Dirty Dogs Maine

Dirty Dogs Maine I am a small business groomer that works with dogs only, no cats, out of my own home.
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Good afternoon dirty dogs. I wish I could explain why meeting new dogs and sometimes new clients altogether give me butt...
08/28/2024

Good afternoon dirty dogs. I wish I could explain why meeting new dogs and sometimes new clients altogether give me butterflies, even some anxiety. Dogs I understand, for the most part. How people treat them or raise them, I question often. In every aspect in life, I fairly often not right on the money. I follow my gut, not intellect. Not always the best way, But it’s my way. So I’ve been grooming for this client for quite some time now, this family has a very sweet and gentle doodle, he is great all around, maybe a little emotional sensitive, I can relate. So they foster failed this also sweet doodle recently and came in for a groom/see how she does with all this grooming stuff. Never have hopes that it’s gonna go perfectly, we have no history to base anything on. I hear “ my dogs great about grooming” quite often. Enough for it to raise a yellow flag, not a red one, but eyes wide open, pay attention to body energy and non verbal cues. Almost all dogs are great at home with their family in a loving caring environment, where they get food, love, shelter, play. All the good stuff.

Today was a great day and in hind side was the kinda day to turn off the anxiety button and just be a dog lover. I needed no stern demeanor, no I’m in charge kinda energy. This sweet girl seemed to be my friend from the get go. Only a touch of don’t touch my front left paw please, followed by a But you need your nails done…Ok, here you go. Wait…what? There’s always a your not doing that…yes I am. No yes no yes. And we aren’t quite sure of the breed of this pup, I see a few different ones in there, including a few terriers. Often with some s***k and attitude. Not always, but often. So there was some moderate matting in the usual spots, nothing major, but stuff that needed attention that does involve some mild tugging. There is no magic wand for grooming. No reaction other than to sit down. I’ll take it…..all day long, everyday. I’m so glad I met this dog today. If I had 100 dogs like this, I’d have the easiest and best job ever. Don’t get me wrong, I have some amazing other clients, you know who you are. There’s a lot of you, for so many different but appreciated reasons. Thank you Pebbles, you started my grooming day out just right, I couldn’t ask for a better grooming session❤️🐶❤️😍

08/27/2024

Couple of my great loves🐶🛼❤️

Got to spend a little time today with this beautiful little 6 month old English Cocker Spaniel named Porsche. I  am look...
08/21/2024

Got to spend a little time today with this beautiful little 6 month old English Cocker Spaniel named Porsche. I am looking forward to building a relationship with this little one over time. Today was introductions, some love and attention time, bath and a little serious stuff of learning the ropes of just sitting still on the table, that the table actually has edges, and the unfortunate non-fun part of the dryer. Everyone gets used to it, no one loves it. Sorry sweet girl, you’ll get used to it too. It’s my go to line, and as I always say, you’ll be fine, I promise. I love you already, little girl 🐶❤️

Some days are pretty mundane, kinda lather, rinse, repeat. Then there are days I get to skate with the most amazing fami...
08/21/2024

Some days are pretty mundane, kinda lather, rinse, repeat. Then there are days I get to skate with the most amazing family of people one could ever hope for. I get that twice weekly. I am blessed. Then also today I see a client who brings me his new 6 month old English cocker puppy. So stinking cute. Same dude who used to be a professional baseball player back in the day. He brings me the coolest gift. Letting out a little bit of my inner childhood dork, but I still have my baseball card collection from when I was a kid. Looks like I’ve got some cool memorabilia to add to it. Score🤩❤️😎⚾️❤️

We all have good day and bad days at work. Any day I get to spend some time with these ears…I mean, this dog, little Oll...
08/15/2024

We all have good day and bad days at work. Any day I get to spend some time with these ears…I mean, this dog, little Ollie here, it is a good day 🥰🐶❤️🦋

Story time folks. I’m going try to keep this short, but if you know me at all, that’s not my strong suit. This beautiful...
08/08/2024

