The importance of winter grooming

ThisMost dog owners are under the impression that their dogs don't need grooming during the cooler months, I quite often hear excuses like "I don't want fluffy to get cold" etc. Winter time grooms are perhaps the most important grooms your dog will need. In reality, Queensland winter months are really not that cold and there are several options available to keep your dog warm like jumpers, heated pet beds or simply just keeping your dog inside. 

As a dog groomer, the winter months are so quiet for me and then as soon as it starts to warm up abit everyone brings in their dogs who are usually matted to the skin due to 4 months without even as much as a brush touching them. This is so easy to prevent and for that reason I will be starting to charge an extreme matting fee. 

Your dog does not have to be shaved in the winter! I offer a variety of different lengths providing your dog is in good condition and has no matting. Fortnightly (at the minimum) baths and brushes are $15 so if you don't have the time let me brush your dog. Winter tidies will be $35, this will include a bath, dry, brush, sanitary shave, ears, nails and a tidy of the face and feet. 

Always make sure that if your dog wears a jumper in the winter to take it off and brush the hair everyday or your dog will become matted in a matter of days. DO NOT bath a matted dog, it makes the matts worse. As soon as you start noticing some matts, bring your dog to see me and I will get them out before they get worse! 

Grooming is a year round necessity for dogs, matting is very painful and the removal of the matts is even worse (compare it to a full body wax) 

This is Charlie the Shih-tzu and he is a prime example of a winter hair cut. As long as your dog is in good condition I can leave as much length on the coat as you want.