This is our second year in business and we are thriving! To get detailed information on what we offer, click here to read our article in Behind the Counter 2014 Magazine. You can find us on page 85.
This is our second year in business and we are thriving! To get detailed information on what we offer, click here to read our article in Behind the Counter 2014 Magazine. You can find us on page 85.
Often clients request that their double coated dog be shaved for the summer thinking that it will keep them cooler. Although shaving is a common practice in many grooming salons, it is controversial. For one it may ruin the coat and the coat may never grow back to what it used to be. The dog’s skin can easily sun burn because the guard hair that was protecting the skin is not there any more. De-shedding however, is an excellent and safe practice in which the undercoat is removed and the guard hair remains providing insulation to the dog’s skin and protecting it from potential melanoma. Double coated breeds are Poms, Huskies, Samoyeds, Collies, Shelties, Akitas and, of course, some mixed breeds. Look at the undercoat…
When a puppy comes in for grooming for the very first time at Posh Paws, we introduce her to grooming gradually. We do this to ensure that her grooming experience is positive and that it is not associated with pain, fear or too much discomfort. When a puppy visits our salon for the first time, we do not groom her immediately. Instead we offer the owner a puppy package. Our puppy package consists of four sessions spread over eight weeks. Session one: The puppy comes to the salon and gets a full bath, a blow dry and a brush out. Many times, I use the High Velocity (HV) dryer on a very low setting to help her acclimate to the drying process. We may also…
Seta Chorbadjian is the owner and groomer of Posh Paws Grooming & Pet Spa. A few years ago, Seta lived in Toronto, Canada. She had a little doggie named Ringo, a dachshund/chihuahua mix. When she decided to get a companion for Ringo, research led her to a dachshund rescue in Birmingham, AL. A beautiful dachshund named Jenna was driven by volunteers from Alabama to Toronto. Seta’s passion for her dogs and her fascination with the rescue world led her to volunteer for the Canadian Dachshund Rescue that was just being formed. In 2000, she joined their board of directors and was their foster coordinator for about three years. Soon after, her career led her to work and live internationally. Her dogs and cats accompanied her…
This topic is important to address since many owners believe that cats do not need grooming because they groom themselves. Lets look into this in details. Cats are greasy creatures. When you run your hands on a cat’s coat that has never been groomed, do you get the urge to want to wash your hands? Well, that’s grease!! Grease when left on the coat can lead to dander, dandruff, mats and even leave a cat’s coat pelted. While your cat is licking itself (this process is often confused with a professional grooming process) the saliva from the cat’s mouth is being deposited on the cat’s coat. The saliva contains an allergin to which a lot of people are allergic to. Thus comes the saying, “I’m…