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What
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  • Boarding
  • Dog Day Care
  • Dog Training
  • Dog Walking
  • Drop In Visits
  • Grooming
  • House Sitting
  • Pets For Sale
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Dog Grooming By Julia

 

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Here at Dog Grooming by Julia, we pride ourselves on our excellent customer service as well as our unending patience with your pets.

We assure you that when your pets visit us to be cleaned and groomed, we love them and treat them as our own. We are incredibly patient and work hard to ensure that your pets are comfortable and happy during their visit. Long or short coated, little or large, shy, scared or happy, we will do everything we can to meet your expectations and make the experience non-threatening and enjoyable so that both you are your dog will be happy to return.

The majority of our work is either returning clients or based on word of mouth, I think this is the truest testament to our unbeatable customer service and quality of work.

We are based just 2 minutes from the bottom of the Lickey Hills – a popular dog walking area. 2 minutes away from Rubery village centre, 5 mins from the M5 a M42 motorways. Large drive to drop off and collect you pet in safety. Private entrance to the salon.

Julia Holmes. C&G Dip.Professional Dog Stylist, Dips. Animal Care, Dog Training and Behaviour, Animal Nutrition.  Cert Competence in Cat Grooming. BSc (Hons), Cert Ed, C&G NVQ Assessor.
I have multiple qualifications and many years experience in keeping  pet animals – tortoises, guinea pigs, rabbits, mice, rats , canaries,

chickens and ducks to name but a few. My love is dogs and  I have spent the last 25 years keeping Poodles and Yorkshire Terriers.

Grooming Services

Full Groom

Includes two baths, body massage, coat conditioner, ear cleaning, nail cutting and filing, and clipping or trimming to your requirements, designer dog cologne.

Bath only

Two baths and coat condition and full hand drying, designer cologne

Hand stripping

Specials hand stripping of suitable breeds

Nails

Nails trimmed and filed for comfort

Anal Glands and Ear Plucking

We do NOT provide preventative care such as anal gland emptying or ear plucking, You are advised to consult your own vet for advice regarding these.

Micro-Chipping

Available to all pets, dogs, cats, rabbits, ferrets, tortoises etc…

We sell Leads, collars and harnesses, Toys, Shampoo and conditioners, cologne sprays, and a variety of professional Brushes and Combs.

Dog Walking

The overall benefit of using a Fit Fur Life treadmill is to provide a finely controlled, precise and measured form of exercise. It offers orthopaedic, fracture and spinal rehabilitation, obesity control and arthritis and joint support.

We are able to offer a one off or regular treadmill exercise session for your dog. This could be prior to grooming so that your dog is more relaxed during the grooming process, or after their groom, so that they can finish up with a slow walk and get their exercise for the day. We work in conjunction with a local Animal Physiotherapist who will be happy to meet you and assess your pets need for rehabilitation following injury or surgery or as a result of age or obesity,

Treadmill training for dogs provides a complete muscle enhancing, toning and fitness regime that not only improves the overall health and vitality of a dog, it helps curb destructive behavioural problems, increases life span and prevents or targets obesity.

The treadmill gives your dog a real workout, allows us to control the terrain, and eliminates distractions – and your dog can run or walk regardless of weather. The treadmill also has the incline and decline function to develop strength and muscle definition on the rear end and front end of the dog.

Dogs that are new to the Fit Fur Life treadmill begin with 1 – 3 minutes per session and gradually build up from there. We strongly recommend starting with a slow warm up on the 0 degree gradient and ending with a slow walk to warm down.

For safety, the treadmill comes with a harness that has been designed to automatically stop the machine, when the magnetic clip is released, if your dog should fall behind. The side rails will keep the dog in position on the treadmill during its workout. No dog is ever left unattended, and you can stay and ‘walk’ your dog for company.

The key rehabilitation benefits of treadmills are the ability not only to motivate a maximum effort, but also to support and encourage workouts for our canine friends to feel fit and healthy.

Ideal for anyone who lacks the time or ability to road walk their dog on a regular basis due to age, infirmity, disability or other commitments. It does not however, replace the need for your dog to be walked outside.

Fit Fur Life treadmills are used by Cesar Milan “The Dog Whisperer”, Guide Dogs for The Blind, Harrods Dog Spa and K9 Security Dogs

Cost £10 for a 15 minute session

Cat Grooming

Cat Services

Groom/brush out/nail trims/lion clip/matt removal/baths

Your cat must be used to being handled, and groomed. The price for grooming your cat depends on what is to be done and its behaviour.  A matted cat will be shaved to relieve the problem. A cats skin tears very easily and heavy matting and knots can rip the skin if they are caught, and they also can hide and cause sores, infection etc. For the welfare of the cat, we will do what is best at the time. If your cat bites, scratches, etc. you are totally responsible for this behaviour and the damage caused (see safety section) and may be required to pay for antibiotics for the groomer. Grooming a cat is a highly skilled and dangerous activity and always takes two groomers and this is reflected in the price. Your other option is to take your cat to be shaved under anaesthetic in a veterinary practice, which will cost in the region of £150 – £200. If the grooming process is becoming dangerous to the groomers, then we will stop the groom and the cat goes home with or without being finished. We will not stress out or force any animal to be groomed.

We do not and will not take your cat on if you can’t handle it or pick it up, if you are scared of it, if it is feral or just lives outside,  if you cannot brush or comb it in general, or if you have any doubts whatsoever about its behaviour. In these instances, speak to your vet.

Contrary to common belief and superstition, most cats, do actually like to be bathed and dried and are generally very comfortable with the procedure.

The cat grooming procedure is as follows;

Cat is placed on the grooming table and his claws are clipped and his ears cleaned with a tea tree oil solution. Then he is brushed and combed and groomed. His sanitary area or under belly maybe clipped – depending upon your instruction. Once he is combed through and any mats or lugs have been removed, he may be shaved

(after discussion of your requirements), then he will be bathed in natural hypoallergenic shampoo, and dried with a warm air dryer. He will be brushed through and any final tidy-up and adjustment made to the coat, and then he can go home.

We will not send any animal home wet for him to ‘dry naturally’, this is unfair on the cat who may get cold and become ill as a  result.

When bringing your cat, please make sure that it is brought in a suitable car carrier, so that is cannot escape between your car and our front door etc.

It is advisable to have your cat microchipped just in case it should ever get lost.

If you wish us to microchip your pet whilst it is here, please ask for this service.

When in our salon all doors and windows are locked and no other person is allowed entry until your cats groom is finished  and your cat is safely and securely back in its box.

FAQs

julia@doggroomingbyjulia.co.uk

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