De-Shed, pet grooming

08/07/2024

First time I had to turn a customer away today….😁
“I’m sorry sir but I don’t groom bats…”

08/03/2024

Too funny!!🤣🤣

❤️🐾❤️🐾❤️

07/31/2024

Beginning to look “all grown up” as my shop is getting some more equipment and a couple more kennels. Still have a few more things I need to finish (like my walls and my tub area) but it’s coming together😁💜✝️ thank you God for helping me do better than last time and giving me this fun career that makes me happy!!

07/19/2024

Today was a big day!! Cooper and Roscoe were too hot with their fur coats on, so I took them off😁 now they are much more comfortable ❤️🐾
And Tonka and Selena were happy for a bit of bathing, deshedding and a trim❤️ Happy Thursday everyone 🐾💜

07/19/2024

This hurts my heart🐾💜☹️

Don't shop....Adopt

07/14/2024

Some bath time antics! We work hard and play …. FUN!!🤪😜 have a great weekend

07/14/2024

Free of charge

07/11/2024

I hope all police officers will do the same!!!

07/10/2024

BUSY, BUSY, BUSY!!! We are grooming our hearts out these last couple weeks! Thanks everyone for being patient with my scheduling being so booked and as I help get Tawny comfortable with the shop and procedures ❤️ she has been a great asset to me!! This year I am lucky enough to have air conditioning, so your pups are cool and comfy while we are working on them! And so are we😁
Still working on getting the gourmet dog cookies in. Hopefully here in the next week or two!! That will be fun and I am hoping a big hit!!
Have a good week and stay cool😎

07/01/2024

Hi there everyone!! Hope your summers are all finally going full force??!!

Just a few reminders…..it’s gonna get 🔥HOT and even now it’s WAY TOO 🔥WARM TO LEAVE YOUR DOG IN YOUR CAR while you shop!! Please don’t do this, even with the windows down! 🔥It’s also too hot 🔥to walk your dog on the pavement for long periods of time. 🔥It can burn their pads. 🔥

Now a little bit of exciting news!! I have decided to try selling some Gourmet Dog Treats in the shop. I can order some really cute ones that have words and frosting stuff on them. I can also get birthday cakes and special holiday themes. They will be all natural ingredients and I can even get those that have no flour or peanut butter. I think this will be a fun addition to the grooming shop and I am sure you will all love them🩷 I will just be starting small at first to see how it goes and if they will sell. So hopefully within the next couple of weeks I will have these available for sale🐾🩷 Pictures are of possible cookies I can get.

07/01/2024

Keep your pups inside😟

07/01/2024

😀😀😀

06/30/2024

🤣🤣

06/29/2024

I have such great customers!! One of them read my post *rant* and she came in today with a bag of decorations for my flower pots to replace the ones that had been stolen. How cool is that??! Thank you, you know who you are😁❤️🤍💙

06/26/2024

It sure has been busy at the shop!! Lots of dogs, and a new person to help me out! Tawny is here to bathe dogs for me and she is doing fabulous!! She is local from Priest River, but went to Texas for awhile where she worked bathing dogs in a salon there! Thanks to her, I am able to do a bit more.
Some pictures of a few dogs today and last week.

06/18/2024

Well I think summer might actually be coming soon? Knowing the hot weather is showing up, make sure you get your appointments scheduled!! I am booking out almost 2 weeks now and with the influx of giant, hairy breeds, I can only do a few of those a day. It’s too hard on me to do 3 or 4 of that size, I just can’t get you the quality of groom you are expecting. Which then puts me out further for appointments. I have managed to score some bathing help so she will be a huge asset!!

Just give us some extra time so we can get our groove down as we learn to work together. I know you will all be patient and kind as you all have been!!

