal and grow out) - we strongly recommend that her new person finds a compassionate, caring, and competent professional groomer to do this properly and without hurting her. Please know that anyone who adopts her will have to factor the cost of professional grooming into the equation.

Now, is a sweet, but very sensitive girl like Fancy right for you? Please fill out an adoption application (link in the comments) and either email to [email protected] or fax to 330-441-4624. Fair warning, MANY people are interested in her, so please take that into account.

Fancy is about 6 years old, spayed, and current on her vaccinations. Her adoption fee is $200. She'll be available to go home on Saturday. Fancy needs a home without small children.

02/07/2020

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01/17/2020

https://m.facebook.com/groups/999145490232111?view=permalink&id=2067253400087976

12/18/2019

https://www.facebook.com/156387044383876/posts/2775044415851446/

10/10/2019

Have we talked about ‘Comfort Grooming?’ Do you know what that means? Well here’s a breakdown.

There will come a point when your dogs haircut will be about 10% determined by you and about 90% determined by them. When this happens your pup will have entered the comfort groom stage of their life. No matter how hard we try, how much you beg, or how sweet your dog is there is no way a senior dog will be going home looking the same as they did as a young puppy or a middle aged adult.

Last week I let my 9 year old niece cut Remy’s hair and as I was teaching her the basics of grooming I found myself using the phrase ‘make sure he’s comfortable’ a lot, which got me thinking. Remy is a few months shy of his 12th birthday and his comfort level changes every day. He used to get super fluffy cuts with long beautiful ears and a big pompon on his tail. Now he’s clipped pretty short all over.

If I’ve been with you through a pets aging we’ve probably had some difficult conversations about how your pups grooming evolves as they age. If we haven’t had to have those conversations yet hopefully this prepares you.

Getting older affects them just as aging affects people. Their joints become stiff or sore, their skin becomes tissue paper thin, they start losing their sense of awareness, their muscles tremble, their balance is shaky and they get various skin blemishes and tumors. But how does this change their haircut?

A poodle with arthritis in their toes for example might not be able to spread them apart to get those pretty shaved toes anymore and so we adapt and start doing a fluffier teddy bear foot.

A schnauzer who’s developed some canine dementia might not tolerate having tangles brushed from his beard without panicking so we will start trimming it short to keep him calm and comfortable.

A shihtzu who’s always had long hair might end up having to get a short puppy cut because their skin has thinned too much to handle the extra brushing required to maintain a lot of hair.

A bichon who’s always had a pretty fluffy scissored bichon trim but when his joints start getting stiff and his legs start trembling we do a shorter cut that can be done faster.

Along with these things are a few things that we ask you as an owner to remember. A comfort groom is not a show groom, odds are it won’t be perfect. We do what we can while keeping the dog comfortable which means sometimes there may be some slightly straggly looking areas depending on your dog and their individual issues. If they can’t balance on three legs without collapsing then their feet may still be a bit fluffy for example.

Skin blemishes are annoying and moles in particular bleed if the wind blows the wrong way. We don’t intend to irritate them but sometimes the bath, drying or brushing can cause them to ooze a bit.

Give us the time we need to get them done, rushing through a senior is dangerous for them and stressful.

Occasionally we will have a senior who just can’t be totally finished in one session for whatever reason, either they’re having a particularly bad day and just can’t handle it or there’s something else going on with them.

No matter how hard we try to make it easy on them grooming is still physically demanding for older dogs who usually nap 23 1/2 hours a day. We are stretching their legs out to shave them, manipulating toes to trim nails and turning their head side to side to trim it. If they start acting sore after routine grooming they may need a prescription for arthritis medication from your vet to be given on grooming days.

These grooming decisions will always be made with your pups comfort as the ultimate deciding factor and after discussing everything we need to do with you because we do this job to help pets, not to hurt them for the sake of human vanity. Now hug your pups and cherish those grey whiskers.

07/17/2019

Thinking about taking your dog out for walk please remember their paws too!

07/09/2019

Were almost booked up for the month of July. Only few spots open . If you dont already have an appt , Expect a long wait. Sorry folks .

07/07/2019

Sharing for a friend. I dont know any info on them so Leave message or text carolynn at 330 808 2252 . If interested.