This page is dedicated to the dogs now at Rainbow Bridge

Suki

Springer Spaniel

I groomed this lovely lady once, I knew Suki had health issues so she was groomed at her pace with extra TLC. Suki was booked in for a follow up session, but sadly went to the bridge before I could see her again.  

Keira

Labradoodle

I groomed Keira once as a welfare groom which took place on the floor as she couldn't walk or stand. A lovely dog who was very partial to a biscuit. 

Max

Labrador

I groomed Max a couple of times.  He was a very compliant, placid dog, as long as he was getting biscuits, snooze time and fuss he was happy.  

Max 

Terrier x breed

Max and Winston (below) were older rescue dogs saved from an awful situation by a fabulous owner. I groomed Max once, such a lovely little dog with hardly any teeth. He was booked in for a follow up groom but sadly went to the bridge. 

Winston

Labrador 

Winston was groomed several times. He loved coming to the salon, he followed me around and was in biscuit heaven.  He was so good with everything, soaking up all the attention and was conflicted about going home. His mobility significantly deteriorated and it was kinder to let him go. I really miss this boy.  

Barney

Golden Retriever

This is Barney having his traditional post groom "cuddlesnooze" in my lap. Barney was one of my first grooms when I set up here and loved having him. He adored water (mainly mucky!) and one one of his respite walks, he pancaked in a big puddle and had to be re-bathed!   Lover of gravy bones and always eager to please. During his last groom, his mobility was declining and I worked around him lying down on the floor for his comfort.  I feel very lucky to have been chosen to groom this beautiful boy, I miss him so very much. 

Mimi

Bichon

Mimi Bichon was another dog that came early on when I set up. She had a lot of large warts covering her whole body, so was always careful to bathe her, pat her dry and clip her slowly to avoid a bleed.  Initially she was groom confident, then her health started to decline and she couldn't see very well.  Grooming started to scare her, and the process was performed with lots of stroking before application, so as not to startle her.  She had a lovely little personality and partial to sausage.  This poppet is sadly missed. 

Pearl

Westie

I groomed Pearl for about a year. Pearl basically had a welfare groom as she was 15 years old.  She did suffer with incontinence and discharge coming out of her eyes and ears.  The priority was to make her comfortable. During her last groom she was starting to struggle with her eyesight, so applied lots of stroking so as not to panic her.  Her mobility was pretty good and she was so resilient.  Pearl loved sausage and even with her practical blindness she knew exactly where it was! Such a sweet little dog, passed away June 2024.  I hope she's getting lots of good girl sausage at the bridge. 

Harry

Lab mix

Harry flew to Rainbow Bridge on 23 July 2024, he went peacefully in his sleep. Harry was my very first customer here at the salon. In his initial session he made it clear it was a "no thank you lady" to the bath and table. For the rest of his grooms, he was floor groomed and that suited him perfectly. He loved the blast dryer, and would move about so I hit the right spots with a blast of warm air. He was happy to have anything done to him in the early days - but don't touch the tail! As sessions went on and he trusted me more, he let me trim his tail, for a few biscuits obviously. Harry really loved food! When his mobility was better he loved to knock the water bowl over and lie in the wet too! Over the course of 3 years, his mobility declined and performing a welfare groom to make him comfortable, was a priority. Harry had some mobility issues before and bounced back, but this time it sadly wasn't to be. I'm going to miss you so very much Harry, you are the reason I got my business here off the ground. I love my job, but saying goodbye is so very hard. I hope you are receiving lots of good boy biscuits at the bridge, you were always the goodest boy. 

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