So get those appointments booked🐾💜. See you all soon

06/09/2024

Too bad they are so hairy😉😁❤️

Before Lewis and Clark started their great expedition across North America, Captain Meriwether Lewis purchased a Newfoundland dog for $20. It is unsure why he chose that breed of dog, but some believe Lewis was influenced by the breed's reputation of size, strength and swimming abilities. The dog was named Seaman - in 1916 the dog's name was believed to have been Scannon (Lewis's handwriting was misinterpreted by a historian) and in 1987 the mistake was discovered and the dog's name was proved rightly to be Seaman.

Lewis, Second Lieutenant William Clark and their crew departed from Pittsburgh on August 30, 1803 (the official launch took place just outside St. Louis in the summer of 1804). On the long and difficult journey Seaman was of great help to the men during their adventure. He retrieved game, including fat squirrels that Lewis thought was pleasant food when fried, and he guarded their camps against animal intruders, particularly grizzly bears and buffalo. According to one journal, Seaman was credited with saving several lives from a buffalo bull. The great beast charged through the camp one night and the dog was able to steer him away from the men. The Native American Indians were fascinated by Seaman, having never seen a dog like him before. One Indian offered three beaver skins for the dog, which Lewis refused.

Life wasn't easy for Seaman during the expedition. He often suffered from the heat due to his heavy coat and at times the mosquitoes were so abundant Lewis wrote "my dog even howls with the torture he experiences from them." Another burden was the barbed seeds of the foxtail that would pe*****te the skin causing much pain. Once, a beaver bit Seaman in his hind leg, severing an artery. Lewis feared his dog would not survive. However, with extraordinary medical measures, Seaman made a full recovery.

The last entry in Lewis's journal regarding Seaman was written on July 15, 1806. No one is certain what happened to Seaman after that, but a book published in 1814 by educator Timothy Alden leads us to believe that Seaman survived the trip and continued to make his life with Lewis. In the book, Alden mentions an inscription on a dog collar that was donated to a museum in Alexandria, Virginia. The inscription read (exact wording):

"The greatest traveller of my species. My name is SEAMAN, the dog of captain Meriwether Lewis, whom I accompanied to the Pacifick ocean through the interior of the continent of North America."

Unfortunately the collar cannot be found. Many artifacts were lost when the museum suffered a fire in 1871.

The following was also noted in Alden's book:

“The fidelity and attachment of this animal were remarkable. After the melancholy exit of gov. Lewis [who died in 1809], his dog would not depart for a moment from his lifeless remains; and when they were deposited in the earth no gentle means could draw him from the spot of interment. He refused to take every kind of food, which was offered him, and actually pined away and died with grief upon his master’s grave.”

05/25/2024

Haven’t posted in awhile, but business is barking!! lol Just a little springtime reminder,
TICK SEASON IS UPON US!! Make sure you get in to your vet and buy some flea and tick treatments. Ticks carry lime disease and other harmful problems for you and your pets!! This year looks to be a bad one, unfortunately!!
Pulled these nasty dudes off of a dog today and the owner informed me she had pulled 20 more off the week before😮 and I have heard from 2 different people that they pulled them off of themselves!! It is definitely a bad year for those little buggers!!🦟🪳

05/02/2024

This is NOT pointing at ALL doodles. There are most that are really nice dogs. My main point is to inform potential owners that these are not purebred dogs and I hate to see people get taken advantage of. High prices of these mixed breeds are a huge breeding market and there are so many dogs and unwanted puppies already….just information for you.

04/20/2024

Get your pups in for their yearly shave….? And then let’s talk about a better solution. I would be happy to explain why it’s important to have this done on a regular basis. Let’s get the first step started!! Grooming Tuesday-Saturday at 9 in the morning until I’m done. Call for an appointment!!🐾❤️

04/11/2024

Yoshi got his bath today💚 (finally) lol
Being the mascot of a grooming shop, one must look his best. He’s even sporting one of the new bandanas I ordered for our customers (“cooler than you”) lol

03/20/2024

I AM SO EXCITED!!! I just had my new sign put up today🥰 I love it!! Thank you God for helping me with my business🩵💚💜