Shaggy to Snazzy Dog Grooming

24/08/2026

16/08/2026

🐾✨ APPOINTMENTS AVAILABLE ✨🐾

Looking to get your pup fresh, fluffy & Snazzy? 🐶✂️

💕 New clients welcome!
🐾 Small–Medium dogs — up to 20kg

📅 Current availability:

🐶 Wednesday 19 August
🐾 Thursday 27 August
✂️ Tuesday 1 September
🪮 Friday 4 September

Appointments are limited, so get in touch to secure your spot! 💕

📞 Call or text: 027 231 2881
🌐 www.shaggytosnazzygrooming.co.nz

✨ Shaggy to Snazzy Dog Grooming
Where happy dogs leave looking fabulous! 🐾💖

Shaggy to Snazzy Dog Grooming in Rotorua offers professional, stress-free grooming tailored to your dog’s needs. Certified by Groomwise Academy, we provide full grooms, baths, pawdicures, and more—using gentle, holistic methods to keep your pet looking and feeling their best.

14/08/2026

🐾✨ Little paws, big grooming adventures! ✨🐾

These little babies are 4 months old and still weighing in at small — but Mum is already giving them the best start by introducing them to grooming early. And I think that’s fabulous! 💕🐶

Today was just a gentle introduction to the grooming routine — clearing the hair from their paw pads and clipping their tiny nails. 🐾✂️

Eventually, these boys will need a good deshed, along with a tidy of their feet and bottoms. But for now, it’s all about keeping things positive and helping them learn that grooming is nothing to worry about. 🥰

They are SO tiny, which makes working out the best way to safely get the job done quite the little challenge! 😂

I’m looking forward to watching these little characters grow — and seeing their grooming confidence grow right along with them. 💙🐾✨

14/08/2026

🐾✨ Puppy Perfection! ✨🐾

Those ears. 👂
Those eyes. 👀
Those tiny faces. 🧸
Honestly… how is anyone supposed to resist giving these little ones ALL the cuddles? 🥰💕
These three little cuties had their very first car ride today, coming along to drop Mum off for her grooming appointment and visit the vet for their wellness check. 🚗🐶💗

While Mum enjoyed some much-needed pampering, the puppies were busy stealing hearts! 🥹

Mum was a little overdue for her groom, having spent the past 8 weeks devoted to caring for her beautiful babies. Now that her little ones are growing up, it was finally time for Mum to have some well-deserved time for herself. ✨🐾

A freshen-up, for this amazing Mum ready to feel like herself again. 💕

05/08/2026

Sometimes our furbabies need a little extra to help them stay comfortable 🐾🐶

05/08/2026

✨🐾 Hello Handsome 🐾✨

This handsome Cavoodle is as beautiful on the inside as he is on the outside. His winter coat had grown thick and lush, making bath time and drying a much bigger job!

He enjoyed two nourishing shampoos followed by a hydrating conditioner to restore moisture and leave his coat beautifully soft and shiny. After a thorough blow dry and brush out, his coat was fluffy, smooth, and tangle-free.

To finish, he had a short, easy-care haircut with a tidy face, giving him clear vision and a fresh, handsome look.

With that gorgeous black velvet coat, I'm sure you'll be turning heads and wowing your family. 🖤🐾

30/07/2026

✨🐾 Time to Freshen Up 🐾✨

This little lady is an absolute sweetheart. Having been rehomed a few times, she was well overdue for a little glow-up—not just to look beautiful, but to help her feel comfortable and confident too.

Every dog deserves to feel their best, and it was such a pleasure to help her on that journey.

🪮 A thorough deshed to remove her thick brown undercoat.
🛁 A deep cleanse using Smith & Burton Detox Shampoo, lifting dirt and impurities while making the contrast in her black and white coat really pop. The hydrating conditioner added moisture and shine back into her coat and skin.
💨 A careful blow dry and brush out to remove loose coat and tangles. Like many Schnauzers, she wasn't too keen on having her legs handled, but with patience and kindness, we got there.
✂️ A full tidy of her body and legs for a smooth, neat finish, along with a refreshed face just as her owner requested.

