| Our Services and Policies: "Full Groom Services" Includes: A warm bath with spa quality shampoos and conditioners that are tailored to your pet’s skin and coat needs. Hand fluff drying (no heaters or cage drying here!). Nails trimmed and filed if requested. Coat styled as requested. Ears are checked and cleaned/plucked as needed. A bow and lots of praise to top it off. (nippy and badly matted dogs: expect to pay $10+ extra on top of full groom price) Anal Sacs: It is our policy that we do not attempt to express anal sacs. There are too many risks involved and its best left to a veterinary professional. Ear health and plucking: Ears are checked and cleaned as needed during an appointment. Ears that are packed with hair can lead to infection. We do pluck ears as needed but we will only pluck as much in one grooming session as your dog is comfortable with. IF your dog appears to have an ear infection we will skip ear plucking until you seek veterinary treatment. Before your grooming appointment, we recommend that you speak to your vet about your dog's needs as each vet varies in how to approach plucking and ear care. If you bathe your dog at home: please be sure to put cotton balls in the ear canal to block water. Water in the ear canals can lead to ear infections- see the ears below: Does your dog's inner ear look gooey or crusty? Or swollen and red? Is your dog shaking his head or scratching at his ears a lot? Does it sound like there is water in his ear when you massage it? Does the ear smell bad? Chances are high that he has an infection. Please seek veterinary car Hand Stripping/Plucking/Carding: While we do not provide "show" stripping and plucking services we do strive to maintain high standards of pet grooming. We do "card"some pet's coats to help maintain or to help restore the natural coat texture and to help promote healthy skin and coats. Over time clipper blades can ruin the natural texture and change the true colors of a coat. Clipping the coat without carding can also cause skin problems common especially in Terriers. With stripping/carding of the excess/dead undercoat from certain breeds we can help your dog look and feel its best. Terriers and the Sporting breeds especially benefit from this process. The American Cocker and Carin Terrier pictured above are pets but have not had clippers on their backs. Their coats have been carded to maintain the natural beauty and color of their breed. If clippers were used on this Carin, he would loose his natural sheen and coat color. Carding is done for a total of 5 minutes as a part of the regular "full groom" service. At your request, additional carding can be done to further strip out dead undercoat. Due to the physical effort and amount of time this takes there is an additional fee for this service. depending of the size of the dog and the amount of work involved. Flea Problems? It is our policy here at “FLUFF & DRY” IS that dogs known to be infested with fleas must first be treated with a vet recommended flea repellant/treatment before making an appointment. Our salon is located within our home we do not want to take the chance of infestation. PLEASE NOTE: Your dog is welcome here for an appointment once he has been treated for at least two days to give the medication a chance to begin working. We can then pamper your pup with our shampoo and conditioner made specifically for flea bitten / flea bite-allergic dogs which will sooth their skin. Our shampoos will not wash out the flea treatment. If your dog does have fleas, please speak to your vetas to the best course of action to prevent further infestations… .such measures may include treating your home and yard as well as your other pets. Please be aware that FLEAS CAN STILL BE A THREAT IN THE WINTER! "Breath Freshening/Tooth Brushing Service" $10.00 Tooth brushing is an important part of your dog's over all health. While we do offer this service it is only affective if it is also done at home regularly. At your request we will brush your dog's teeth/gums using a specially designed oral hygiene gel. This service is only attempted on healthy dogs who will allow it without objection. In the best interest of your pet, if your dog has bad breath/tartar build up/inflamed gums it is best to seek veterinary advice before having a brushing service done. Brushing a dog's teeth that has bleeding gums can introduce the infection to the blood stream. "Tidy-Up Service" Does your dog need a "freshening up" but not a full body hair cut? This is the service for you! The "Tidy Up" Includes: A warm bath and hand fluff drying, nails trimmed, face, sanitary areas and feet tidied up. A bow to top it off. (matted dogs are excluded) Prices for Services Offered: Many factors effect the price of each service such as: the size of the dog, the condition and amount of coat we are working with, the dog's behavior and the type of styling you would like to have done. For double coated breeds, the amount of time spent also comes into play as working with a thick undercoat can be a time consuming and labor intensive task. OUR BASIC SERVICES PRICES: "Full Groom Services" Quotes begin at $40 and includes sales tax. (See above for details.) "Tidy-Up’s" Quotes begin at $25. (see above for details.) "Puppy Intro" $25. (for pups under 5 months of age. See above for description) "Nail Trim Only" $6.00 "ADD-ON SERVICES/FEES": "Carding Service": $6 for each additional 5 minutes of coat work. (recommended for sporting and terrier breeds) "De-matting/Shave-down/Special Handling Fee: $10 for each additional 5 minutes of coat work. "Nail Grinding" $10.00 Pedcure and Ear Cleaning $15.00 REWARDS! : "DISCOUNTS": Rewards": $5 off your first visit. For owners who have recently adopted from a local rescue/shelter. (Must show proof of adoption and schedule your appointment within 30 days of adoption.) "Regular's Rewards": $5 off your next appointment. (for owners who book appointments ahead on a 4-6 wk schedule and keep their dogs matt-free) "Referral Rewards": $5 off your next visit for 1st referral, $6.00 off for 2nd referral etc. ( TIP: "If you would feel comfortable inviting that person and their dog to your home, you are more than welcome to invite them to ours!") Please note: We no longer take Dogs who are known to bite the groomer, or are hard to handle or the very old and frail dogs unless owner is present. Thank you for your understanding. Need a quick trim in between grooms? Give a call and get your dog’s nails trimmed and filed in minutes. For excessively long nails...come in every two weeks so we can try to move the veins back and slowly get those nails to a safe and comfortable length. |
