Category Archives: In the Grooming Parlour this week

Grooming the Spanish Water Dog

Tweet How gorgeous is this lovely pup?!  This Glenturet kennel bred dog is affectionately known as Bear to family and friends, a five-month-old Spanish Water Dog who visited 4 Paws for his first puppy clip. Bear belongs to Terri Durrant, … Continue reading

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Hand stripping the Wire Fox Terrier

Tweet I’d like to introduce you to Ruby, a lovely 6-month-old Wire Fox Terrier. Ruby’s owner brought her in two weeks ago for a puppy visit so that she could become familiar with the 4 Paws parlour and the humans … Continue reading

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Who’s been visiting 4 Paws in the past few weeks?

Tweet We get such a range of visitors to the grooming parlour, I thought I’d introduce a few of our most recent pets… Henry is a gorgeous three-year-old Old English Sheep Dog. As you can imagine, his coat gets a … Continue reading

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Isla, the Standard Poodle from Medstead in Hampshire

Tweet We recently had the lovely Standard Poodle, Isla in our dog grooming parlour for her regular visit for a groom and trim session. She is a much loved pet and her owner Carroly sent us this nice message… “Well … Continue reading

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Heavy Coated German Shepherds – how to tackle their thick coats

Tweet If you’re an owner of a Heavy Coated German Shepherd, you will appreciate the amount of hair they constantly shed, and during molting season it is considerably worse! German Shepherds are very sensitive when it comes to grooming. We … Continue reading

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What grooming do poodles need?

Tweet In this month’s post I look at the grooming requirements for Toy, Minature and Standard Poodles… Taking on a poodle of any size needs careful consideration so make sure you do your research. When taking on any new dog … Continue reading

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Grooming the Airedale Terrier

Tweet The Airedale Terrier is the largest of our native terrier breeds. Originally a working dog that was bred to hunt, the Airedale adapts well to family life. They are very intelligent, but prospective owners should be aware that these … Continue reading

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New year, new grooming parlour…

Tweet We kept ourselves very busy over New Year revamping the parlour, creating a completely new bathing area that includes a walk-in bath. It’s great for larger breeds of dogs and much better for us humans whose backs have been … Continue reading

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Grooming English Cocker Spaniels

Tweet The English Cocker Spaniel is a very popular breed. It makes an ideal family pet, being happy, lively and robust, with a huge personality. Loyal and loving, English Cockers are also intelligent and very easy to train. Their weak … Continue reading

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How to bath your dog

Tweet And why you might prefer to let the professionals do it! Take a look at this picture. How fabulous would it be if your beloved pet would be that amenable at bathtime! We’re guessing that most of you will … Continue reading

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