The Wild Mutt

03/08/2024

Madame Rue 😍 these eyes, am I right?

01/08/2024

Meet Frankie, Coco, Massey, Minnie, and Kubota! This little pack spent a day at The Wild Mutt getting gussied up, de-shed, and giving out big kisses 😘

Don’t tell Coco, but Minnie definitely wears the harness in this squad.

We had so much fun with you gorgeous mutts! Thank you for all the giggles!

30/07/2024

His Highness, Hank, 👑🐶 King of Wild Mutts, keeper of my heart, ruler of the grooming table, and the sweetest gentleman on this side of Burnet County. Katie Burgess ♥️ thank you for sharing your boy!

30/07/2024

Hey everyone! I have room for a bath or small to medium groom on Thursday night at 6 pm if anyone needs a quick appt!

This is Hank here to tell you that bath time is the best time 🛁🐶🐾🐺👑

30/07/2024

I have been so lucky to meet other wonderful groomers in this area! If mobile is more your style, check out The Pooch Pamper Camper ♥️

The Pooch Pamper Camper has some openings for Lampasas and Kempner tomorrow. If any pooches needed pampered let me know ❤️🐾

30/07/2024

You say “TREAT!?” Milo says, “WhO ME!?” 🤪 Lisa Owens your boys are the best!! Thank you again, ma’am! 🥰

29/07/2024

Meet little Daisy! A most perfect little blossom who made our day at The Wild Mutt the prettiest it could be. 🌼🥰🐶🐾🛁
Gotta love her big puppy smiles and little floofy tootsies!

27/07/2024

Sweet Mokee visited The Wild Mutt a few weeks ago for a deep deshed spa day! True to her heeler roots, she enjoyed herself, was a wonderful sport for her blueberry facial, double-massage bath, nails, and ears, and loved the dryer b***y scritches & brush out - all while keeping a loyal eye out for her dad. 🥰

We had so much fun with you, little cowgirl, and we hope to see you and your lovely mom and dad soon! 🤠🐶🐾🛁💅

27/07/2024

Hey Friends! Giving out a little personal info here and looking for your support - I am working hard to grow my clientele in Burnet and the surrounding areas, which has been tough, as I have to work additional jobs to make ends meet during this time. My family is solely dependent on my income, so there is no leeway for waiting…just have to go go go!

My personal goal is to be working full-time from my home grooming Burnet puppies by the end of August, which is a steep endeavor, but it’s much needed.

My clients seem very happy, the dogs seem very happy, and I am incredibly happy grooming from home!

If you know anyone who has a pup in need of grooming or bathing, I would appreciate your referral immensely! Each referral is accounted for as $5 off your next service. I plan to increase that to $10 eventually, but I do need to build up enough business to balance out greater discounts ♥️

Your sharing of The Wild Mutt Day Spa with your local friends and family would mean the world to me and my family, as it’ll help us grow our business and be more available to you! It’ll also allow me the freedom to add more services, such as dying and creative grooming, and more time and financial ability to volunteer at our local shelters, as well as more time to work on marketing this business. Word of mouth is the most powerful tool in the beginning.

If you have a moment to share this picture of my card with your mutt loving compadres, I thank you from the very bottom of my heart for spreading the word!

26/07/2024

Little Miss Buttercup 🌼

26/07/2024

The Wild Mutt is now offering a range of occupational and circumstantial discounts! Teachers will ALWAYS get 15% off all grooming services.

Just let me know what you do for a living, and I’ll make sure your pooch is prettified at the Teacher Special price 🥰🐶🐩

26/07/2024

Meet today’s Wild Mutt Model, Minnie, a sassy little Australian Shepherd-Sh*tzu cross. 🥰 Sorry boys…she’s way too sweet for you 💅🐶😘

23/07/2024

Oh my…I’d like to introduce you to Scarlett and Miss Molly! These gorgeous ladies came in for a little bit of pamperin’ and a whole lotta love 🥰

Thank you to the (seriously) sweetest human being that is their momma, Tayler at Va**ng Elements - she is one of the most supportive and kind people I’ve ever had the pleasure to know. And she’s been incredibly patient with my backlog of social media posts 🤣 thank you, lady! You and your pups are precious!

22/07/2024

We love sharing local businesses! Vickie Cannon, who you may know from The Burnet Vet Clinic, has begun a new journey with Mary Kay ♥️ She helps to take amazing care of our local pets. Please check out her page and spread the word!

Ours is a business where selling results from a truly personal one-on-one relationship – a friendship.

21/07/2024

Just wanted to share this collection of Simba smiles during his de-shed and sani trim to make your Sunday the bestest Sunday ever 😊😬😄😉😘🐶

17/07/2024

I keep putting off sharing because I prefer to create our “photo shoots,” but now I am WEEKS behind! And this little pack of wonderful mutts (and their absolutely lovely momma, Liesl Stennfeld) need to be shared! Meet Kylee (butterfly ears), Nikita (red and white fuzz ball), and little Maddie (sweet cream-colored teddy bear).