This gorgeous girl walked out looking fresh, feeling comfortable, and ready to impress her mum. 💜🐾

28/07/2026

✨🐾 A Double Coat Done Right 🐾✨

Many double-coated breeds should not be clipped unless there is a medical reason, as clipping can permanently alter the texture, colour, and insulating properties of their coat.

The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel and Pomeranian are two examples of breeds that are best maintained without clipping. Their double coats naturally help regulate body temperature by keeping them warm in winter and cooler in summer.

Instead of clipping, these breeds benefit from a thorough grooming routine:
🛁 A deep cleansing bath using quality shampoo and conditioner.
💨 High-velocity drying to loosen and remove the dead undercoat.
🪮 Careful brushing and combing to remove tangles, knots, and loose coat.
✨ A professional deshed to reduce excessive shedding, improve airflow through the coat, minimise matting, and allow the skin to breathe.
✂️ A neat scissor tidy around the feet, ears, tail, sanitary areas, and feathering to maintain a natural, tidy appearance.

Regular deshedding doesn't stop shedding completely, but it removes the loose coat that's ready to come out, meaning less hair around your home, a healthier skin and coat, and a more comfortable dog.

With regular maintenance every 6–8 weeks, these beautiful double-coated breeds can stay comfortable, healthy, and naturally stunning—without compromising the coat they were born with. 🩷🐶

27/07/2026

I’m one lucky dog groomer to have Wendy from Groomwise Academy continually sharing her wealth of knowledge and experience. 💚🐾

This morning, I had the pleasure of being her sidekick while she presented to the Probus North Rotorua Club on how to keep your dog healthy, comfortable, and looking their best between grooming appointments.

There were so many thoughtful questions, plenty of laughs, and it was wonderful to see everyone so engaged. I'm sure everyone who attended went home with valuable tips they can put into practice and share with friends and family.

Thank you, Wendy, for another fantastic learning opportunity, and thank you to the Probus North Rotorua Club for your warm welcome. It was a great morning! 💚🐶

What a wonderful morning with the Probus North Rotorua Club! 🐾💚

A huge thank you to everyone at the Probus North Rotorua Club for the warm welcome today. It was an absolute pleasure to spend the morning with such a fantastic group of people.

Over the hour, we explored how to keep our dogs healthy, comfortable, and looking their best between grooming appointments. We covered practical home grooming tips, recognising changes in your dog's skin and coat, and knowing when it's time to seek professional or veterinary advice.

Our gorgeous little Trixie was the star of the show, helping with a live line-brushing demonstration while we answered lots of thoughtful questions from the audience. I always enjoy hearing everyone's stories about their own dogs, and today's discussion was full of great conversations and genuine enthusiasm.

Thank you again to the Probus North Rotorua Club for inviting GroomWise Academy to present. It was a privilege to share my knowledge with such an engaged and welcoming community. Probus clubs provide wonderful opportunities for retired and semi-retired people to connect, learn, and enjoy interesting guest speakers, making today's event even more special.

I hope everyone went home feeling a little more confident about caring for their furry family members.

💚 Wendy
GroomWise Academy 🐾

20/07/2026

✨🐾 A Few Weeks Late… But Worth the Wait! 🐾✨

Meet Toto, this adorable Toy Poodle! 💕

Toto is normally groomed on a regular schedule, but after some unexpected surgery, her grooming appointment had to be postponed. It was important that her surgical wound was completely healed to reduce the risk of infection and allow her to recover safely.

Once she was ready, she enjoyed a thorough cleanse followed by a deeply hydrating conditioner, leaving her coat beautifully soft, fluffy, and smelling amazing. 🛁✨

Unfortunately, those extra few weeks meant her coat had grown a lot. My goal was to keep her looking cute and fluffy, but there were simply too many tangles to brush out comfortably. The kindest and safest option was to clip her coat shorter and give her a fresh start.

The good news? We still managed to keep her adorable face and those wonderfully floofy ears! 😍🐶

💗 Sometimes a shorter clip isn't the style we were hoping for, but your dog's comfort and welfare will always come first. Regular grooming helps prevent painful matting and keeps your pup feeling their best.

📅 If your dog's next groom is due, don't leave it too long—appointments are filling quickly!

📞 Call/Text 0272312881