Happy Paws Pet Salon

06/28/2025

Looks like Summer is in full swing, couple things to remember. Fourth of July is coming up, dogs and firecrackers do not go together. Please think about your dogs. Put them someplace safe. Do not leave them in the backyard if you’re going to be gone.

HAPPY PAWS WILL BE CLOSED
MONDAY JUNE 30TH Through MONDAY JULY 8th.

06/01/2025

Looks like spring has finally sprung, just a reminder to all of my clients. Please plan ahead. I am booked out to the middle of July currently, I am not taking on any new dogs so please if you need an appointment call me and let’s think ahead. 🥰

05/22/2025

I will be there !

🐶✨ Know Before You Go: Memorial Day Cluster Dog Show! ✨🐶

Planning to attend the Spokane Kennel Club and Coeur d' Alene Dog Fanciers Memorial Day Cluster at the Spokane County Fair & Expo Center? Here's what you need to know to have a pawsitive experience! 🐾

📍 Location: Spokane County Fair & Expo Center
📅 Dates: May 22–26
🎟️ Admission: FREE for spectators!
🚗 Parking: $10 per day

💡 What to Expect

✔️ See hundreds of purebred dogs compete in conformation, obedience, rally, Fast CAT, Fetch, and more!
✔️ Vendors, food, and fun for the whole family!
✔️ Great opportunity to learn about breeds and the world of dog sports

✅ Dog Show Etiquette

✔️ Always ask before petting a dog—many are preparing to compete and need focus
✔️ Keep a respectful distance from ring entrances and grooming areas
✔️ Listen to handlers and respect signs around crating/grooming setups
✔️ Service dogs ONLY—NO outside dogs allowed, NO exceptions

👋 Want to say hi to a dog?

✔️ Ask the handler first
✔️ Be gentle and calm—no sudden movements or loud noises
✔️ Avoid approaching dogs that are clearly focused or being groomed

Learn more about what to expect 👉🏼 SpokaneKC.com/what-to-expect

Let’s make it a fun, respectful, and dog-loving weekend for all! 🐕💕

04/14/2025

Hi, what a beautiful sunny day. I just wanna remind everybody that Catherine the owner of Happy Paw’s Pet salon will not be in the shop until May 7 so please keep that in mind. If you need to get in sooner call Kristina Brown with barks and bubbles she is located within Happy Paw’s. I wish everybody a wonderful Easter God bless and I’ll see you in five weeks.

04/08/2025

What the hell is wrong with people !!! Makes me so mad 😡!

19 years. That’s how long she gave love, loyalty, and devotion. And now, at the age where she should be nestled in soft blankets and familiar arms, Princess was dumped behind cold wire bars like yesterday’s news.

She isn’t sleeping in this photo. She’s shutting the world out. Too tired to cry, too old to hope. The only thing she did wrong… was grow old.

In her twilight years, she’s surrounded by concrete walls instead of the warmth of a home. She deserves better. She deserves peace. She deserves dignity. She deserves love in her final chapter.

Inside a sterile wire cage, a fragile, long-haired Chihuahua curls into herself as if trying to disappear. Her delicate frame is wrapped tightly in a defensive coil, face buried, eyes squeezed shut. The expression isn’t peace — it’s resignation. The dull gray metal surrounding her reflects nothing of the life she once had. The scene feels cold, clinical, and heartbreakingly final — a place no animal, let alone a 19-year-old soul, should end up.

Animal Details:
🐾 Name: Princess
🐾 ID: A1764007
🐾 Breed: Chihuahua – Long Haired
🐾 Gender: Female
🐾 Age: 19 years old
🐾 Intake Date: April 3, 2025
🐾 Status: DUMPED at the shelter at 19 years old

Shelter Location & Contact Info:
📍 Miami-Dade Animal Services
📌 3599 NW 79th Avenue, Doral, FL 33122
📧 [email protected]
📞 (305) 884-1101

Princess doesn’t need years — she just needs a chance to feel safe, held, and loved one more time. Please don’t let her final memory be of being discarded. She deserves to leave this world in a lap, not a kennel.

🚨 Be her hero in the final chapter of her life. Adopt, foster, or share. Even one act of kindness could rewrite her ending.

04/05/2025

04/05/2025

04/05/2025

Good Morning from the strongest Warrior boy himself, Spartacus!
We may be closing up his wound today, we will keep you updated. Strayrescue.org/Spartacus

03/28/2025

HAPPY FRIDAY!
Spring is just around the corner and hopefully mud season is just about over 🫰.
With that being said, I am booked out the month of April and May. The next Grooming appointments for availability will be in June. So please plan ahead. ! Have a great weekend 😊

05/07/2024

With summer in coming, I want to put out some information regarding grooming and your double coated dogs. I’ve gotten many requests to shave them or cut them down fairly far and I think it is important to understand why groomers will either deny that request or talk owners out of it.

Double coated breeds include:
Husky, Chow Chow, Pomeranians, Golden Retriever, Labrador Retriever, Newfoundland, Great Pyrenees, Corgi, Border Collies, Collies, And German Shepherd, ect.

After being shaved, there is only a 50% chance your dogs double coat will recover over a significant amount of time

Myth: Shaving a double coated dog keeps them cooler

Truth: Shaving them destroys the natural airflow circulation created between the space between the undercoat and the guard coat

Instead: Get a de-shedding treatment! This helps get a lot of the downey undercoat; cooling and flattening the coat. A slight trim to shape up the coat ( mane, tail, feet, feathering) along with a deshed will lighten the coat and help manage the amount of fur while keeping the coat healthy

More reasons to not shave your double coated dog:

1. It can lead to a kind of alopecia (patchy hair loss), which may lead to permanent bald spots or a change in hair texture.

2. They still shed! Only the hairs are tiny now

3. Your dog is now at risk of sunburn.

4. It destroys the coat’s natural ability to regulate dogs body temperature.

5. Your dogs double coat is more likely to mat as it regrows.

The only reason to shave a double coated dog is if the coat is pelted. This is severe matting that is close to the skin that cannot be brushed out (this is painful to the dog) and is restricting airflow to the skin. Pelted fur leads to yeast infections, hematomas, f***l matting, urine burns, fleas, and irritated skin.

- Coral Marian, Author

Attached are some pictures from a Google image search to show what could happen to your pets beautiful coat. Please keep in mind, there are also medical conditions that affect your dogs coat. We will always let the owners know if we may suspect something is going on medically and will recommend a visit with your veterinarian.

05/01/2024

Hi happy paw is currently taking new clients, and we are now doing cats. If you would like to set up an appointment and you are not an existing client, please call Kristina at.
Thank you 

(661) 383-8154