28/10/2026
🐾 4PAWZ N CLAWZ | 2027 BUSINESS UPDATE 🐾
As we look ahead to 2027, I wanted to share some important updates regarding my working hours, appointment availability and booking arrangements for the year ahead. 🩷
With Savannah starting 4-year-old kinder next year, I’ll be making some changes to my working days to accommodate school and kinder commitments while continuing to provide the care, attention and quality grooming your beautiful fur babies deserve.
✨ MY PLANNED WORKING HOURS FOR 2027 ✨
🐾 Monday: School hours only
🐾 Tuesday: School hours and evenings
🐾 Wednesday: School hours only
🐾 Thursday: Evenings only
🐾 Friday: Closed
🐾 Saturday: Two Saturdays per month
🏡 SCHOOL HOLIDAYS & FAMILY TIME
During the school holidays, I’ll also be taking some additional days off to spend time with both of my children while they’re home.
As a small business owner and mum, finding a balance between work and family life is incredibly important to me. These changes will allow me to continue doing what I love while making more time for the people who matter most. 🥰
📅 2027 BOOKINGS & APPOINTMENTS
I’m currently working through my schedule, including Saturday availability, school holiday breaks and my return-to-work dates, to ensure everything is organised before bookings open.
I’m hoping to have my diary open for appointments after the long weekend. I’ll share further details once everything has been finalised, so thank you in advance for your patience while I work through the arrangements.
💬 HELP ME PLAN YOUR GROOMING APPOINTMENTS!
I’d love my regular customers to comment below with the following details:
🐶 Preferred day: Which day of the week works best for you?
🐶 Grooming frequency: How often would you ideally like your dog groomed? For example, every 4, 6 or 8 weeks.
This information will help me organise my diary and allocate regular appointment times wherever possible.
My goal is to give customers the opportunity to commit to a consistent grooming day that suits their schedule. Having set appointments in place will hopefully help reduce forgotten appointments, last-minute cancellations and missed bookings, while allowing me to manage my limited availability more efficiently.
🚨 IMPORTANT REMINDER | CANCELLATION POLICY 🚨
I have always tried my best to be flexible, understanding and accommodating when unexpected things arise. However, as a small business operating by appointment, my time is valuable, and missed appointments have a significant impact on my business and other customers waiting for an available spot.
Please remember that all cancellations made with less than 24 hours’ notice, missed appointments and no-shows will incur the full grooming fee. NO EXCEPTIONS.
Where a fee remains unpaid, I will unfortunately be unable to provide any further grooming services until the outstanding balance has been settled.
I understand that unexpected situations can happen, and I appreciate that circumstances aren’t always within our control. However, I also need to ensure my business can continue operating sustainably and that my time is respected.
Thank you for respecting my time, my business and the other customers waiting for appointments. 🙏🏼
💜A PERSONAL NOTE FROM ME💜
I’ll initially be opening my appointment diary for the first six months of 2027.
I want to clarify that this doesn’t mean I won’t be grooming during the second half of the year. I simply want to give myself some flexibility to plan a family holiday, take some additional time off if needed, and make sure I’m looking after myself as well as everyone else.
Running a small business involves so much more than the hours spent grooming your dogs. There are the long days on my feet, the physical demands of the job, cleaning, preparation, ordering supplies, managing bookings, communicating with customers and all the behind-the-scenes work that goes into keeping a small business running.
This year, I’ve continued to push through illness, exhaustion and the heartbreak of losing my dad because I didn’t want to disappoint my customers or let anyone down. I’ve always tried to put my clients first and accommodate everyone wherever possible.
But the reality is that I’m human, too. 🤍
The past couple of years have been incredibly difficult for my family as we navigated Dad’s cancer journey and ultimately said goodbye to him. It’s been a heartbreaking time, and I’ve realised just how important it is to slow down, make time for my family and allow myself the opportunity to rest and recharge.💔
I love what I do, and I’m incredibly grateful for the wonderful customers who continue to support my little business. However, I also want to make sure I can continue doing this for years to come without running myself into the ground in the process.
Opening bookings six months at a time will give me the opportunity to plan ahead while allowing some flexibility for family commitments, holidays and much-needed breaks if I need them.
This isn’t about stepping away from 4Pawz N Clawz. It’s about finding a healthier, more sustainable balance between my business, my family and myself. 🩵
To all my wonderful customers, thank you for your continued loyalty, patience and understanding, especially as I navigate these changes. Your support means more than you know, and I’m so grateful that you trust me with your beautiful fur babies.
I’m looking forward to another year of doing what I love, caring for your gorgeous pups and finding a little more balance along the way. 🐾🖤
Thank you for being part of the 4Pawz N Clawz family.
Much love,
Jen xx
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