Today I wanted to write a little bit about pet couture! Well dog sweaters to be exact, a little known fact is that your groomer often cringes when they see a dog wearing one. Now that’s not all dogs, but the ones with long hair. Not that we want your pets to be cold! But we have noticed that the unfortunate effect of a sweater, especially one that is worn for weeks without being removed, creates a sort of body armor of matted hair beneath it. This is why I previously mentioned the longer haired breeds.
Basically the way it works is, friction creates matts, this is why we generally find them in armpits or behind the ears, this again is more of an issue with longer hair and especially curly type of coat. A tight sweater will press the hair down against the skin and when the pet walks, move the hair back and forth until it begins to cling together and begin to form what we call a “matt”. Once you have a small matt it grows outwards like a spiderweb and becomes larger and larger. The larger that matt is the less practical it becomes to try and work it out.
But dont panic! There is a solution. We had this same issue with our pet Willow who is a shih tzu. We let her grow out in the winter and she has some carefully chosen winter wear. What we’ve learned is that tight cotton sweaters are the worst culprits for matting up her hair. The best solution is to find a nice well fitting but not tight, velcro type of jacket. Willow’s has a warm fleece lining to keeps her feeling toasty and a waterproof exterior to keep her dry when she goes out if its raining. The jacket velcro’s easily in the front on her chest and under her lower ribs. It does a great job of keeping her warm, dry and without the unfortunate side effects of matting from a tight cotton sweater.
Additional to the selection of the coat, we make sure to take if off when she really doesn’t need to wear it, and brush through her coat to catch any little starter matts that may be appearing. Taking these steps will save you, your groomer and pet from much of frustration that dealing with matted pet hair can create!
Click here to view an example velcro pet jacket (jean jacket style)!
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Now the purpose of our blog is to spread the word about pet news and pet grooming and pet health. But today’s post is a little different, I just had to blog about our client Beverly, who owns Tucker, an adorable little Maltese mix that she rescued from life of neglect.
We are always amazed at the appreciation and thoughtfulness of our clients and I just had to take a photo of the gorgeous apple galette that Beverly baked and brought over to us on Monday. Doesn’t it look fabulous?? And yes it tastes AS good as it looks! There were also some delicious thumb drop cookies included as well but I’m afraid they did not make it to the photography session. Perhaps next time we can manage to NOT devour them before the day is over!
Thanks again to Beverly and Tucker! You guys are the best!
What is a gallete? Click here to learn more…
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Due to the recent outbreak of salmonella in peanut butter Petsmart is voluntarilly recalling many of their products. Please see the link below for more information!
Pet Smart Recalls Peanut Butter Products
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Have we mentioned our furry friends yet? Yes we do have a bunch here! 10 cats all indoors and one shihtzu. Recently we’ve noticed out smallest rescued kitty “Sweet Pea” is having accidents on the couch. We plan to have her spayed next week and know that this will help a lot. Because she is a bit of a feral cat, we will take extra steps that we can to prevent her from having these accidents and steer her towards the cat littler box.
A natural cat repellent method I’ve recent become aware of consists of using rosemary plant cuttings or essential oils as a cat repellent. Personally I love the smell of rosemary so this wont bother us at all. Today I will be purchasing some oil and diluting it with water then lightly spraying the couch, which we keep covered with a blanket or two.
Keeping the fingers crossed! We’ll report back as to how well this idea actually works!
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We’d like to take a moment to point out the new banner on our pet grooming blog. Look on the right sidebar and you will see the new banner which links to the Animal Rescue Site.
How it works; every time a visitor clicks a button, the Animal Rescue Site will display a sponsors ad and receive a donation from them, 100% of this donation is passed along to the animal rescue partners.
Please take a moment to click the link, go to the site and click the purple “Give” button, it’s free and only takes a moment. You can even sign up for daily reminders that are sent to your email. Its a wonderful thing!
We’d like to thank a friend, Kay Larmer for the link, she is the owner of www.lolgames.com a fun, free, virus and spyware free online gaming website. All games and content are kid friendly and safe for young eyes!
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