Crazy Acres Grooming

02/13/2025

10/31/2024

Happy Halloween from Crazy Acres Grooming! I just had to post the before and after of this cute little Gremlin.

10/29/2024

I love puppies' first grooms. They may not look the greatest, but they are always so stinkin' cute!

10/25/2024

Would there be any interest in a walk-in nails/ear cleaning clinic once or twice per month? If so, should I include sanitary clips and trimming of feet and face as options as well? I was thinking either Friday or Saturday mornings starting at 9:00.

10/23/2024

After my last post, some of you may be wondering how best to keep your dogs warm in the winter. The longer you want your dog's coat, and the less work you want to do at home, the more often your dog will need to come in for grooming. A shorter coat or more at home brushing and bathing will mean you can properly maintain with less frequent professional groomings, assuming you know how to bathe and brush correctly.

Rufus here, who sadly crossed the rainbow bridge after this groom, had been coming in every 4 weeks to maintain his coat at about 1 inch. His mom also did a great job brushing him in between grooming visits, so despite his extra long hair, he never got more than a few minor tangles. Had his mom preferred not brushing him at home, he would have needed to come in every 2-3 weeks to maintain this length properly. Rest in peace sweet boy!

Lacey gets a shorter 1/2 inch clip in the summer and a longer 7/8 inch clip in the winter, but she comes in for grooming every 6-8 weeks all year long. This keeps her coat clean and brushed out enough that she doesn't get matted. Her hair is easier to maintain than Rufus', so she can get away with coming less often than he did, even though her winter clip is nearly as long.

10/21/2024

Thinking about letting your dog's coat grow out for extra warmth this winter? This is what happens when long haired dogs' coats are not properly cared for. It is very uncomfortable for the dogs, as those tight mats pull on the skin and do not allow air flow. They can cause skin issues and hide injuries, as well as mess up the dog's ability to regulate body temperature properly.

When these dogs are finally brought in to have that pelted coat shaved off, the only choice is usually to clip them very short. Not only is it difficult to shave off tight mats without injuring the dog, but a coat shaved too short can result in sunburn or damage to the dog's now exposed langerhans cells, which are important for the immune system.

Long-haired dogs do best when kept on a 6-8 week grooming schedule, or more often if their coats are longer than about 3/4".

10/18/2024

These doggies are ready for Halloween!

10/15/2024

A cocker mix, a yorkie mix, a chihuahua mix, and a bichon mix. Aren't they all adorable?

10/11/2024

I need at least 5 reviews to be rated on FB, and I only have 4, so if any of you feel like reviewing my business, it would be greatly appreciated!

Usually I forget to take a before photo, but for this guy I managed to get a photo after the bath and before the haircut. What a handsome guy!

10/05/2024

Back when I started grooming, most of the dogs we got in were purebreds. Nowadays most of them are mixes. So here are a few purebred dogs that I have groomed but have not posted photos of recently.

Welsh terrier (did not cooperate well for the photo)
Miniature poodle
American hairless terrier
Sheltie
Standard poodle
Golden retriever

10/01/2024

Photos of deshedding Betty the Samoyed. It had been about 2.5 months since her last deshedding, but she must have really been blowing coat, and had also gotten all kinds of burrs and w**d seeds tangled in her coat so she was pretty gnarly.

I failed to get a before photo, so the one of her all wet before any deshedding will have to do. You can see how much hair I got out in the tub, as well as how much more hair I got out after drying her and using a deshedding rake. They are probably similar amounts, since wet hair is much more condensed than dry hair.

First I soaked her in conditioner, then pushed undercoat out as I rinsed with a high pressure nozzle. Next came a really good shampooing, followed again by another high pressure rinse. Then I conditioned again, and brushed through the coat, removing most of the yard debris and tangles. Next came the high velocity blow dryer to loosen up more undercoat. After that was another good high pressure rinse and then I toweled her off. Then I dried her completely with the HV dryer and a stand dryer, pushing more undercoat away from the skin and out of the coat (not to mention all over the salon). Finally, I brushed out the tangles that were left, raked out even more undercoat, trimmed her feet and sanitary area, clipped her nails, and she was done!

09/27/2024

Congratulations to adorable little Jack, our very first Puppy Grooming Kindergarten graduate!!! He behaves so much better now than he did for his first groom and is such a sweet and lovable little guy!

09/24/2024

Some dynamic duos who have been in for their spa day together!

09/21/2024

And more doodles/poodle mixes!

09/19/2024

Probably at least half of the dogs I groom are the every popular doodle/poodle mix, so here are some of them in their various colors and styles.

09/14/2024

These guys all needed some good deshedding, and some of them had their furnishings trimmed up as well. They were all much cooler after getting rid of all that dead undercoat!

09/12/2024

I don't get to groom many cats, but here are 3. The persian is a sweet older cat who comes in fairly regularly. The shorthaired kitty had a good degreasing bath and deshedding. The gray kitty had super tight, hard mats. I'm sure he felt so much better after that was all shaved off, poor thing!