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Dogawash Home Care is a home salon operated by an experienced and trained groomer who clips and was
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Small to medium bath and electric hydraulic table
Variety of soap free shampoos, including sensitive skin, oodle, coarse, puppy, coconut, flea, and more
Full cut and groom
Wash and blow dry or hand dry
Nail clip, if required. Owners may be asked to assist depending on age and behaviour of dog
Puppy first grooms - owners required to assist first grooms to relieve stress for puppies as can be scar

y. Owners given advice during groom on how to look after puppy grooming on a day to day basis
Appointments not double booked so soon as groom nearly finished you will receive a SMS to come and collect your dog or dogs

Dogawash is a local business, not a franchise, so call Melissa to book in your family dog on 041 9446 997

25/08/2024

Usually Lana comes in with her sister Annie but today she went solo as Annie was having a vet check after surgery

25/08/2024

Siblings George and Bruce were in for their regular grooms with mum and dad at their side

24/08/2024

Oprah has finished work for the day so now it’s time for toys and zoomies

24/08/2024

Unfortunately for me, Arya didn’t have her anxiety meds today, they Dont knock her out just take the edge off - so her front legs and feet were my worst nightmare

24/08/2024

RESPECT MY NEIGHBOURS

For Dogawash Home Care to succeed, it’s just not my clients attending appointments I need- I need to ensure my neighbours are happy and that customers attending my home salon respect their homes.

Dogawash Home Care is located at the rear of a villa block and is surrounded on all three sides by townhouses and units, so I have quite a number of neighbours I can’t afford to offend. So when your attending, please keep the noise down and clean up after your dog so my neighbours have nothing to complain about.

In addition, if your dog poops on the shared driveway please remove it - do not leave it there! If you don’t have a plastic bag, the salon has plenty. Thank you

23/08/2024

Ruby was in for her regular groom with daddy by her side, but forget the final photo as she knew she was going for a walk.

23/08/2024

Winnie wasn’t too good over the weekend and even though she wasn’t wagging her tail as usual she was feeling a little better

23/08/2024

Sabby’s crying stopped the moment his aunty walked in, then it was celebration barks

23/08/2024

Sabby waiting for his aunty

23/08/2024

Alfie always likes to tilt his head for the final photo

22/08/2024

Miss Molly was in for her regular groom before her big brother nursed her first her nails to get clipped

22/08/2024

APPOINTMENTS - DONT BE LATE

Please be on time for appointments. You might think your only going to be ten or fifteen minutes late and that’s nothing but it can completely throw out my day and inconvenience others that are booked in after you!

Dogawash works on a system of spacing clients out through the day so there are no other dogs in the salon when your dog is being groomed. Between grooms I have to prepare the salon for the next dog by vacuuming the floor, cleaning the bath and table before disinfecting my blades etc; this takes time.

Set your alarms, be organised, allow for traffic, etc and arrive on time and please ring if running late so I can advise whether it’s alright to still come.

Be prepared because there will be times when you are running late and I’ll have to say ‘sorry we have to reschedule’ simply because time restraints won’t allow me to finish your dog before the next dog arrives. Other dog families shouldn’t be asked can their appointments be put back to a later time because you weren’t on time for your appointment.

22/08/2024

Egg is already for the beach after the groom; less fur for the sand to attach to

22/08/2024

Drying Oprah after her bath

20/08/2024

CANCELLATION FEE

If you confirm your appointments then do no attend DogawashHome Care at the specified appointment time, you will be considered a 'no show' and a $30 cancellation fee will be sent to you for immediate payment. If payment is not made before next booking you will no longer be considered a client. Dogawash is a business and my livelihood and I do not have time to waste when another dog could have been booked into that time slot.

Additionally if you confirm your appointment, then cancel it you will also be charged a $30 cancellation fee per dog if you have multiple dogs

18/08/2024

DOG JACKETS

Does your dog normally wear a jacket in the Winter. If so, bring it along to your next Dogawash grooming appointment so I can put it on your fur baby after the groom to ensure they remain nice and warm

Remember at home not to leave their their jackets on for days, especially oodle and Maltese mixes or they will become matted from the friction of the jumper especially under their tummy and chest. When you take their jackets off, always give them a quick brush, comb and hug.

