10/10/2026
🐾✂️ YOUR HAIRDRESSER IS NOT YOUR DOG GROOMER! AND HERE’S WHY… 😂💅🐶
Right, folks… we need to have a little chat! 🤣👇
If you’ve ever compared the price of your dog’s groom to the price of your own haircut, grab a cuppa, sit down and prepare yourself… because we’re about to get a little cheeky! ☕😂
💇♀️ YOUR HAIRDRESSER DOESN’T DO ANY OF THIS… 🐩
💩 Your hairdresser doesn’t wash and clean your backside. Your groomer does. Need we say more? 🤣
🛁 You don’t go 8 weeks without washing or brushing your hair, rolling in grass, mud, puddles, fox poo and whatever unidentifiable substance you’ve found on your walk! Your dog might! 🤢😂
✂️ Your hairdresser doesn’t give you a sanitary trim around your private bits. Your groomer does! 🚿🐾
👂 Your hairdresser doesn’t clean the wax out of your ears.
👀 Your hairdresser doesn’t clean the boogies out of your eyes.
💅 Your hairdresser doesn’t trim your fingernails AND toenails as part of your haircut.
🐕 Your hairdresser doesn’t have to work around four legs, a wagging tail, a wiggly bum and a dog who suddenly forgets how legs work the minute they step into the salon! 🤦♀️😂
🦷 Your hairdresser doesn’t have to deal with you deciding that today is the perfect day to practise your alligator impression and try to bite their hand off! 🐊🤣
🚽 And the chances of you weeing or pooing on your hairdresser, their chair, table or equipment? Pretty bloody slim!
Meanwhile, your dog groomer can experience ALL of the above before lunchtime! 🙈💩
✋ AND LET’S TALK ABOUT SITTING STILL!
You sit in your hairdresser’s chair, flick through your phone, have a gossip and maybe enjoy a coffee.
Your dog? Might sit perfectly for five minutes, then decide they’re auditioning for Riverdance, try to climb out of the bath, launch themselves off the table or suddenly develop the strength of a small elephant! 🐘😂
And somehow, your groomer is expected to keep everything safe, calm and looking fabulous!
🐾 HERE’S THE BIT PEOPLE FORGET…
Dog grooming isn't simply giving your dog a haircut.
It's bathing, drying, brushing, dematting where appropriate, nail clipping, ear care, sanitary trimming, coat maintenance, handling, monitoring the dog's comfort and safety, cleaning and sanitising equipment, and dealing with whatever little surprises your four-legged diva decides to leave behind! 🤣
We're working with living, breathing animals who don't understand instructions, don't always enjoy the process and can't tell us when they're uncomfortable.
Every dog is different. Every coat is different. Every appointment brings its own challenges.
And all of that takes SKILL, TRAINING, TIME, PATIENCE, EQUIPMENT AND A WHOLE LOT OF LOVE. ❤️🐶
So no, your dog's groom isn't priced the same way as your haircut. We're not charging you just to take a few inches off the ends!
We're charging for professional care, expertise, specialist equipment, products, running costs, insurance, cleaning, time and the responsibility of keeping your precious pooch safe.
❤️ SO PLEASE… LOVE YOUR GROOMER. RESPECT YOUR GROOMER. APPRECIATE YOUR GROOMER. ❤️
We're not just hairdressers for dogs.
We're mud removers, bum washers, nail technicians, coat specialists, professional wranglers, occasional poo detectives and full-time lovers of the furry little lunatics entrusted to our care! 🐾😂
And we wouldn't swap it for the world… although some days, a dog who could use the toilet before their appointment would be a lovely little bonus! 💩🤣
So next time you think your dog's groom costs more than your haircut, remember… your hairdresser probably isn't washing your arse, trimming your bits and trying not to get bitten while doing it! 😂😂😂
🐶❤️ Respect the groomer. Love the groomer. Pay the groomer. And PLEASE brush your dog between appointments! 😉
With love, a little sarcasm and probably dog hair in places it should never be…
🐾 Muddy Paws Canine Spa
