Your Pampered Pet

12/24/2021

Merry Christmas to all. Your Pampered Pet will be closed from 12/24/21-1/3/22.

12/03/2020

Hello all! I hope you are staying warm and healthy. I just want to share this, the anatomy of a dog’s nail. Nail health in dogs is really important to stay on top of. And thanks to covid 19, it has made keeping regular scheduled grooming appointments hard to keep. I’ve had to close twice, once due to the Governor’s mandate (6wks) and once due to being in quarantine (4wks). The majority of my clients are on a 4-8 wk schedule, and due to quarantine I didn’t see some of them for 10-12 wks. During this time period nails were not being taken care of like they normally would have, and I have run into some issues with clients thinking their dog’s nails should be shorter. So I’m going to share this picture so everyone can see why the longer the nail is, the longer it takes to get it short again. Making your dog’s nail bleed is extremely painful for them, so you want to do your best to not make them bleed. We wouldn’t let our fingernails and toenails go untouched for 10-12 wks, so we shouldn’t let our dogs go that long either. I hope this bit of information helps you understand why the groomer didn’t get the nails as short as you thought they should be. Stay warm and healthy and have a wonderful day.

04/23/2020

Hello everyone! The Governor is allowing grooming services to open back up starting May 1st. To all of you that had a grooming appointment from 3/24/20-4/30/20, I will be contacting you next week with your appointment. Please be patient with me, I have 6 weeks of appointments that need to be rescheduled in the order they were scheduled before the shut down, and I will do my best to comply with everyone’s needs. There will be some changes on how we will interact with each other, I will let you know about these changes when I contact you with your new appointment. I’m so excited to be back to work and being able to see all of you and your pupsters.

03/23/2020

Please watch this, this explains that your pet can carry the virus if they come in contact with it. This is why grooming, doggie day care and taking on any new boarding clients should not be happening and canceled. Please heed the “Stay at home” order and keep your pets home too.

03/22/2020

https://www.nbcchicago.com/top-videos-home/chicago-doctors-blunt-speech-about-covid-19-hits-home-across-the-country/2241880/

Dr. Emily Landon is the chief infectious disease epidemiologist at the University of Chicago Medicine, who moments after Pritzker issued the ordinance to take effect Saturday evening, took to the stand with a 7-minute-long speech that went viral after striking a chord for many individuals.

03/22/2020

This is from a master groomer from Northern Illinois.

03/22/2020

I hope this sheds some light on why non essential businesses, like me, are closed.

03/21/2020

Update: The “Stay at Home” order has been continued until the end of April. I will be contacting all of you who had appointments scheduled from 3/24/20-4/30/20 as soon as I can and get you all rescheduled. Please stay safe and healthy.

Your Pampered Pet will be temporarily closed due to our Governor’s “ Stay at Home” order. I apologize for the inconvenience at this time, but I want to keep everyone healthy, your family and mine. I will be in contact with you all at a later time in regards to rescheduling as soon as I have a better understanding of the situation and timeline. Thank you for understanding and take care and stay healthy.

01/25/2020

More Boomer..... look at this sweet face

01/25/2020

More Boomer

01/25/2020

Ladies and Gentlemen..... let me introduce you to Boomer. And don’t let “hound” scare you away. This 2 yr old handsome boy is amazing. He walks like a pro, no pulling, knows how to play with kids, he’s been around a 3 yr old (they chased each other around they play yard at RCHS) and a 8 yr old. Is a snuggle bug and takes treat very gently. And has one of the cutest faces you will ever see. More pics and video of this guy following this post.

12/25/2019

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!!

10/28/2019

Hello all! The Holidays are just around the corner. As you all are making your plans don’t forget about your fur babies needs, such as grooming and boarding. This can be a very busy time for groomers so if your not on a schedule and want your pupster to look and smell good now is the time to schedule that appointment, but be prepared to have a wait or some groomers may not be taking in new clients at this time. If you are needing boarding don’t wait til the last minute to book it. Also don’t forget to make sure your furry friends are able to be comfortable while you have friends and family over. If they are jumpers, have a greeting area to meet your dog. If you have an escape artist, make sure the pupster is in a secure area so they won’t go bolting out the door every time it’s opened. Also remember that your guests can be very overwhelming and scary for dogs, especially children, please take time to learn these signs to prevent anything from happening, even the most laid back pupster can become uncomfortable, and remember what you and your family can do to the dog, may not be ok coming from someone else. Thanks all and have a good day.

09/18/2019

So very important for clients to understand in regards to grooming an older pet..... this is from one of my grooming groups.

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.

04/26/2019

Hello all!!! It’s that time of year for desheds. Here’s a clip of one that I had today. I myself book 2 weeks out normally for grooming but this time of year it can be longer. Desheds take a lot of time and work if they are done right, because you want to remove all of that dead winter hair and undercoat. So please understand when you call a groomer and they can’t get you in right away, this clip shows you one of the reasons why you may have to wait for an appointment. That is why it’s very important to get on a schedule with a groomer, your dog will be done on a regular basis and with no waiting for the next available opening. Thanks all and have a great day.

04/18/2019

https://www.facebook.com/100000272104586/posts/3012129195472788?sfns=xmwa

The family—a couple and their four children, ages 5 to 11—wanted a dog in the worst way. Not just any dog, but the type more popular today than any of the dazzling breeds at the Westminster Kennel Club dog show. They wanted a labradoodle. With luck and money, they found one not far from where th...

04/05/2019

A must read for all of you who like the fluffy puppy look. And it also states how important it is to get your new puppy in to get use to being groomed.

07/21/2018

07/21/2018

The next couple are of Bo, Charlie, Marley, Buster, Dillion and Jazzie🐾

07/21/2018

Zoe going for a walk before it gets hot🐾

07/21/2018

Layla and Jazzie🐾

07/21/2018

Good morning!!! It was so nice to get everyone out to potty and back in without being drenched in sweat lol. Here’s some videos of our guests that I’ve been behind in posting. Have a good weekend.