Four Paws Grooming

01/10/2025

Team Stewie qualified for the AKC national agility championships. Stewie and Demi will be traveling to Tulsa, OK in March for the competition.

01/05/2025

𝗪𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥 𝗪𝗜𝗦𝗘: 𝗕𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝘁 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁. What can you do to help?

Here are some tips for using road salt wisely:

- Shovel (and use the right tool for the job). The more snow and ice you remove manually, the less salt you will have to use and the more effective it will be when you do use it.
- 15˚F is too cold for salt. Most salts stop working at this temperature. Use sand instead for traction, but remember that sand does not melt ice.
- For best results, apply salt to cleared surfaces. The salt crystals should not overlap but be spread out a few inches apart.
- More salt does not mean more melting. Use less than 4 pounds of salt per 1,000 square feet (an average parking spot is about 150 square feet). One pound of salt is approximately a heaping 12-ounce coffee mug.
- Sweep up extra. If salt or sand is visible on dry pavement it is no longer doing any work and will be washed away into your local streams through a storm drain or ditch system.
- Even if the de-icer says it’s safe for pets - look at the ingredients! Calcium and magnesium chloride can burn their paws. Use a product with glycol or just use sand. And when you take your animals on a walk, cover their feet and/or wash them off after a walk. (And remember to pick up their p**p!)

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆.
𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝘆.
𝗧𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝘁 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁.

❄️❄️❄️❄️What is Salt Smart? Salt Smart is a collaboration between the City of Columbia, MO, Boone County, and the University of Missouri working together to reduce the amount of salt, or chlorides, reaching our local creeks and streams.❄️❄️❄️❄️

01/05/2025

The City of Columbia is monitoring and preparing to respond to winter weather that could impact the mid-Missouri area beginning Saturday, Jan. 4.

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a winter storm watch in effect from the evening of Jan. 4 through the night of Sunday, Jan. 5. City resources will be utilized to ensure the safety and well-being of our community.

For more information, visit https://www.como.gov/CMS/pressreleases/view.php?id=9064

12/28/2024

During Christmas break, we unwind by working on puzzles, thanks to the help of our pets. Stewie showcases impressive versatility. He has earned distinction as an agility champion, puzzle master, and skilled conversationalist.

12/24/2024

11/05/2024

10/22/2024

Back to work after 2 weeks off.

10/17/2024

Today, is actually the 16th-happily, I have alomst lost track of the days!
We did Bryce Canyon today!
Totally amazing!!

10/17/2024

Hiking at Zion on Oct 16, 2024. Nope, that was the 15th.

10/10/2024

And Arches National Park

10/10/2024

Groomers on vacation.
Canyonlands National Park, Utah

10/03/2024

Mitten in a cloud

08/26/2024

Happy National Dog Day to all our furry friends. Be sure to stop and smell roses

08/20/2024

08/20/2024

We finally got the clog out of the drain. 😁

08/11/2024

Stewie goes for a Gotha Day bike ride