The Masters Paw

03/17/2025

The only appointments I have available this week are Wednesday and Thursday at 8am this week.

My next available Saturday is not until April 26th. If you need Saturdays I highly recommend pre booking your appointments.

My next available Sunday March 30th at 12 at my premium rate of 75$ per hour.

03/09/2025

I've been slacking on parking photos

03/08/2025

Week of March 11th - March 16th

Tuesday 3/11
8am

Wed 3/12
8am

Thurs 3/13
10am

Fri 3/14
8am
10am
12pm

My next available Saturday is April 5th at 10

My next available Sunday is March 23rd at 12 (premium rate applies)

02/27/2025

Appointment Availability
March 4th - March 7th

Tues 3/4
12:00 pm

Wed 3/5
8:00 am
10:00 am

Thurs 3/6
8:00 am
10:00 am
12:00 pm
2:00 pm

Friday 3/7
12:00 pm

02/25/2025

I have a few more appointments left

Tomorrow Wed 26 at 8am
Thurs 27th at 8am
Fri 28th 8am and 10am

Text to book. First come first serve.

Reminder Sunday appointments available at the increased rate.

02/24/2025

As some of you may have noticed my Saturdays are consistently booked out 4-6 weeks.

At this point if you need a Saturday you should be booking your next appointment when you pick up your pup.

After some consideration I have decided to open up Sundays for grooming appointments. However. Please be aware Sundays are my highly valued personal time. Sundays will be limited to 1 or 2 dogs and will be charged at 50% of my normal rate.

So for example if your normal price is 60$ your Sunday price will be 90$.

Please let me know if you are interested.

02/19/2025

If anyone would like an appointment tomorrow please let me know asap. TY

02/16/2025

The Masters Paw dog grooming is still accepting new clients with available appointments this week!
My availability for next week

I have
Tues 8am
Wed 2:30
Thurs 8am, 10am, 12pm or 2
Fri 8am

❤️One on One crate free grooming.
❤️Half day or full day Day Care available to accommodate your busy schedule

TheMastersPaw.com for pricing and policies.

02/16/2025

I've already had this conversation with a few clients individually but I'm going to give the run down here as well for everyone.

I am now in my 3rd year of business and I have learned A LOT. One of the biggest things I have realized is that every dog is different and requires different amounts of work regardless of size or breed.

I have slowly been transitioning to a more hourly rated pricing structure.

The general goal is 50$ and hour so generally
Small dog - 1 hr 15 min =60$
Med dog - 1 hr 30 min = 75$
Large dog- 1hr 45 min = 85$
Lrg / XL - 2 hr = 100$

However not every dog is able to be completed within these assumed times due to variables in coat type, coat condition, pet behavior, and preferred style.

I would very much prefer to keep my services affordable. I will be speaking with clients individually to offer suggestions on how to keep their pets grooming time within the expected time limits such as shorter / simpler styles, at home maintenance tips , or more frequent grooming visits.

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

02/16/2025

02/15/2025

My availability for next week

I have
Tues 8am
Wed 2:30
Thurs 8am, 10am, 12pm or 2
Fri 8am

02/11/2025

I need to fill my schedule between 10am and 1:30 tomorrow!
Any service. Even if it's just a nail trim!

02/10/2025

I still have a handful of appointments available this week Wed, Thurs, Fri

02/08/2025

I love doing before / after pics when the pups hair is freshly fluff dried.

02/07/2025

Cuppa was kind enough to model the different stages of the grooming process.

BEFORE
The first thing I do is get the dog on the table and assess the coat and skin condition. If the pet is matted I will let the parents know and proceed with a preshave to remove the matting.

Cuppa was a little tangled but a good wash and conditioning treatment I was confident he could be brushed out.

WASH /BLOW DRY / BRUSH OUT
These are the most important parts of the grooming process and usually the longest. If a groomer cuts corners prepping the coat it will affect the quality of the finished groom.

The coat should be fully dried, brushed and combed. Knots or mats left in the coat will cause the clippers to catch and make holes in the coat or the clippers may not go through the coat at all.

Some doodles can be particularly tricky as they sometimes have thick undercoat that needs to be raked or combed out or else the clipper work will be rough and uneven.

The second picture shows Cuppa blow dried, brushed, combed and ready for the clippers. The coat is blow dried as straight as possible for a nice even clip.

CLIPPER WORK
Picture 3 shows Cuppa after the clip. I chose a mid length guard comb for his body and a longer guard comb for his head so that I would have hair to work with for the final shape.

Unless the dog is matted the length of the coat is up to the pet parents. When choosing a length consider how much maintenance you can realistically do at home and how frequently you can get your pup groomed. Short clips might not look as cute but they are low maintenance at home and you can go a little longer between grooms. Long styles will require daily brushing and combing with frequent and expensive trips to the groomer.

FINISH WORK
The finishing work is the final trimming done with a variety of different shears to tidy up and shape the groom for the finished look.

This step can be highly affected by the pets behavior. A wiggly or uncooperative pet makes it very difficult to cut away only what is needed. The best case scenario is a less than stellar groom with the worst case being an accidental injury to the pet.

Pet parents should work with their pretty at home on basic obedience and getting used to having their feet and face handled.

I personally will not fight with an uncooperative dog to make the groom 'perfect'.

Thankfully Cuppa was a champ and his final groom turned out awesome!

02/06/2025

Cuppa and Brew
Their last name is Coffey 😂

02/05/2025

Couple more from today. Penny and Benji

02/05/2025

Phoenix got her free foster makeover today. She is a Poodle / Australian Shepard mix.

She will be available for adoption through P.O.E.T Animal Rescue once she has been fully vetted.

Please contact P.O.E.T if you are interested in more information about Phoenix

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