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Puppy grooming and nervous dogs
A dog that is frightened of the groomer at one year old usually had its first groom done too fast. Puppy grooming here, in a quiet one-dog salon in Moygashel, Dungannon, is slow on purpose.
£20 Who it suits
- Puppies from twelve weeks, once their second vaccinations are done.
- Rescue dogs, and dogs who had a bad time at a groomer before.
- Older dogs with stiff joints who cannot stand for two hours any more.
What happens at a puppy groom
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Meet the room
Sniff about, have a treat, hear the dryer switched on at the other end of the salon. Nothing else, if that is all they are ready for.
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A little at a time
A warm bath, a gentle dry on low, a brush, a nail or two. The buzz of the clippers held near the paws without cutting anything.
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Stop while it is going well
The visit ends on a good minute, not a bad one. Three or four of these and most puppies walk in wagging.
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You can stay
For the first visit, you are welcome to sit in. For nervous dogs, I will tell you honestly whether they settle better with you there or without.
Ring Ciara to book
07700 900 263Tell me the breed and roughly when the last groom was, and you will get a day and a price back. Mid-groom it goes to voicemail — I ring back between dogs.