Old Dogs and New

Last week was good. It is good going to the shop every day, and it is good having two days off in a row every week, and it is.....well, it is good!

This is Gucci, Ba Stopha's little Lhasa. I groomed him for her on Thursday. He's a sweetie pie. He stays in his "house" while he is at the shop.

This is Melanie, a little terrier mix that the SPCA brought me today. She is also a really nice dog. You should have seen her playing with Gucci. Too cute. This is before. She really wasn't in too bad shape, except around her back area and tail. But, she let me brush her all out and was really good about it.
This is after. We decided she looks like Toto.
I groomed a standard poodle today, on Saturday and on Friday. Two were apricot, one a steel grey. I also bathed two labs on Saturday, and a couple of doodles, too. Tomorrow I have a labradoodle, and bichon, a poodle and a golden retriever puppy. Then, I go see Lyle Lovett! Gotta have some fun in there, too, right! Enjoy.

A couple of new clients

So for my first week on my own, I've had at least three dogs per day. Yesterday, I had four. Today, I have three.

This is Guinness, he and his "sister" Rory came to The Grooming Room for the first time yesterday. Here's before for him - he was quite the scraggly little guy.

Here's after.
This is Rory, a poodle/lab mix - but mostly poodle. She's a really nice dog. I only have an after pic on her.
This is little Taz in his winter teddy bear cut. So cute. This should make Karlene very happy.
This morning my first appointment is a golden doodle, then two Lhasas in the afternoon.

A good week so far.

Happy Anniversary!!!

Today is the first anniversary of The Grooming Room. We opened on November 1 of last year (so, really it was yesterday). Congratulations to us for making it through the first and toughest year!

And it is official. Chris and I have signed paperwork, I have transferred utilities to my name, and as of today (well, tomorrow, I'm closed today), The Grooming Room will be run solely by me. Wow, what a difference a year makes. Here's hoping the next one is as good (well, here's hoping it is better!)

Here are a couple of dogs that were in this last week or so. This is a bearded collie named Muppy. His owner brought in two of them, brothers, and they were the last two dogs Chris and I groomed together. I worked the rest of last week by myself to give him time for packing and preparing to go to KY.

This is before...

And after. This breed mostly gets brushed out and cleaned up - no trimming. Still, a cool breed you don't see often. And, best part is she made a follow up appointment for three weeks from now. Great stuff.
This is little Helo, who you have seen before. But he is just SO cute! He was quite moppy when he came in.

I am rearranging the shop with Ba Stopha this week, to give her some more space. I will also be brining in some different furniture, as most of it was Chris's.

My new hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 8:30 am through my last appointment. Evening, early morning and Sunday appointments are available on request. We'll see how it goes for the winter, and may winnow hours down a bit more, or bump them up if needed, too. Trying to be as flexible as possible.

Once again I ask you to keep your fingers crossed for me!

The News...

Join me in congratulating Chris on his acceptance into the Nash Academy in Lexington, KY where he will be taking advanced grooming courses. His last day in the shop will be Saturday, October 31. I will continue to offer the same quality grooming our clients have come to expect from The Grooming Room.

WOW that is something, isn't it?! Just exactly one year to the day, and I am on my own in my very own shop. Too exciting for words.

Hello Friends!!!

Been a slow couple weeks at The Grooming Room. BUT there is news coming in a few days---check back early next week for an exciting update of The Grooming Room.

See ya' then, and have a great weekend, all!

Apologies for my long absence

Sorry for my long absence of blogging. There have been some personal issues I have been dealing with here at home that have prevented my from timely communications with my friends. I think most of them are worked out now, and hopefully I will go back to a more regular schedule.

Things are slowing down for fall at the shop - we have been busy on some days, but mostly not too. Even our Saturday's are slower now. These are a handful of images from the last couple of weeks.

This is Seamus and his new buddy Willow, who belong to Rob S. Not a very good pic, I must say, but....

This is Moses, a Shih Tzu mix, before and
after.
This is a cute little cockapoo, reminds me of Toby a bit.
And this is Josie, Marilyn B's big girl. She and her family just moved out into the hills of Berkshire, and is thrilled to have lots of land to run on now.
Well, that's it for now. Sorry so short but at least it is something. It looks like it may be another slow week, but I'll try and keep you posted in a more timely fashion. Thanks for being patient.

Oh Rainy Monday....

Things at the shop are going through some changes. As most of you know, we had our shop set up kind of like a living room, with a sofa and chair and carpet for pets (and us) to sit on. Well after a year of this, both pieces had pretty much had it. So no more sofa, no more chair. We are looking at something a little more wash-friendly, maybe fiberglass furniture that we can wash down, or a metal-framed futon with a plastic cover....we'll see what arrives next.

Here are some of the dogs I groomed last week. This is Burt who came in with his "sibling" Tess. Both really nice Schnauzers.

This is Abby, a little terrier mix.
This is a very nice 11 year old Akita named Rikki. Chris wis going to bath her little "brother", an 11 month old boy today.
This is a year-old Westie.
On Saturday, we had two Bernese Mountain dogs first thing in the morning, then a mini-poodle, two standard poodles, a couple of mix breeds in for a bath and finally a big chocolate lab named Conan. A good day.
Chris has several appointments today, as do I tomorrow. We both wish we were both working every day, but we re just not there yet.