Story time folks. I’m going try to keep this short, but if you know me at all, that’s not my strong suit. This beautiful girl is Crystal, and she is now living with one of the kindest sweetest clients that I have, don’t anyone get offended, there are many of you😂🐶❤️. But Crystal is about 4 years old and came from a breeder and is retired from breeding. I’ve groomed many Goldens from this owner, starting with Lola, then many may remember Ms Cherry Bomb, a short stint with Jello, just as a helper to a friend who needed Jello to be well cared for while she dealt with a family situation, and now Ms Crystal. Now I’ve been grooming for close to 2 decades, but it just goes to show that you should never stop learning or think you know it all. Situations arise all the time. Out of nowhere. I’ve met Crystal a few times, just to say hi, a basic meet and greet, and yesterday a full groom, or as much as I thought I could safely do. I don’t know how to put to words how I felt something was off with my time with Crystal, all alone, just the 2 of us, there was a distance that I’ll never be able to describe. I kept looking at her, but was unable to see her….really see her. Goldens are fun loving, a bit crazed at time, but affectionate, fun, goofy. And I kept getting nothing, zero, zilch. No kisses, no smiling, no tail wags. I started to think I was having an off day. So I just moved in and did my best to do my job. Couldn’t escape the feeling that something wasn’t quite right. So I did the basics and got a decent but not a full job done, called mom to come get her. We talked for an hour in my driveway, comparing stories and trying to figure something out. We had similar gut feelings, but without the proper knowledge on pet behavior, we just called a spade a spade and asked her to call her vet, the breeder she came from and maybe even her original vet to see if any documentation might help us. And this is where I just get lucky with having friends in the industry helps…beyond words. So I call my friend, my pet guru, pet tech, behavioralist, dietitian, everything pet related genius, but that my view point of this person. I told her my conundrum. It took her a few minutes of listening to me babble to recognize this simple term that I have yet to fully research but does make sense to me already, Crystal was being “flooded”. Being asked to be brave and keep doing things that were making her uncomfortable, when she is in utter overload. Quickly I learned that a dog in a new situation needs time to adapt, and there’s no time limit. It takes what it takes. You cannot pull a hermit crab from its shell, you’ll squash it. Put put it in your hand, and you wait. It will come out. How long is up to the crab. So the owner and I are learning to slow WAY down, let Crystal predict what makes her comfortable, and we wait for the beatiful Golden that’s in there to find her way out. I’m sure there are so many factors that caused this, but in my head the main one is a young puppy not being socialized and allowed to have her brain engaged at that crucial time to form the necessary tools to live happy and healthy. So I’m probably not going to see her for a while. How long is up to her, then we start over. So I’m so grateful for people more knowledgeable than I helping me realize something new. That tactics of trying to push someone to try to engage life isn’t always the right course. This whole scenario strikes me to the core because there are parts of me at certain times of my life that Crystal is me. And just glad to know that Crystal’s mom is on the right path now and we can know that we are all making steps towards the right direction. They might be slow, and probably some back steps will happen, but still with nothing but efforts to find the fun-loving, sweet, happy, goofy Golden that I know is in there.

This one set me back on my heels, I couldn’t sleep for s**t last night, I think my mind felt complete empathy and compassion for this soul that is struggling. I’m beyond words excited to see this story unfolds. 🥰🐶😍🐶❤️

Indy’s girlfriend Poppy was in for a groom yesterday. She is the cutest little Cavapoo that lives on our daily walk rout...
08/06/2024

Indy’s girlfriend Poppy was in for a groom yesterday. She is the cutest little Cavapoo that lives on our daily walk route, so he is always happy to see her. So am I 😍🐶❤️

Got to spend a little time with this gorgeous bad ass cocker Bronson. I’m a spaniel guy, so it’s not surprising that I t...
08/03/2024

Got to spend a little time with this gorgeous bad ass cocker Bronson. I’m a spaniel guy, so it’s not surprising that I think this guy is pretty special. And a big shout out to dad for being patient and understanding with his groomer who scheduled him verbally for one day and writing it on my schedule another day. We all make mistakes🤷🏼‍♂️. And I’m grateful for my client base😋🫶🐶❤️

08/01/2024

I hope that petting every dog I see helps convert my heart to all dog ❤️🐶❤️

Just a few pics of this sweet face otherwise known as Sophie. Nothing but love and kisses….nothing😍🐶❤️I know I would lik...
07/24/2024

Just a few pics of this sweet face otherwise known as Sophie. Nothing but love and kisses….nothing😍🐶❤️

I know I would like a broken record, but I’m taking a little more time off. I’m going to the Newport Folk Festival, leaving tomorrow morning, and won’t be back til Monday. So if I don’t answer or respond to you, it’s cuz I’m on a 3 day music bender and remaining in the moment, here and now….then…whatever. I’ll be back and be in touch soon. All the love🎶❤️🎶

Tuesday night, it’s my skate night🛼😍. Unfortunately my only one this week, so I hope to see all my Skate Fam tonight. Th...
07/23/2024

Tuesday night, it’s my skate night🛼😍. Unfortunately my only one this week, so I hope to see all my Skate Fam tonight. Then off to the 2024 Newport Folk Festival, 3 days of of music in the sun with the Folk Fam. I am very grateful for this entire week. 🎶🛼🤩😍❤️

When you finally have a day in July that’s not like   90°, you make dog treats 🐶🦴😋😍❤️
07/21/2024

When you finally have a day in July that’s not like 90°, you make dog treats 🐶🦴😋😍❤️

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