We had so much fun with you! Thank you for joining the pack, sweet girls 🥰🐾🐶♥️🫧

17/07/2024

Please give all schnauzers fluffy ears and a short skirt and face because how adorable is he!? Thank you for coming to my ted talk. 😍 JAX! 🥰

16/07/2024

Meet Miss Daisy, our newest Wild Bichon, and Marcus, CEO of Pooch Happiness. 🥰

16/07/2024

How come when dogs cuddle up to people and beg for pizza, everyone is like AWWWWWW SO CUTE. But when I do it, they’re like, “eww you’re weird,” “get off of me,” and “that’s socially unacceptable.” 🙄

155.5K likes, 383 comments. “Never hurts to try! 🤭 . . .”

15/07/2024

If you need a place for your pup to play and socialize in Burnet or stay over while you go on a (much needed) vacation, call Sonya's Doggy Daycare! Your poochies will be at their second home and they will LOVE it! 🐶🐾🥰

I dropped by the other day and saw her most awesome doggy playground…I wanted to stay, too, but she doesn’t board people 🥲

15/07/2024

How can I not fall in love with a smile like this? 😍 Zeus, sweet boy, you left me smitten. And you are such a gentleman. I tried to give you a lightening bolt in honor of your epic namesake, but it took too much away from that beautiful face!

Welcome to The Wild Mutt pack, ya little heartbreaker. 🐶💘🐾🛁💅⚡️

14/07/2024

👀 my bathroom door stopped latching properly. This is not what I meant by “growing a local audience.”

12/07/2024

Pre-groom cuddles are the best part of the day!

12/07/2024

My name is Ashley Cavanagh, owner of The Wild Mutt! I am bad at selfies, so I made a silly face video for you instead.

Thank you so much for trusting me with your sweet puppers.

A little about us! I have over 10 years of grooming experience, and before that, I was a vet tech for about 7 years (I’m 40 now and still bad at math). Dogs and cats are kinda my thing 💗

The Wild Mutt is my personal journey and an effort to bring a relaxed, luxurious, and loving spa experience for your puppies to our little town! As a groomer, I’ve worked in a few different environments, and I’ve seen heartwarming success even with dogs who have anxiety and behavioral struggles in a home environment. Each puppy has a dedicated one-on-one appointment, as I book only one family at a time into the grooming studio. During this time, we play, we cuddle, we learn, and we work through the process with gentle hands. My heart told me this is the way it should be, and so I decided to make it happen.

I am grooming from my home, but my long-term goal is to open a dedicated salon space with the same atmosphere, hopefully create a couple of new jobs, and become more integrated into our community.

Our family consists of myself, my four kiddos (Emma, Halen, Tray, and Marcus), our two Wild Mutts (Dixie and Mister Pickles), and our chonky orange cat, Brucifer Springbeans.

When I’m not grooming dogs, I am listening to music and audiobooks, playing my guitar, spending family time at Inks Lake, cleaning, and reluctantly grocery shopping (and/or sitting in the HEB parking lot, working up the courage to go inside).

I have so many plans in store for this little business and my clients! Working now on puppy personalized totes and The Wild Mutt 2025 Graphic Calendar, featuring your very own Mutts. I’ll announce when they’re ready to go!

Rolling up the rugs this morning and getting ready for 3 beautiful new babies!

Nice to meet you! If you know anyone with a pup who needs a fancy bath or a brand new haircut, please send them my way!

11/07/2024

You’re not imagining it. He actually is THIS darn adorable.🤪 Meet Jake!!! The most pawfect golden retriever puppy who earned an official “Mightiest Good Boy Ever” medal during his day at The Wild Mutt!

Welcome, sweet little (BIG) man! 💕🐾🐶🫧😍

Yes, he does have eyebrows. Yes, it’s okay if your first instinct is to want to just squeeze those enormous paws and kiss hims big ole nose and rawr rawr rawr kiss kiss hug squeeze rawr. 🤪 But I digress.

Thank you Rylea Whitus for sharing your wonderful dude with me! I can’t wait to see you both again 💕

10/07/2024

Miss Rita & her little brother Row lookin' smart after their first trip to the spa! 🥰🐾🐶 Welcome to the pack, you two!

09/07/2024

A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of sharing my home with this lovely family! There was a bit of playing, a lot of cuddles, and a TON of baths. Welcome to the pack, ya wonderful Mutts.

Thank you so much, Vickie Cannon, for sharing your pups with me! And please forgive me for taking so long to post - I have been absolutely slammed, but we had so much fun with your crew and can't wait to see you all again!