HAPPY HOOD

The Happy Hood - A groomers Best Friend.

We use these for dogs that are nerveous or old and don't like the blaster which can be noisy.   It blocks the sound and makes them calm.

Hand Strip Border Terrier

 

Lakeland Terrier - Instyle

Jackapoo - long legged Before and After

This is a long legged Jackapoo Before and After:   a 4F blade was used so he does not look too short for the summer:

Working Cocker 7F Strip for Summer

This is a Working Cocker that is stripped down twice a year (7F) blade all off

 

ITS TIME TO FRONTLINE YOUR MUTTS - ITS THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN - TICKS

Ticks are parasitic arthropods that feed on the blood of their hosts. They are attracted to warmth and motion. Ticks tend to hide out in tall grass or plants in wooded areas waiting for prospective hosts. Once a host is found, the tick climbs on and attaches its mouthparts into the skin, beginning the blood meal. Once locked in place, the tick will not detach until its meal is complete. It may continue to feed for several hours to days, depending on the type of tick. On dogs, ticks often attach themselves in crevices and/or areas with little to no hair – typically in and around the ears, the areas where the insides of the legs meet the body, between the toes, and within skin folds. Most species of ticks go through four life stages - eggs, larvae, nymphs, and adults. All stages beyond eggs will attach to a host for a blood meal (and must do so on order to mature). Depending on species, the life span of a tick can be several months to years, and female adults can lay hundreds to thousands of eggs at a time.

Its Time to Frontline your Mutts People

Furminator Alternative

I just thought I would write a quick note about an alternative to using a Furminator.    Using a Furminator you are actually cutting the dogs coat but if you just want to get rid of the dead hair then use a RUBBER GLOVE.   It has to be the latex kind (i use the ones with powder in them to get them on and off easily) then just stoke the dogs back and sides 'Firmly' and the rubber will grip the loose dead hair.   This only works well on short haired dogs.

(I will post photos next time I do this on my dog)

Shaggy Labradoodle

Today Homer the Labradoodle came into the salon for his bath and brush out:

This is Homer after his bath and dried.

And then using the Soft Les Pooch Brush (Green) and then Comb this is him afterwards.

Standard Poodles

These 2 lovely sisters came in to the Salon for their 8 weekly groom today:

The Italian Spinone - Hand Strip

This handsome chap is a Spinone Italiano.   He came into the Salon for a Handstrip and was very well behaved - love him

Bronte - The Cavapoo

Here is Bronte the Cavapoo who belongs to a friend of mine who had her groom today:

Before:

After:

Because she had gone 3 months she was very very knotty & matted and I didn't want to put her through the brushing out so I managed to get a No. 4F through the coat, normally I groom her every 8 weeks and use a peach comb guard.

SALON BASED

Just a quick post to say that I no-longer mobile groom and am now Salon Based 5 days a week.

Huey the Wire Fox Terrier

Meet Huey - such a cheeky chap the Wire Fox Terrier.    He has been put into style although the after photo does not show this.

IS IT TOO HOT FOR YOUR DOG IN THE CAR

ITS TOO HOT FOR YOUR DOG IN THE CAR

 FIVE  reasons why leaving a dog in a hot car can be deadly:

1. Dogs are especially vulnerable to heat-related illness because they can only cool off by panting and through the pads in their feet.

2. Even on seemingly mild days, an enclosed car can be deadly. In a Stanford University study, when it was 72 degrees outside, a car’s internal temperature climbed to 116 degrees within one hour.

3. Enclosed cars heat up quickly. In a study by San Francisco State University, when it was 80 degrees outside, the temperature inside a car rose to 99 degrees in 10 minutes and 109 degrees in 20 minutes.

4. A dog’s normal body temperature is between 101 to 102.5 degrees; a dog can only withstand a high body temperature for a short time before suffering nerve damage, heart problems, liver damage, brain damage or even death.

5. Studies show that cracking the windows has little effect on a car’s internal temperature.

Hand Stripping

Alpoochino Grooming now offers a Hand Stripping service.    Please call Diane on 07708 169128 for more information/prices.

Short Haired Dogs Do Need Grooming

Who says short haired dogs don't need grooming.   This is Dolly who is short haired and see how much dead hair was pulled out by using a combination of a Coat King and FUR-minator.

Hand Stripping

I can now announce that Alpoochino Grooming can offer a Hand Stripping service both for the mobile grooming and in the Dorking Salon.   Please call Diane on 07708 169128 for prices and further information.

This is a Norfolk Terrier that I hand Stripped.

Alpoochino Mobile Dog Groomer 07708 169128: WHY SHOULD I GET MY DOG GROOMED

Alpoochino Mobile Dog Groomer 07708 169128: WHY SHOULD I GET MY DOG GROOMED: Healthy skin, hair, and nails are what define a well-groomed dog. Dog grooming is the practice of caring for the appearance of a canine for ...

COCKERPOO - TOBY

This is Toby the Cockerpoo who has been clipped with a Peach Comb attachment to leave his body short but still nice and fluffy so that it is easy to manage. Legs and head were hand scissored.

Fox Poo Shampoo

If your dogs are as bad as mine and like to roll in Fox Poo on our woodland walks then I can recommend this Shampoo from Animology - remember to water it down - best to squeeze some into a old washing up liquid bottle and fill with water and shake.