Spa 4 Paws

11/08/2024

Oh boy! Guess what?!?!…….follow for more😜🤘🏽💚🐾

10/31/2024

No brushy brushy, we shavey shavey

10/25/2024

THIS 100%!!!
We also don’t get benefits or 401Ks or things like that, we have to pay all of it out of pocket! Shopping small also gives you a more personal experience.

10/24/2024

Miss Pretzel got her first spa day with us today! She was a good girl and gave lots of kisses🐾❤️🐾❤️

10/19/2024

One of the many things I do when I am not grooming

10/15/2024

Our personal pups got a clean up over the weekend

10/10/2024

10/03/2024

Photo dump 🐾❤️

09/18/2024

PLEASE PLEASE READ! 🐾💗🐾💗

09/17/2024

We deserve the extra love 💕 🐾💕🐾

Psst ... guess what?

It's nearly here ...

It's ... Love Your Dog Groomer Day tomorrow 😉

The Dog House. Luxury Dog Grooming & Canine Spa

09/13/2024

The pups got to enjoy a little special treat today! Muttley & Me

09/05/2024

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DHC8LRk36ak9Ned/?mibextid=WC7FNe

This Saturday, September 7th, is another Drive-Thru 🚗 🚙 Pet Clinic at Gateway Pet Guardians❗️

The first 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ pets can receive low-cost rabies and distemper vaccines, $15 microchips, and $10 flea treatments at the clinic. 🩹🩺💉
🚨 Please keep your 🐶 on leashes and 🐱 in carriers for the clinics at all times 🚨
Come to Gateway's Pet Resource Center, 725 N 15th St. in East St. Louis, IL, 9 - 11 am.

This is a wonderful service for the pet owner community to help make taking care of a pet more affordable. It is on a first come, first served basis.

08/26/2024

As some of you may know, my father fell last Saturday - fractured 2 ribs and collapsed a lung. He was sent to Barnes for the week and is now recovering at a rehab center closer to home. He is doing much better, but recovery will take time. As it’s just my mother and I, it’s up to me to advocate and help care for him.
So with all that being said, I will have to shift all of your appts out a week or so.
We will do our best to accommodate everyone’s upcoming appointments. If some of you can bring your pups to us, that would be helpful. Please just bare with us as we try to figure scheduling out. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to reach out 618-631-8086.
Thank you….🐾❤️LILLIAN🐾❤️

08/09/2024

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/ThxTiy9CNFyMzUqz/?

THIS!!!! 10000%
Also to add, you pay for what you get!

Did you know that pet grooming is a completely unregulated industry? There is no requirement for formal education, no required continuing education, and no required testing or certification?

Anyone and everyone can just pick up a pair of clippers and start advertising themselves as a groomer and charge people for a service they aren’t trained to perform.

It’s completely up to you, the owner, to do your research and make sure the person you are trusting with the health and safety of your pet is qualified to care for them.

Every groomer should be trained, and that very basic training takes months.

It takes years to truly master the ins and outs of grooming and everything that goes along with it.

Pet grooming is so much more than just a hair style.

*It’s knowing dog behavior and how to safely handle all the different personalities and quirks.

*It’s recognizing health conditions that would be better suited seeing a vet such as skin or ear infections.

*It’s being prepared for any and all emergencies that can happen, from seizures to allergic reactions, to nicks and cuts and quicked toenails without panicking.

*It’s knowing how to best deal with a variety of coat types properly.

*It’s being able to know when to stop a service on a particular dog due to behavior or health.

*It’s having the knowledge and patience to handle a different species while holding razor sharp clippers or 8 inch long scissors.

At the very least, the groomer you use should seek out continuing education to make sure they are current on the changes in the industry, from upgrades in products to tools that make the process easier for the pet and them.

They should be current on their pet cpr/first aid certification which needs repeated every couple of years.

They should be able to answer your grooming related questions with knowledge and confidence and if they don’t know the answer they should know where to find it.

They should have an emergency plan in place with a local veterinarian in case anything happens, because when working with animals it’s not a matter of if something happens, but when.

They should come recommended by other pet owners and pet professionals.

And it’s worth noting that there is nothing wrong with using a groomer that is still in training, but they should be working alongside an experienced groomer and under their direct supervision.

Ask the questions, after all you are paying them for a service. A groomer who has spent time and money to be as educated as possible is excited to share their knowledge!

06/13/2024

We had some happy puppies today😊🐾

06/12/2024

Photo dump of a few cuties over the last week or so