The Bark Side

07/28/2024

Isn’t Bella just the cutest little senior ever? She can’t weigh more than 5lbs and the little tongue is just too much 🩷

07/11/2024

I asked the amazing The Tulip Girls
to create a bouquet that embodied “hanging around the pool, bbq, and popsicle vibes”. So they made me a pool out of flowers with surrounding foliage. They even had a poolside adirondack chair! They are the most creative and talented florists!

02/19/2024

My sweet Bender and I traveled to Pasadena over the weekend to Groom Expo West and took 2nd place in the Poodle class grooming competition. I am so proud of my boy and I was so blown away with all the fierce competition surrounding me that we took second place. 😍

12/08/2023

For this worried about the mystery illness in dogs this is a great article to ease your mind with facts rather than scare tactics the media is using.

A local veterinarian and UC Davis professor is telling pet owners not to panic after more cases of a mystery respiratory illness impacting dogs were detected across the United States.

10/14/2023

Makoa is ready for a night on the town!

10/14/2023

Lulu says “I’m a rough and tumble girl, me and the outdoors got no time for all that hair. Take it all off thank you very much!”

10/14/2023

Sweet senior boy Buddy looking dapper for the weekend ❤️

10/11/2023

Sweet Pea and I had fun with braids yesterday. Isn’t she just the cutest?!!

10/08/2023

Sweet Henley and I traveled to San Jose this weekend to be taught by the amazing who traveled all the way from Japan! We had lots of fun a learned so much. was an amazing host at his . put this together so all of us could learn more about making dogs go from cute to the super cutest. Can’t wait for next year when Kenichi returns!

09/23/2023

4.5 month old Pepper was having an identity crisis. Mom assured her she was a schnauzer, but she wasn’t convinced. So she came in for a makeover and left strutting her stuff. 💕

09/23/2023

Fairytale ears for Miss Gracie today. 💕💕💕

09/21/2023

Thank you Victoria for the beautiful Sparky Sunflowers!

08/25/2023

I think we can all relate 😂

08/19/2023

Bender and I had fun competing this week in Las Vegas at SuperZoo. Although we didn’t place he is still first in my heart. Love my awesome boy.

08/19/2023

Henley and I had a lot of fun competing in a creative contest in Las Vegas at SuperZoo this week. She loved all the attention of being a bumbledoodle got her. Then she was super done and took the cutest nap in the world. .a.s_sharpening

06/14/2023

With the busy summer vacations in full swing, please check your schedules sent out in December. We are having lots of last minute notices that clients will be out of town for appts. This means open appts slots are no longer available to switch to that had been available earlier. Please let us know as soon as possible that you will be out of town. There is a $20-$40 extra charge for dogs going over 8 weeks. If you have to skip your appt entirely and wait until the next scheduled appt half of the grooming fee will be added to the bill.

02/25/2023

As some of you may know I do competitive grooming several times a year with my groom team .feldspar. This past weekend my husband, dogs, and I traveled to Pasadena, Ca to compete at Groom Expo West. Our mini poodle Henley and I took 3rd place in the Salon Freestyle and standard poodle Bender and I took home fun memories of competing 🙂 Thanks for always supporting us when we have to move out your appointments due to being closed while traveling and competing. You all are the best!

And a thank you to our amazing team sponsor dominoshears for providing our team with sponsorship and amazing equipment!

02/15/2023

Yes Frazier I’ll be your Pawlentine!

02/03/2023

Philbe said he was more than ready for his very first haircut. Even he couldn’t believe how he was tiny under all that hair ♥️

02/01/2023

Frazier is so proud of himself for being perfect for his first big boy haircut ♥️

12/25/2022

Merry Christmas everyone! Thank you so much for another wonderful year of grooming and the thoughtful cards and gifts. You all made me feel so special ♥️

12/05/2022

Well kitty kats, it’s done. Over the past two days I sent out 127 emails with your new schedules for 2023. If you didn’t receive one, most likely it either went to your spam folder, went to the email address I have but you have since changed it, or something else went wrong.

Before contacting me, put the business email address in your search bar of your email home page and hit search. It should pop up if it’s in your spam or promotions folder.

The email is [email protected]

I can also be contacted with that email if you don’t want to wait to contact me when I’m back to the shop on Tuesday. I do not have the business phone with me 🙂

10/22/2022

Bathing room shenanigans with Bender.

10/20/2022

Fun with braids for Bella’s 14th birthday 🥰

10/16/2022

Kiddo and my 3rd place win at Groom Expo West back in February.

10/15/2022

10/02/2022

Who is your favorite veterinarian in Sonoma County? Ours is Dr. Waldo at Animal Kingdom Veterinary Hospital.

09/27/2022

Miss Tilly went from fancy show puppy to a pet home and needed a new easier trim. We think she looks darling in her Miami!
dominoshears S.A.S Sharpening

09/26/2022

Bender looking so handsome at his first Team Feldspar meeting today. ❤️

dominoshears Thank you for having amazing shears to make grooming a breeze! S.A.S Sharpening for keeping my blades and shears sharp!

09/04/2022

Happy labor Day weekend! We hope you are enjoying your time off and it is spent with friends and family :)

We recently updated our grooming policy and it can be viewed at http://www.thebarksidegrooming.com/grooming-policy-agreement.html

One of the biggest changes is our cancellation policy, we will now require 48hrs notice. With 24hrs given, 50% of the grooming bill will be due. With less than 24hrs given, the full grooming bill will be due. With vet emergency cancellations, a $35 fee will be due.

As always, please do not show up with an ill pet or one that has become too feeble to be groomed. It is our policy, and every solans policy, to not accept dogs who are ill, weak from age, or dying. Bringing a pet to an appt that is turned away for medical reasons will be considered a late cancellation.

With schedules sent out last December, it is best to let us know when your appt lands on a vacation or another appt as soon as possible. That way we can reschedule in a timely manner. While 48hrs is our minimum, it still puts a great strain on our business to have appts vacated after holding them for many weeks.

We appreciate your understanding of this change and others made. It will help keep The Bark Side running smoothly and keep our doors open.

The Bark Side Grooming Policy Agreement Welcome to The Bark Side, thank you for entrusting your pet with us. With...