Mutt Cuts

07/17/2024

This!!!

Boy is it hot outside! How do we keep our canine friends cool in this unbearable heat? Well it certainly is NOT by shaving their coats!

The fur bearing canine coat is composed of both guard hair and wool hair, or as we call it in the professional grooming industry the undercoat.

The guard hair protects your pet by reflecting sun light and protecting the skin from UVA/UVB rays. The canine epidermal layer is about half the thickness of human beings making their skin much more susceptible to various forms of skin cancer such as melanoma.

The wool hair, or undercoat, works like insulation by holding cool air near the skin. Dog's only sweat on the pads of the feet and the nose, and when overheated, cool themselves by panting. When the coat is shaved, the coat can no longer perform it's job and your pet will actually be hotter!

Shaving can lead to various skin conditions as well as post clipping alopecia in which the coat can sometimes be permanently damaged.Shaving also does not prevent shedding. In fact, your dog will now shed tiny slivers that are similar to splinters....all over your house.

The best strategy for keeping your fur bearing pet cool in the summer is to keep them on a regular grooming schedule of 4-8 weeks. Your professional groomer can remove the dead undercoat so that your pets' coat can properly perform its job and keep your pet cool and shed free!

07/17/2024

Happy 20th Anniversary, Jeff Turner ! I hope we get another 20 years!

05/11/2024

Thank you all for your love! This “Best of the Coosa Valley” award goes to every foster, volunteer, donor, encourager, and supporter! There is no “Feral Dogs of Avondale Mill” without you! We recognize that helping area dogs and cats enriches the lives of our citizens, which elevates our community and we are proud to make a positive difference.

We deeply honored to have been nominated alongside The Arc of South Talladega County and Alabama Childhood Food Solutions. Their examples of servant-heartedness is worthy of your support. Please go like their pages to show them appreciation for all they do!

And a huge round of applause for our friends at Mutt Cuts for best groomer! We think they’re pretty special for all they do behind the scenes (fostering, warehousing supplies, selling our vouchers to list just a few things!)

In these days where there can be so much rain, be the sunshine, and plug in someplace so your light, too, can shine!

03/28/2024

02/22/2024

Starting tomorrow ... Mutt Cuts will be closed for lunch from noon to 1pm, daily.

01/18/2024

$30 Vouchers! We just received the Talladega County Grant check! Thank you again County Commissioners for all of you voting yes to give us this grant to help get more animals fixed! Also a Big Thank You to the Parker Foundation for the Grant for Spaying and Neutering! Because of these 2 Grants we will be able to Sell 275 Vouchers for $30 on Feb 3 from 9 am - 12 pm at Petsense Sylacauga or until we run out of vouchers! You can purchase vouchers at regular price anytime at Mutt Cutts, but will only be selling for $30 on that day! Petsense is allowing us to use their store to sell them and we are very thankful, but please do not contact them or the Sylacauga Animal Shelter about purchasing the vouchers because they do not have them!

The vouchers are only for Talladega County and Coosa County Residents! Cash or Check only! The vouchers are only good at Alabama Spay Neuter Clinic in Irondale! You can take yourself or catch the bus that comes once a month to the Sylacauga Animal Shelter! State law also requires a rabies shot, so you can show proof of rabies certificate or purchase for $26 from clinic. This is not covered in voucher purchase!

Feel free to message us with questions here! See you there and please share!

11/02/2023

The Greater Coosa Valley Chamber of Commerce Key member of the month with host John Mark Freeman.

11/02/2023

Beginning January 1, 2024 these will be the new rates for vouchers at Mutt Cuts, 210 Calhoun Ave. Sylacauga. We received an email from Alabama Spay and Neuter that these will be our new rates. Which we pass on to you. Please go get one and make that appointment ASAP. These are only good at Alabama Spay & Neuter in Irondale but they do have a pickup service that picks up from the Sylacauga Shelter parking lot. When you go to purchase one at Mutt Cuts please bring cash. That is what we prefer. Cards leave us with credit card charges. Checks sometimes bounce 😣 TIA!

09/16/2023

A very BIG THANK YOU to all the volunteers who helped the Tractor Supply Pet Appreciation Week Adoption Event with Feral Dogs of Avondale Mill and Sylacauga Animal Shelter!! Forgive me if I miss anyone....you know who you are!! Lions Club members Pamela Butler Connelley , Marcy Joiner Stephens , Matthew Hebert - Stockdale , Jeff Turner . Feral Dogs members Mitzi Martin , Terri Brooks , Patti Gamel , Joan Morris, Kerri Anderson , Michelle Culp Smith , Gina Ray , and her daughter Bella, Tractor Supply management and employees for the perfect place and the awesome help! And CONGRATULATIONS AIDEN! YOU HAVE YOUR HAPPILY EVER AFTER!!

