Ruda's Grooming

04/12/2025

🎄🌲Day 4 🌲🎄

Today’s pups arrived with festive energy and big smiles.😁

04/12/2025

BREAKING NEWS:
Frikkie vs the Ice Globe
Round 1: Slippery
Round 2: Chaos
Round 3: Frikkie cracks the case.

03/12/2025

🎄✨ Day 3 ✨🎄
Another day, another batch of furry supermodels owning the photo booth. 😂💅
Today’s squad brought big smiles, fluff, and enough festive energy to power the fairy lights.

02/12/2025

🎄✨ Day 2 of Christmas Grooming! ✨🎄
More festive faces, more sparkle!

The photo booth is in full swing — fluffy, shiny, happy, and slightly chaotic… just like December. 🎅📸

Thank you to all today’s models for sitting still long enough for their Christmas moment. Some were naturals, some negotiated snacks, and one or two only agreed because they thought Santa was real. ❤️🌟

Here’s today’s batch of Christmas cuties — enjoy the smiles!

01/12/2025

🎄✨ Day 1 of Christmas Grooming! ✨🎄

The parlour is officially in full festive mode — lights on, tinsel everywhere, photo booth ready, and the dogs already looking like Christmas postcards. 🎅🐶❤️
We’re starting the month with lots of sparkle, cute faces, and that December cheer we all need!

No ties this year. I really did try! The fabric disappeared like a sock in the washing machine. 😂
So this year the boys will be rocking baubles too.

01/12/2025

Just a reminder on shaving double coated dogs.

Dogs are extraordinary in their ability to love us unconditionally, yet they live in a world where they cannot speak for themselves. They can’t tell us when they’re in pain, uncomfortable, or suffering. As pet owners, we must listen to them in ways beyond words—by observing, understanding, and doing what’s best for their health and well-being.

Lately, my heart has been heavy. Every summer, I see dogs suffering, not because their owners don’t care, but because they simply don’t know the damage being done. Many well-meaning owners believe shaving their double-coated dogs will help them stay cool, but this couldn’t be further from the truth. What’s intended as an act of love can unintentionally cause:

Heatstroke: Stripping them of their natural cooling system

Painful sunburns: Exposing their sensitive skin to harmful UV rays

Permanent damage to their coat: Some coats never grow back the same, leaving them vulnerable for life

Double-coated dogs—breeds like Labradors, Huskies, Golden Retrievers, Border Collies, Pomeranians, and many more—are born with a coat that’s designed to protect them from both heat and cold. Shaving them robs them of that protection, leaving them vulnerable to suffering. Imagine living in a body you can’t change, stripped of your natural defenses, and unable to tell anyone how much it hurts.

It devastates me when, despite explaining this to clients, some still insist on shaving their dogs. I know they love their pets deeply, but love without understanding can sometimes lead to harm. And that’s why I can’t stand by and let these dogs suffer. I can’t allow it to happen at Ruda’s Grooming.

We are making a stand: No double-coated dogs will be shaved here.

This isn’t just about grooming—it’s about respect, compassion, and doing what’s right for those who cannot speak for themselves. These dogs trust us to take care of them, and that means preserving their health, not compromising it for convenience or aesthetics.

Summer has arrived, and I know how tempting it can be to think that shaving your dog will help them beat the heat. But please—before you make that choice, understand the risks. Let’s be their voice. Let’s protect them, not just with love, but with knowledge.

30/11/2025

Christmas is here!

30/11/2025

🎄✨ December has officially exploded inside the parlour! ✨🎄

We’ve transformed the place into a full Christmas wonderland — tinsel, wreaths, lights, the photo booth, even a few suspiciously cheerful ornaments that may or may not move when you aren’t looking. 😉✨

A HUGE thank you to Gerrie, Xia, Devon, Jené and her family for giving up part of their Sunday to help decorate.
If it wasn’t for them, I’d still be standing on a chair, tangled in fairy lights, questioning my life decisions. 😂💡

Our festive photo booth is ready, the parlour is sparkling, and we’re officially open for December cuteness overload! 📸🐶❤️

Let the festive chaos begin! 🎅🐾

28/11/2025

Does anyone recognise this doggie? Found stray in Parkdene.

28/11/2025

🎄 IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT FROM YOUR GROOMERS 🎄
(Please read before trying to book for December 🙏😂)

Dear Clients,
We love you. We love your dogs.
But we’ve reached that magical time of year when everyone suddenly realises their dog looks like a fluffy potato and wants an appointment today.

We are officially:
✨ FULL
✨ FULL full
✨ December-is-a-wild-dream full
✨ Not-even-a-gap-for-a-Pekingese-ear-tip full

There are:
❌ No bookings left for 2025
❌ No cancellations to “just put me on incase"
❌ No waiting list (it exploded and we swept up the pieces)

If we could grow extra arms, we would.
If we could groom while standing in the corner crying, we already have.
If December had 83 days, we’d still be full.

Holiday Closure 2025

We will be closed from 19 December and reopen on 5 January 2026.
(We will be horizontal for most of this time.)

Bookings for 2026

Please send NEW booking enquiries from mid-January 2026.
Not before.
Not “just a quick one”.
Not “just nails”.
MID. JANUARY. 😅

Thank you for the love, the support, and for keeping us so busy we can’t find our own scissors half the time. ❤️✂️