KKC Welfare Grooming (2024)

20/12/2023

OZZIE

You might be questioning … What exactly is a welfare groom?
We’re going to use Lovely boy Ozzie here as an example.

Ozzie is a really sweet boy outside the grooming environment however very sadly, he absolutely hates being groomed & has associated his face & legs being touched with a negative mindset so tries to attack from fear.

We have been working with Ozzie over the past few months in order to gain Ozzies trust.
He is starting to become aware that we are not going to hurt him & so slowly groom by groom with a lot of patience, care & professional skills / handling techniques we are able to complete a welfare groom without him reacting no where near as much as the first time.
Incredible progression is being achieved & we’re both very proud of Ozzie (and ourselves!).

We muzzle Ozzie to stay on the safe side whilst touching / shaving his trigger areas.
When we have good reason to believe Ozzie won’t be reactive the muzzle is removed for other parts of the groom.
(Some of our dogs will stay muzzled the entire groom due to safety!)

Ozzie is on an 8 week welfare groom pattern, this is to keep his coat short so it is unable to cause matting due to him not being able to be brushed thoroughly from being reactive.
This way he is comfortable, free of matting & can regulate his own body temperature which is healthy for their skin & overall wellbeing!

With these grooms the owner must understand that sometimes the faces arnt going to be perfect…however we do what we can keeping everyone involved safe as the last thing we want is our hands bitten, a dogs tongue or ear cut off etc.

These jobs involve an incredible amount of skill & knowledge on dogs behaviour which is why we have teamed up to provide this service.
If we feel the groom needs to be stopped for any reason whereby the dog is becoming overwhelmed & we could loose their focus / trust built or it is no longer safe to continue the owner must also understand & respect that call made from ourselves.

Ozzie has gone from trying to bite our fingers off getting a muzzle on him with a 4 hour groom, to quite a pleasant 2 hour groom without reacting anywhere near the amount he first did!
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14/12/2023

Hello All
Thank you for all your interest in business so far!

Just to make you aware that this service is for extreme cases whereby the dog is deemed ungroomable, unsafe & has been referred to vets for sedation or the dog has been banned from previous groomers.
If these are your circumstances then it sounds like it would be a job for us.

However,
We have had a lot of interest from people mentioning their dog is a bit nervous / doesn’t like their feet & paws being touched / not keen on being brushed etc …

In these cases it would be best for Abbie of King Canines Dog Grooming to assess your dogs temperament during a normal single person groom because it might be that they are a bit nervous like many of her own dogs on her books however groomable.
Dogs behaviour can be totally different inside & outside the groom environment so it would be best for her to see their temperament inside the groom setting to begin with.

If for any reason she believes the groom cannot be complete safely or is likely to cause trauma for them then the groom would be stopped immediately, you would be informed & advised that it would need to be a KKC Welfare Grooming job with Jack of Kirkaldie’s K9’s the dog behaviourist & charged accordingly for both our time & skills to work with the dog going forward.

If you believe you have an extreme case which isn’t safe for a single groom then we would both need to do an hour consultation to see the extent of reactiveness.
We would call out to yours for an hour to meet your dog, try to build trust in order to get the muzzle on safely with lots of positive reinforcement & discuss details in full.

Then we would attempt the groom.
We are predominantly salon based however we have dogs on our books which are very extreme case whereby we have to home groom them because it is incredibly unsafe in the salon due to how reactive they are.

Our aim is to work with these dogs, slowly, calmly & patiently to hopefully get them to a stage whereby they tolerate single grooming at a standard single person rate with Abbie which is safe for the groomer & dog.
Training along side jack to help with their temperament outside the salon environment is also recommended.

We would absolutely love to help your dogs.
Each dog is different & It may take between 1 - 10 sessions to make progress or even more however they are not being sedated or traumatised.
We are taking our time & building trust with them providing plenty of breaks which a lot of groomers & vets are unable to provide due to having to keep on time.

We hope this makes sense & you can understand the difference between what service is required.
If you have any questions or would feel it might be best to speak over the phone to go into more detail please make contact & we can discuss further.

Many thanks again
Abbie & Jack
KKC

12/12/2023

Welfare Grooming Experts.

Is your dog deemed ungroomable?
Has your dog been banned from the groomers?
Are you concerned that your dog might have to be sedated at the vets?

& behaviourist have gone into business together to combine our skills.

We are able to provide a unique 1-2-1 service tackling reactive dog grooms preventing vet sedations with a goal of working with the dog to gain enough trust for them to tolerate a regular groom safely.

Abbigail King of will carry out a welfare groom which is a basic pet cut so your dog is comfortable, free of matting & therefore able to regulate their own body temperature.

Jack Kirkaldie of handles the dog during the groom watching out for behaviour changes in order for the groom to proceed as safe as possible.

Over the past year of building a friendship & working together we have now gained “ungroomable” dogs on our books who we work slowly, calmly & patiently.

We take great pride in being able to say that they have been groomed, we aren’t missing any fingers & the dogs welfare is 100% better than being sedated every 6-8 weeks at the vets.

We welcome all Breeds / Sizes & work specifically to the dogs individual needs.
We are predominantly salon based where we have full Equipment / Facilities however under the most extreme circumstances home grooms can be discusses & considered.

We are Fully Insured, DBS Checked & Able to help you.

If this is of interest please make contact for a consultation.

Yours Kindly,
Abbie & Jack - KKC WELFARE GROOMING
“Sanity Over Vanity”

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