08/03/2023

BIG THANK YOU to
Tammy Mitchell Stockdale
for the gorgeous
new wreath!!
I LOVE it!!

05/02/2023

Thank you Sylacauga and the surrounding area!! I appreciate ALL of my furry clients!

Nominate and vote for what you think is the Best of the Coosa Valley 2022 Awards!

04/12/2023

MOST VALUABLE PUP | Marti is our Mutt Madness 2023 Champion! Comment below to congratulate Marti ⬇️ Thank you to all of our participants! 🏆🌟🏀

sponsored by: Mutt Cuts & Broadway Spinal Care

04/01/2023

Who will be named to MVP - Most Valuable Pup? You get to decide! Vote now https://bit.ly/muttmad 🐶🏀🏆

sponsored by: Mutt Cuts & Broadway Spinal Care

03/17/2023

This year's bark bracket challenge is here! Visit bit.ly/muttmad to vote for your top dog! 🐶🏆🏀

sponsored by Broadway Spinal Care and Mutt Cuts

02/01/2023

This!!!

12/08/2022

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Former two-time Miss Sylacauga (2020, 2021) Ibby Dickson won the title of Miss University of Alabama at the Bama Theatre on Saturday evening, Nov. 5. Dickson is currently a senior at Alabama double majoring in news media and political science. Her social […]

09/04/2022

Thanks to all the volunteers and guests that came out to the shelter. Thanks to this community, the BBQ sales raised $1200. We shared these proceeds with the soon to be open Coosa County Animal Shelter. Thanks to Good Old Boys BBQ and Mutt Cuts and Shoot First Video & Photography for an outstanding job at sales!
Stay tune for pictures of some of the dogs that had a great day today.

12/25/2021

The Night Before Christmas - Grooming
Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the shop
Not a groomer was stirring, they'd all come to a stop
The stockings were hung by the dryer with care,
Unfortunately each one was stuffed full of hair!
The bathers were nestled all snug in their beds,
While visions of chapped hands danced in their heads.
The groomer's new clippers lay nestled in her lap
She had just passed out, t'was a long needed nap!
When in the reception there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from my seat to see what was the matter.
Away to the reception desk I flew like a flash,
Forgot about my new clippers they fell with a crash.
The moon high in the sky shone in thru the door
Illuminating paw prints I'd missed on the floor.
When, what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a miniature sleigh, and eight filthy reindeer.
With a little old driver, I almost felt sick
I knew in a moment it must be St Nick.
He never pre-booked but each year he came
I kept calling to remind him but it was always the same.
"Now Dasher! now, Dancer! now, Prancer and V***n!
On, Comet! On, Cupid! On Donner and Blitzen!
To the top of the porch! Inside to the Hall!
It's time for some grooming!! Baths for you all!!
Twigs and leaves stuck to them, mud up to the eye,
When I laid my eyes on them I thought I would die.
So into the bathing room everyone of them flew,
With the sleigh full of Toys, Blitzen stopped for a poo!!
And then, very softly, I heard a throat clear
Santa looked bashful he wouldn't come near.
For he knew that we'd worked for fourteen days straight
Right at this moment he pondered his fate!
'Dear groomer' he said, staring down at his feet
'I need you to help me, even though you feel beat'
'My reindeer are filthy, they stink like a skunk'
'How'd you like riding behind them getting covered in gunk?'
I stood there, mouth open, tried to hold back the tears
Why could he not book ahead after all of these years?
But I saw straight away I would have to be quick
I couldn't be responsible for letting down old St Nick!
I woke all the bathers they complained with good reason
As I told them about our last job of the season.
I saw teeth grit, thought I was in for a fight,
But they rolled up their sleeves I was so proud that night!
Water was turned on, bathing systems priming
Reinders into the bath with military timing.
First shampoo, conditioner, rinse then HV'ed
Some carding to finish, in the cage hope none pee'd!
When we all finished up the reindeer each looked devine
I went to my drawer for the very last time.
Bandanas were cut and tied on one-by-one
A little Spritz of cologne and, voila, they were done!
Tears welled in his eyes as Santa looked at his team
Groomers saved Christmas, and so it would seem,
And as they flew off, a faint voice I did hear...
'Hey groomer, can I pre-book for the same time next year?'