The Grooming Cottage

12/25/2024

Merry Christmas from our family to yours! Have a safe and happy holiday! We hope Santa brings you everything on your Christmas list🎄🎄🎄

12/23/2024

Need last minute gifts for your furry friends? Stop in today before Santa steals all the gifts! We are here until 6 today for your last minute Christmas presents! Your pets will thank you!

12/13/2024

🎄🎅The Christmas spirit has hit The Grooming Cottage! Nothing better than Christmas carols and snow on this chilly December morning! Vocals(and snow) donated by Nova! Hope you all enjoy!🎄🎅🎄🎅

12/06/2024

🔴🟢 Please don't put this in your dog's Christmas stocking 🟢🔴

It's that time of year again when store shelves are stocked with Christmas-themed rawhide "treats" for our dogs.

Before you purchase rawhide for your dog, PLEASE read the following. You may be shocked at how it's made and the chemicals used in the process...chemicals that your dog is consuming when you give him rawhide as a "treat."

⚠️⚠️ DID YOU KNOW? ⚠️⚠️

Rawhide is a dog chew that’s a by-product of the LEATHER industry.

It is made from the inner layer of either cow or horse hides. The outer layer of the hides is the leather that is used for shoes, garments, upholstery, etc.

The inner rawhide is treated, dehydrated, and then formed into various shapes as a dog chew.

Once the hide has been separated from the animal, it’s first dipped into high salt brines to slow the decay which can make it very salty.

The hide will also be cleaned with detergent and degreasers and sterilized with low concentrations of hydrogen peroxide.

The next step after this is to remove any hair or fat attached, which involves harsh chemical combinations.

Then additional chemicals, such as lime, are deployed to separate the layers of skin.

Once the hide has been separated, it is ready to be made into rawhide for dogs. During this process, artificial colors and flavors may be added to make them look and smell more appealing, and they’re then manipulated into fun shapes which can sometimes involve glue.

Some risks of rawhide for dogs (other than the variety of chemicals they are ingesting):

1. Rawhide can cause intestinal obstruction

2. Can be a choking hazard

3. Can break your dog's teeth

4. Contamination/exposure to salmonella or E. coli to dogs & people.

12/04/2024

We have limited appointments available prior to the Christmas holiday. Please contact us to schedule your pet's appointment and ensure they look and feel their best for the holiday.

11/30/2024

‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️Unfortunately, this morning I was hacked and lost all access to my Facebook business account. This is a HUGE loss on the business end of things, so I am here to ask a few things.

*If you were following my other account PLEASE follow and like the new account “The Golden Academy LLC”, and unfollow this one!
*If you could PLEASE share the new account on your page. I had almost 1,000 followers on this page.
*If you had left a review on my this page, please leave your review on the new page. I had over 50 reviews on this page.

Thank you for taking the time to read this and for helping me build up the account again.
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11/30/2024

Give The Golden Academy LLC some love as they transition to a new business page! Like and follow their new page!!!

Unfortunately, this morning I was hacked and lost all access to my other business account. This is a HUGE loss on the business end of things, so I am here to ask a few things.

*If you were following my other account PLEASE follow and like this account, and unfollow the other one!
*If you could PLEASE share this new account on your page. I had almost 1,000 followers on my other page.
*If you had left a review on my other page, please leave your review on this new page. I had over 50 reviews on my other page.

Thank you for taking the time to read this and for helping me build this account up again.

11/28/2024

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at The Grooming Cottage! We give thanks for all of you and your fur babies that we have the privilege of loving on everyday as we make them feel and look good! Have a safe and happy holiday!

11/15/2024

Some great information!!!!

11/11/2024

Thank you to all that have served! Happy Veterans Day

10/29/2024

‼️‼️‼️🚨🚨JUST A QUICK POLICY REMINDER..... We do require a full 24-hour notice to cancel or reschedule or we do charge half of the services scheduled! For our groomers, this is how they earn a living and when last minute cancellations happen, we are not able to get those appointments filled.

10/24/2024

10/23/2024

We have a last minute opening for tomorrow at 10am! Give us a call or send a message if you’d like to sn**ch it up! 605-261-8829

10/14/2024

We have a last minute opening for 8 or 9am tomorrow ! Call or text to take grab it!!!!605-261-8829

10/11/2024

Photo dump!! Grooming by Heather

10/08/2024

Hey guys I'm at The Grooming Cottage in Dell Rapids now and I can get you on my schedule easy of you need a groom! Here's a few from my last couple weeks. Enjoy!!