Pumpkin’s Paws

08/29/2024

Remembering all the babies we’ve lost. So many recently 🥺 Never forget, I love your babies as if they were my own 🌈❤️

08/26/2024

Happy National Dog Day!
Post your dogs below!

08/19/2024

Few appointments left in August!
Booking for September, and the remainder of the year!
**As always, please schedule in advance, as I book up quickly, especially Saturdays!**

06/24/2024

Now is the time to get your pets anti-anxiety meds, a thunder shirt or even a happy hoodie.

As an owner of a couple anxious dogs myself, I will share this every year.

Quick PSA: During the Fourth of July holiday, and the days leading it up to it when folks start celebrating with noisy fireworks, scores of pets run away from the sights and sounds, making the day after Independence Day the busiest of the year for animal hospitals and shelters. Please do your due diligence. And if you feel as though your pet may need medication to help them relax during firework season, now is the time to speak with your veterinarian!

06/20/2024

Out of the office until Monday!
Now booking for July and August! Please remember to schedule in advance as I book up quickly!

06/11/2024

🌈❤️

06/10/2024

05/23/2024

Next week is June, and booking up fast!!
Availability is limited. I’m taking off for my birthday, 6/4. And I’ll be closed 6/20-6/23
Please remember to schedule in advance 🎃🐾

04/13/2024

03/19/2024

Pumpkins Paws will be closed from
***3/31 - 4/7***
I have a few appointments remaining for next week, first come first serve!
Another reminder, I am not taking new clients, or clients I haven’t seen in over a year. Thank you for understanding!

03/01/2024

Thinking about getting a Doodle, Cockapoo or any Poodle mix? Have you been told they "don't need grooming until 1yrs old" or "coat maintenance is easy"?

*PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING piece written by a groomer..in the pic that's known as a pelted coat /Pelting. A dog’s fur gets so matted & tangled it will come off in one piece. It's outs tension on the skin, can damage the skin causing horrible infections and sometimes renders the dog helpless,unable to move and it can then cause fatality
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Poodle crosses (cockapoos, doodles, maltipoos etc.) are not "easy breeds" to maintain. The photo attached (shared from another groomer) shows how matting forms at the skin. By looking at this dog's top coat, you may not see the knots and you may not feel them as you would a knot on the ends of the fur but under that fluffy top layer this is going on. Once it starts its very difficult/ impossible to brush out... and even if you could it would be cruel to put the dog through it. Maintenance at home has to be more than a quick once over for these dogs if you want to keep them in that fluffy coat which was probably one of the reasons you chose a poodle cross in the first place. You really need to sit down with a brush and then a metal comb and make sure you can get it through the entire body at least 2 to 3 times a week.

I often feel like owners don't believe groomers when they say their dog has to be clipped very short. I always hear "I know he/she is matted, but leave as much as you can". You cannot clip through matting, you can only clip under it. As this photo shows, clipping under the matting means taking the coat back to the skin.
I promise you, your groomer really doesn't want to do this but they won't hurt your dog by putting it through dematting, they also don't want to hurt their reputation when the clients go around complaining about how the last groomer "scalped" their dog but there really is not any alternative. Instead of being angry with your groomer if they clip your dog very short please respect their commitment to do what is in your dog's best interest, accept responsibility for not having brushed your dog properly at home, and work with your groomer because, together, you can prevent this happening again. All groomers will be very happy to demonstrate a technique called line brushing which will help make your grooming at home more effective. Just ask! We all want owners to know how to do this

Poodle crosses are easily one of the highest maintenance dogs in reference to their coats. The combination of the soft coat they are mixing poodles with these days is a coat that is extremely prone to matting.

If you like a fluffy pup, you probably need to consider no more than 3-5 week intervals between grooming and set aside time for regular brushing AND combing at home.

Please know, if you bathe your poodle cross you really need to blow dry and brush out right after. Moisture, be it a bath, rain, swimming, snow etc are all going to make matting worse. If you know your dog is already matted-- bathing is only going to make it worse! Brush out before the bath.

Lastly "breeders" who say these dogs can't or shouldnt be clipped and not to give them a hair cut until they are one year old are misleading potential owners in order to sell$$$$ puppies and setting them up for a sad day when they finally take their pup to the groomer!!!

If this hasn't put you off buying one please schedule your puppy's first groom immediately after they've had their vaccinations and then be prepared to do the maintenance at home between regular professional grooms.

12/16/2023

Now scheduling for January and 2024!

11/21/2023

December 11th - December 23rd is COMPLETELY BOOKED!
I only have November 27th - December 9th open for current clients. Schedule now before I close my book for the remainder of the year! Thank you!

11/02/2023

10/03/2023

Happy fall!! It’s my favorite time of year! 🍂🍁🎃👻
We return from vacation tomorrow - I have some appointment times remaining for October.

Also booking for November and December! Please schedule in advance to ensure you get a spot for the upcoming holiday season 🦃🎄

08/21/2023

38 days until we leave for vacation! Schedule your September appointments now!

Also booking for the remainder of the year!
Thank you for supporting my small business 🎃🐾

08/16/2023

September is booking up fast!
We will be on vacation for Jace’s 10th birthday from 9/28 - 10/4!!
Also booking for the rest of the year! 🦃🎄🎁
**Not accepting new clients at this time**

08/07/2023

Urgent foster needed!

King is a 5 year old golden retriever in need of a foster immediately! He had a foster when he arrived on transport but they are not able to keep fostering him, because he is too heavy for them.

He’s dog friendly and kid friendly. He loved fosters 12 ish year old son.

Fenced yard required because he won’t potty on leash yet.

Apply if you want to foster or foster to adopt king!

https://petstablished.com/adoptions/personal-information?application_type=Foster&form_id=21618&pet_id=1765358

06/26/2023

05/30/2023

05/22/2023

** I am not taking on new clients! **

Please remember to schedule in advance, especially if you have multiple dogs! I book up fast!!

Rebooking is the best way to secure an appointment 😊

05/21/2023

I groomed Alana on Friday. She is the sweetest baby, ever! She did amazing from start to finish. Winifred even sat with her on the table.
Please adopt Alana! 🩷

05/15/2023

I hope everyone had a wonderful Mother’s Day!

Now booking for June!!

04/28/2023

Adopt a dog from SJRAS this weekend and their first groom is free!! Let’s get these babies into homes!!

As you know, it's been raining dogs🐕!! We need your help to make room ‼️
In honor of National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day 🐱🐶, SJRAS is waiving adoption fees 💸 the next 3 days for shelter dogs at least 25lbs and 6 months and over! We're even opening up on Sunday from 11-4!! 🤩

Can't adopt but still want to help? Contact our foster coordinator! 📧[email protected]

04/15/2023

Happy Saturday!!

Now booking for May! Remember to schedule in advance, I book up fast! First come, first served 🛁🦮

04/14/2023

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04/12/2023

National Pet Day!
Show me your babies!