Grooming parlours: be careful what you say!

About a week ago a friend of mine decided to take her three year old long-haired corgi to a grooming parlour for the first time. She had decided to go because she was finding it hard to keep up with the brushing of her dog, Bess’s, fur. Now as you know corgis, like all other long haired animals, need to be regularly groomed to prevent knotting and matting of the fur. Bess’s fur had not reached any stages of severe matting, just a few knots here and there and with my friend’s schedule she just was not able to spend the time combing out the little knots each day.
Instead of battling and feeling guilty about it she decided that a visit to the nearby animal grooming parlour would do Bess the world of good.

So my friend booked Bess an appointment for early Saturday morning, dropped Bess off and explained to the assistant at the grooming parlour that she was having trouble keeping up with combing out her dog’s fur, etc. and the assistant told her not to worry and that she could pick up a well groomed Bess in an hour.

One hour later my friend returned to pick up Bess and to her shock could barley recognise her own dog who now sported a completely short hair cut!
The assistant had apparently misunderstood that all Bess needed was some good grooming and had assumed that shorter fur would help both Bess and her owner keep the knots out of Bess’s beautiful long fur.

Grooming parlours can be great and extremely useful to busy pet owners but be sure to be clear about what you want them to do for your dog – or you too might end up with a close shave and barely recognise your own dog!

Happy Valentine's Day!

It is finally Valentine’s Day! The day for love, for extra special treatment and the day to really let your loved one…or ones…know how you feel about them. I say ones in hope that you haven’t forgotten about your oh so loving pets! They are around for you all year long and they also deserve some extra attention and tokens of love on a day like today. If you haven’t yet thought of anything for your animal why not give it some thought right now? If you can instantly think of what they love and thoroughly enjoy then there is no problem, go right ahead and get them that something special. Treating your cat or dog with a visit to the grooming parlor might be just the thing – your pet will come back feeling like a million bucks and will be looking as gorgeous and as cute as ever. Grooming parlors know how to do just what it takes to get your animal’s coat and overall look into tip top condition and a trip to the grooming parlor does not even have to take all that long. So if you decide to give your pet an extra treat today or to take them for a groom you are sure to both feel very loved on this day!