Bigger isn’t ALWAYS Better!
Many times as pet owners we project our tastes and vision of comfort and happiness on our pets. What does that mean?
While some dogs are social and love the stimulation of a doggy daycare atmosphere, other dogs genuinely just want to go home. There is nothing unusual or wrong with these feelings. However when a dog has hit their threshold and feels overwhelmed in an environment may act out of sorts. When this translates to dog grooming. The dog may become difficult to groom resulting in injuries, stress and a poorly performed serive. (Or a good one if they are pushed through.) Either way not ideal for any extra stressed out dog.
How do we manage these feelings? Depending on the severity of the anxiety we can try to control the dogs environment and triggers to help put them at ease.
At Highland Park Dog Grooming in Manchester CT we do the following things to make your dog more comfortable for Dog Grooming.
1.) We can book your dog to have them groomed at a quiet time. Our shop is small so there is a lower dog census. Less dogs creates less distraction and chaos.
2.) We can book your dog at the end of the day so we can go straight through their groom with less day to day disruption.
3.) We can modify the service. Maybe your dog gets 2 sessions for grooming. One for their haircut, one for the bath. This works well for elderly dog customers.
4.Keeping you in the loop. When your dog is ready for collection we can talk to you about how they did for their session and give you tips on how you can prepare them for professional grooming at home.
Sometimes the best thing we can do is find a place which lowers OUR anxiety. Our pets pick up on our feelings too. If you’re a wreck, chances are your dogs will feel it and be stressed out too. Our shop is more controlled and designed to get your dogs in and out. If you are interested in learning more you can call me anytime to talk about your dogs grooming needs. We will always do our best to accommodate.
We service Manchester CT, Bolton CT, Glastonbury CT, Coventry CT, South Windsor CT.
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Alli 860-268-7187