18/08/2024

DOG OBESITY

Is your dog overweight? Ask yourself why; then think is there anything you can do to help them. Talk to the vet, don’t feed them table scraps, put them on a healthy diet and take them for walks. If they eat dry food, take the time to read about the ingredients and fat content and see if there is a healthier alternative.

We want our dogs to live a healthy and long life but by giving into them, we can be doing them harm by damaging their heart, bringing on arthritis and reducing their life span unfairly.

18/08/2024

Pushka might be getting old but she could definitely run around on the driveway when the groom was over

18/08/2024

McClane is just a sweet boy and when mummy and his brother arrived the excitement began

18/08/2024

McClane waiting pickup

17/08/2024

Although Oscar prefers to sit in his grooms, he is always excited when he arrives

17/08/2024

EYE GOOP

I have to honestly say I am over it. It’s not rocket science; just remove your dogs eye goop every day before it becomes a major problem. If left it becomes hard like a scab and eventually future fluid coming from your dogs eyes has no where to go so it starts forming a big scab that becomes stuck to the skin. I’ve had days where I have spent up to 25 minutes removing it from one eye! Over the years I have referred a number of clients to vets because I’ve been unable to remove it because of the blood and puss under it is has made it impossible.

Dogs eyes discharge is a way of flushing out dust after a long nights sleep. The texture, fluidity and colour can vary from dog to dog. The goop may differ from a little crusty to goopy ranging from clear, yellow or green. If the discharge is coloured check it out with the vet to rule out diseases like glucoma which can cost your dog its sight eventually

Its usually pretty easy to remove the goop/crust:

Flick it off with your thumb nail

Wipe it off with an unscented baby wipe or damp cotton wool ball

Don’t use over the counter eye drops unless instructed by vet

Observe your dog for other symptoms of illness

Don’t make excuses that your dog does not let you because it does not like it. Imagine how it behaves when the groomer has to remove; it naturally be then is quite stressed

17/08/2024

Third groom with Waffle since she was adopted and she has come . Still a little shy but she definitely loves her parents that have done a fantastic job with her

17/08/2024

With mummy supporting her during her groom, Abby was much more relaxed and so happy when her old legs walked down the driveway

17/08/2024

TELEPHONE ETIQUETTE

Dogawash is a daytime business so it's easy for you to SMS me or call in daytime hours so common sense should prevail. Do not message me at 11.30 pm at night, even 8.30 pm is not acceptable. I'm up around 4am due to insomnia, some days I work in a physically demanding job and need my rest - so please think before you wake me up!

16/08/2024

PANCREATITIS

Pancreatitis can be a death sentence for some dogs if you don’t get is diagnosed early. Some people think dogs of all sizes can eat anything but that’s just a myth. Their body is not designed to eat foods we eat so be careful what you give them or it may be a very expensive trip to the vet.

I’ve lived through this. My West Highland Terrier X KoKo was on a special diet and her grand dad often would give her things she. shouldn’t eat and she got pancreatitis. Seven visits to the vet and two hospital stays - she survived but her heart was damaged so she then was put on heart medication for two years before she lost her battle

16/08/2024

Oprah does love her toys

16/08/2024

With mum by her side, we still had to battle Ruby with her feet

15/08/2024

BEACH DOGS AND GROOMING

It’s great that so many of the dogs I groom love going to the beach but please on the days they are due for appointments don’t take them down to the beach before their appointment as you make the grooming process so much harder on both your dog and myself.

A lot of my dogs are either scared of the bath or dryer so I do a rough cut of their bodies and full hygiene and foot tidy before the bath to eliminate their stress. If they have fresh sand through their coat, by clipping them I am literally destroying my blades which cost in excess of $55 each so I have to wash the dogs. Of course it’s not a normal bath because they are fully loaded in sand so I have to shampoo and scrub them at least three times in an attempt to get the sand out before drying them, which takes longer then normal. It’s a time consuming process that the dog does not enjoy and will not forget the next time they walk in the salon.

So please, think first and save the beach for another time

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Opening Hours

Monday	07:00 - 13:00
Thursday	07:00 - 16:00
Friday	07:00 - 16:00
Saturday	07:00 - 16:00
Sunday	07:00 - 16:00

Telephone

0419446997

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