All 4 Paws Dog Grooming

09/23/2026

🚨 GROOMER PSA: WANT TO LEAVE YOUR DOG’S COAT LONGER FOR WINTER? READ THIS! 🚨

As temperatures drop, I hear this a LOT:
“I want to leave them longer so they stay warm!” ❄️🐶
And yes keeping your dog’s coat longer during the colder months is absolutely an option!

But here’s the important part:

LONGER COAT DOES NOT MEAN LESS GROOMING.

When you stretch out appointments, that extra length can quickly turn into tangles and mats. Add in moisture, dirt, sweaters, blankets, and everyday activity, and those tangles can become difficult or even impossible to safely brush out.

And once a coat is severely matted, your groomer may have no choice but to take it much shorter than you originally wanted. 😭✂️

So if you want that fluffy winter coat, keep it on a routine!

🐾Stay consistent with professional grooming
🐾Brush regularly at home
🐾 Make sure you’re brushing all the way to the skin
🐾 Pay extra attention to behind the ears, armpits, legs, and sanitary areas
🐾 Keep the coat clean and dry
🐾 Talk with your groomer about the length you want and how to appropriately maintain it.

And now for another winter favorite…

“My dog is shaking because their haircut is too short!”
Sometimes… they’re shaking because IT’S COLD! 😂❄️ truth is, your house temp may not change. It may even be adjusted to warmer. If they live inside, this is the temp you need to consider more when choosing their haircut, over the outdoor temps.

A longer haircut can provide some extra warmth, but it doesn’t make your dog immune to cold temperatures. When it’s chilly outside, consider shorter outdoor time, and other appropriate cold weather precautions.

Want to keep more length this winter? Don’t stop grooming, maintain it! ❤️

A healthy, clean, mat free coat will always be more comfortable than a long, neglected one.

As always, if you have any grooming questions feel free to message me or comment below 👇

— Your Groomer Jackie 🐾

09/11/2026

More than 300 search and rescue dogs were deployed to Ground Zero in the days and weeks following the September 11 attacks, working 12-hour shifts alongside their handlers, searching smoldering rubble for any sign of life.

Most of these dogs had been trained for wilderness disasters like avalanches, not the scale of urban devastation they found in Lower Manhattan. They pushed through anyway, working through overcrowded, noisy, and hazardous conditions for weeks at a time. Veterinarians were stationed on site just to tend to their paws, eyes, and noses.

But something began to happen that their training hadn't prepared them for. Search and rescue dogs are trained to expect a reward, praise, play, the feeling of success, when they find someone alive. At Ground Zero, that almost never happened. Day after day, the dogs found only the bodies of the deceased. Their handlers began to notice a change: dogs growing withdrawn, losing motivation, some becoming what veterinarians on site described as depressed.

"All of those dogs were trained to find live, and there was no live," said Nan Walton, a trainer who worked with several of the dogs deployed to Ground Zero. "It made the dogs almost crazy... I think the dogs were depressed because they knew their people were depressed. It goes down the leash."

According to the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, aware of how critical morale was to keeping the dogs motivated and functional, handlers began staging what they called "mock finds." Rescue workers would deliberately hide in the wreckage so a dog could locate them, alive, and receive the celebration and reward that came with a successful search, even if it wasn't a real one.

It wasn't deception for its own sake. It was survival, for the dogs and the mission both. A demoralized search dog stops searching effectively. The staged rescues gave them enough hope to keep working through weeks of finding almost nothing but loss.

Some dogs never fully recovered. Handlers reported dogs who became withdrawn or were unable to return to work after their time at Ground Zero. Their experiences later became the foundation of ongoing research into the long-term physical and psychological effects of search and rescue work on canines, research that continues to shape how disaster response dogs are trained and supported today.

Every one of the dogs who served at Ground Zero has since passed away. Bretagne, the last known living search-and-rescue dog from 9/11, died in 2016 at the age of sixteen, given a full hero's farewell by the fire department she served alongside.

They searched through dust and debris looking for the living. Most days, they found only proof of the dead. And still, they kept going, one staged rescue at a time.

08/19/2026

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06/29/2026

Please be extremely careful this week with the extreme heat!!

05/26/2026

Just thought I better give an update!! I'm doing well ( except for swelling ), I will be back on June 2 ( next Tuesday! ). I'm sure I'll be slower than usual, so be prepared for that. Can't wait to see everyone 😀

03/02/2026

Credit; Misty Reed

02/12/2026

Starting June 1, there will be a $5.00 increase on all grooms. I haven't raised prices in about 2 years, so figured it's time. Thanks everyone!!