Grooming at Paws & Whiskers
Here at Paws and Whiskers we strive to provide you with the highest possible grooming service with the best experience for you and your pet. We use only natural, organic Australian shampoos and conditioners with a variety to suit the specific skin requirements of your dog. We have three groomers available who have over 20 years of grooming experience between them, who pride themselves on meeting clients wishes and are more than happy to have a discussion with you about your pets grooming needs. We are able to groom all Breed specific clips. If you have any questions or would like to book an appointment please don’t hesitate to call us.
Please note, we have matted dog policies which are outlined in the salon and below. Please find our pricing in the FAQs below. If a dog requires more time than usual we charge a $100 flat hourly rate.
Frequently Asked Questions
A puppy needs to have had its final vaccination before grooming. Around 16 weeks is a great time to introduce puppies to a grooming experience to help them get used to it. A ‘Bath and Tidy’ is a great place to start as it is a little less confronting, this involves a bath, brush, cutting of nails and trimming of the bottom area, feet and eyes. A full clip is usually recommended at approximately 6 months.
We are currently booking approximately 6 weeks ahead. This however might be longer at certain times of the year, for example at Christmas and Easter – make sure you book well in advance for these times. You can check our availability on our online booking calendar.
For smaller dogs under 10kg our prices start at $95 for a short clip and for dogs 10kgs and over it starts at $110. We do not give exact prices until we see your dog as many breeds and cross breeds vary so much in coat type, size, temperament and the style in which you like to keep them.
For high maintenance coated dogs like curly coated dogs – eg poodles and oodles we recommend no longer than 8-10 weeks.
Simply put, no. We find it is much safer to have the dogs separated. Even if your dog is friendly we can not guarantee others will be and we would never expose your family member to a scary situation. As we give our dogs 100% of our attention while being groomed, we can not supervise the dogs on the floor which is very unsafe. We have little areas for everyone to relax in and as our grooming is appointment based, they will spend the majority of their time with us actually being groomed 🙂
Matted Dog Disclaimer:
Your dog is important to us! Because we care about your dogs wellbeing and safety we want to assure you that every effort will be made to make your dogs visit with us as pleasant as possible. However due to your dogs matted coat, they are at greater risk of injury, stress and trauma from the grooming process. All precautions will be taken however problems do occasionally arise such as : Abrasions and small cuts, clipper rash and skin irritation, physical stress.
As the state of your dogs coat is your responsibility we will not be held responsible for any of these, whilst we will be as careful as absolutely possible. By continuing with a groom after being told your dogs coat is matted you are agreeing with this.