Full Groom:
- First clip and/or scissor
- Full spa treatment, using professional
products
- Towel dry and blow dry for the best finish
- Clipping or scissor-styled to your
requirements, or to the breed standard.
- Nails trimmed, ears cleaned and plucked, eyes
cleaned and cleared of any debris, sanitation area cleared, hair between
pads cleared out and skin thoroughly checked.
Every dog is different
and many of the same breed have individual shapes and different types of coats.
Handforth Dog Groomers like to ensure your dog is styled to complement its own
body shape and coat type. Some dogs with a more active lifestyle
benefit from a shorter clip, which means on those frequent trips to the park
they are less likely to get as muddy or tangled in the undergrowth. Other
owners prefer a more traditional clip, which will require more grooming and
commitment on their part to keep the dog in good condition.
Puppies
Many puppies’ first grooming
experience has a lasting impression, and with a lifetime of grooming ahead, a positive
experience is so important.Puppies benefit from exposure to a wide range of
environments at an early age; being professionally groomed will give your puppy
confidence and help him become accustomed to being handled.
Puppies are welcome after
all vaccinations are completed. Puppy’s first grooming session will depend on
the individual; our priority is to help him to adjust to and accept happily the
new sights, sounds and smells of the grooming environment and to give your
puppy a happy experience of being bathed and hand dried; At the first visit, overall
styling may take a back seat in favour of ensuring that your puppy has the best
experience possible of being washed and handled by our experienced and friendly
staff.
Older dog care
Dogs are our companions
for life, and older dogs require more TLC than ever before; they’ve earned
it! Many of our customers are older
dogs and lots of them come with a health issue, such as deafness, blindness,
arthritis or skin trouble, meaning they require extra-special treatment.
Here at Handforth Dog
Groomers we make sure they get it. The
grooming experience can be hugely beneficial for them, but can also bemore
stressful. We feel it is of the upmost
importance to minimise this and will always put your dog’s welfare first,
ensuring that elderly dogs are given as many breaks as they need and treated
with great gentleness and consideration.
We stock a good range of
quality shampoos to suit different coats and skin types. If your dog suffers
from a particular skin allergy, we recommend providing us with your own veterinary
prescribed shampoo. Alternatively we can provide hypoallergenic shampoo.
Problem coats
Sometimes a dog’s coat
deteriorates quickly and can become seriously matted and almost impossible to
fix by yourself. Never fear! Handforth Dog Groomers can help!
In the case of a severely
matted coat, we advise to shave the whole coat using electric clippers. To
groom out a matted coat could cause the dog distress, pain and discomfort and often
leaves a thinned and damaged coat. Shaving the dog is gentler and kinder;
the coat will grow back surprisingly quickly, allowing us to begin to style a
traditional coat from the very next visit.
Before we clip a matted
coat, we will discuss with you some of the potential problems the clipping may
reveal. Sometimes skin may have become inflamed,
due to the lack of circulation; dampness and trapped dirt may have accumulated
underneath the coat causing irritation; there may be sores,a rash or parasites
that may need veterinary treatment. We will discuss any such findings with you.
If you think your dog’s
coat is becoming matted, you should act quickly to address the problem. Dogs feel different after a matted coat has
been shaved off, with the majority feeling lighter, cooler and full of life!
Some dogs take a while to
adapt to their new coat, and demonstrate some unusual behaviours, such as scratching
and rubbing their skin or shaking their head: this is normal, but can sometimes
lead to broken skin. If in doubt, speak to your vet.
Missed
Appointments
Handforth Dog Groomers understand that
customers sometimes need to move or cancel appointments. We ask that our customers give at least 24 hours’notice
of need to alter or cancel an appointment, thereby giving us the opportunity to
offer the slot to another client. Missed appointments will incur a charge of
£15.