Pet Care by Isla

13/06/2024

So nice to see Jazz on Tuesday for his groom, I’ve missed seeing his face every week❤️🐾

09/06/2024

Cassius’ birthday is coming up🥳 and for the big day he’d love for all his friends to match him in these gorgeous new collars made by Errigal Handmade Pet Gear🐾
•Handmade here in Macduff
•Made from Cork
•Sustainable
•Water resistant
•Strong
•Durable
•Soft
•Trainer approved
To order all you need to do is join the group on Facebook and give them a message💚
If you mention my name you may get a little discount 😉

08/06/2024

The Walkies gang this week❤️🐾

05/06/2024

Vinnie in for his bath and deshed today💙
He couldn’t believe he was actually at Auntie Isla’s house🙈

02/06/2024

My guy💙🐾

31/05/2024

Walkies from the past few weeks❤️🐾

16/05/2024

Walks this week🐾
I’m now off until Monday (20th) for my lovely mums wedding 💒 👰‍♀️ all messages will be replied to on Monday❤️

15/05/2024

Amy in for her summer tidy up and Bobby in for his 1st puppy intro today🩷💙🐾

15/05/2024

With the weather heating up again I think it’s important to share this☀️
Remember missing a walk won’t kill your dog, heat stroke could🥵
There are lots of great alternatives to physical activity such as frozen licki mats/kongs, learning a new trick, sniffy games etc🐾
Or take them out early in the morning and late at night.
I will be swapping walks to house visits when it gets too hot where we will be playing lots of indoor games, having frozen licki mats/kongs, and having lots of cuddles🥰
Keep your pups safe❤️

14/05/2024

Mabel and Mabel’s small fur child🤣 in for her summer de-shed☀️🐾

10/05/2024

Walkies this week🐾

05/05/2024

05/05/2024

Back with these two gorgeous boys last week, Goose and Kernel, for overnight stays💙🐈

Overnight stays for these two include daily feeding, litter tray cleans, pop ins throughout the day, overnight care (sleeping in clients house) and lots of cuddles🥰🐾

29/04/2024

💙Walter💚
Before vs After
My little nephew🐾

Owners request to leave ears as are🥰

28/04/2024

Walks this week🐾

24/04/2024

Newbies Bonnie and Brodie in for their grooms today🩷

23/04/2024

🐈 🐶 3 YEARS OF PET CARE BY ISLA!! 🐠🐰
(2 days late🫠)
Still the best decisions I’ve ever made! My dream job and now we’ve added grooming into the mix✂️🫧
Over the past year we’ve added a lot of new members to the Pet Care by Isla family, we’ve gained a helper🦖 and we’ve lost our main guy🪽
Thank you for trusting me with your fur babies for the past three years (although they feel like my fur babies as well now🤣) here’s to many more!❤️🐾

17/04/2024

Weekly reminder to brush your pups!🐾
We can only keep them in a longer cut if the work is put in at home✂️
Also please make sure your dog has done the toilet before they arrive💩 lots of new dogs having to be re-bathed at the moment due to toileting on the table🫧

12/04/2024

Walkies this week🐾☀️☔️

27/03/2024

Today we said goodbye to our old man. He was part of the reason I started the business. Without him I would’ve never gotten over my fear of dogs. He got me through the hardest time in my life, got me out the house most days and made me decide this is what I want to do as my job.
Bambino you were the best helper I could’ve asked for. Fly high old man. Cassius is here to help now, he’ll keep us all safe and happy. He’s even taken over window seat duties. We love you so much, you can rest now❤️🐾🪽
💔27/07/2008-27/03/2024💔

29/02/2024

🫧new shampoos🫧
Excited to try these out over the next few months!
Flea & Tick☀️- perfect for the warmer months to fend off those pesky critters.
Aloe & Lemongrass 🍋- for the shedders.
White Dog 🤍- for those white dogs who love to get the muddiest.
Derma Sensitive 🐾- for sensitive coats and puppies first grooms.
Message me to get your pups booked in for their spring/summer groom🧼🫧✂️

22/02/2024

Walks/house visits this week 🐾

15/02/2024

⛔️PLEASE SHARE!!! Thinking about buying a Doodle, Cockapoo or Poodle mix? Have you been told they "don't need grooming until 1yrs old" or "coat maintenance is easy"?

PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING piece written by a groomer..in the pic that's known as a pelted coat /Pelting. A dog’s fur gets so matted & tangled it will come off in one piece. It's outs tension on the skin, can damage the skin causing horrible infections and sometimes renders the dog helpless,unable to move and it can then cause fatality
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Poodle crosses (cockapoos, doodles, maltipoos etc.) are not "easy breeds" to maintain. The photo attached (shared from another groomer) shows how matting forms at the skin. By looking at this dog's top coat, you may not see the knots and you may not feel them as you would a knot on the ends of the fur but under that fluffy top layer this is going on. Once it starts its very difficult/ impossible to brush out... and even if you could it would be cruel to put the dog through it. Maintenance at home has to be more than a quick once over for these dogs if you want to keep them in that fluffy coat which was probably one of the reasons you chose a poodle cross in the first place. You really need to sit down with a brush and then a metal comb and make sure you can get it through the entire body at least 2 to 3 times a week.

I often feel like owners don't believe groomers when they say their dog has to be clipped very short. I always hear "I know he/she is matted, but leave as much as you can". You cannot clip through matting, you can only clip under it. As this photo shows, clipping under the matting means taking the coat back to the skin.
I promise you, your groomer really doesn't want to do this but they won't hurt your dog by putting it through dematting, they also don't want to hurt their reputation when the clients go around complaining about how the last groomer "scalped" their dog but there really is not any alternative. Instead of being angry with your groomer if they clip your dog very short please respect their commitment to do what is in your dog's best interest, accept responsibility for not having brushed your dog properly at home, and work with your groomer because, together, you can prevent this happening again. All groomers will be very happy to demonstrate a technique called line brushing which will help make your grooming at home more effective. Just ask! We all want owners to know how to do this

Poodle crosses are easily one of the highest maintenance dogs in reference to their coats. The combination of the soft coat they are mixing poodles with these days is a coat that is extremely prone to matting.

If you like a fluffy pup, you probably need to consider no more than 3-5 week intervals between grooming and set aside time for regular brushing AND combing at home.

Please know, if you bathe your poodle cross you really need to blow dry and brush out right after. Moisture, be it a bath, rain, swimming, snow etc are all going to make matting worse. If you know your dog is already matted-- bathing is only going to make it worse! Brush out before the bath.

Lastly "breeders" who say these dogs can't or shouldnt be clipped and not to give them a hair cut until they are one year old are misleading potential owners in order to sell$$$$ puppies and setting them up for a sad day when they finally take their pup to the groomer!!!

If this hasn't put you off buying one please schedule your puppy's first groom immediately after they've had their vaccinations and then be prepared to do the maintenance at home between regular professional grooms.

12/02/2024

Walks last week❤️🐾

11/02/2024