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Ruff Diamonds Dog Grooming

Locality: Perth, Western Australia

Phone: +61 417 098 689

Address: Deverell Way, Bentley 6102 Perth, WA, Australia

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22.01.2022 Thank you to all my wonderful clients and your furbabies it’s been an amazing ride! Cheers to you all!

22.01.2022 TO ANY OODLE OWNERS OR POTENTIAL BUYER. PLEASE READ AND SHARE WITH YOUR FRIENDS. IT IS AN ONGOING CONCERN FOR US AS GROOMERS. Too many come to our tables with o...wners being misinformed on their pets coat by breeders of these designer dogs. FUNKY FUR ‘Oodles: The Hair Truth Written By Georgina Covington 11/2/2017 There is growing concern amongst pet groomers about the promotional language used by some breeders of the designer dog breeds known colloquially, collectively as ‘Oodles (e.g. Labradoodles, Spoodles, Cavoodles, etc.) which is misleading first-time owners about the grooming requirements of these dogs. As a consequence, the welfare of these animals is suffering, whilst new owners find themselves in for a shock the first time they take their ‘Oodle to be professionally groomed; leaving the groomers in a very difficult position. So first, let’s talk about hair. All mammals grow hair somewhere on their bodies, if not all over, in the case of most dogs. Hair is the same structure on all of these animals - on people, sheep, platypus, dogs; whether we choose to call it hair, fur, pelt, wool, fleece... it is all in fact the same thing: hair. Each individual hair is a chain of protein molecules strung together, specifically, a protein called keratin. This chain grows in strand-like form from a follicle - or opening - in the skin. Now, in people, only one hair grows from each follicle. In dogs, up to 27 hairs may grow from each follicle. One of these hairs is coarse and colourful, and is called a primary or guard hair, which in some breeds, like the Poodle, can grow all the way to the ground. The other hairs are fine, soft and pale, and are called secondary or undercoat hairs, and do not grow longer than a few centimetres. If you have ever seen a cashmere goat in Winter, this is the clearest depiction of guard hair versus undercoat hair: long, strikingly coloured, guard hairs poking through masses of soft, fluffy, creamy coloured undercoat hairs. This undercoat is often referred to as fleece, but is still, in fact, hair. Hair, no matter how fine, coarse, straight or curly, has a life cycle. Each strand grows, rests, dies, and eventually falls out, when a new hair grows in its place. This is true of all hairs on all mammals. Any woman with long hair, or any man who has ever unblocked a shower drain, knows this to be true. Relatively speaking, guard hairs have a longer life cycle than undercoat hairs. Thus, when ‘Oodle breeders claim their dogs are non-shedding, this is biologically incorrect. All breeds of dog shed hair. Granted, their pattern of shedding varies - some, like Labradors, shed lots of hair all of the time, because their hairs have a very short life cycle. Some, like Golden Retrievers, shed large amounts of hair twice a year, and only small amounts the rest of the time, because their guard hairs have a long life cycle, but their undercoat hairs, which increase in number during winter, have a short life cycle. Others, like Poodles, who have long lived guard hairs and few or no undercoat hairs, shed very small amounts of hair all of the time. ‘Oodles are created by crossing Poodles, with their long, fast-growing, longer-lived, curly guard hairs and few or no undercoat hairs, with, for example, Labradors, Cocker Spaniels, Golden Retrievers or Cavaliers, with their shorter, coarser, straighter, short-lived guard hairs plus masses of fluffy, even shorter-lived undercoat hairs. Many ‘Oodle breeders are claiming this creates a wonderful new fleece coat which requires only monthly brushing and yearly trimming. Sadly, this is wholly untrue. But first-time owners don’t know this, until they take their new dog to the groomer for the first time, usually when it’s almost 12 months old. The groomer is then faced with something resembling a sheep left out in the wilderness for the past 5 years. Whilst the top few centimetres of the coat may look terrific to the untrained eye ... this is because it is comprised solely of the tips of the ‘Oodle’s longer guard hairs, which the owner has probably been brushing happily every few weeks. Closer to the skin, however, the guard hairs are intermingled with the shorter undercoat hairs, which, due to the non-shedding genetics of the Poodle inheritance, are now not shedding out as easily as they would in a Labrador, but staying put for longer and thus matting tightly together. You see, when you brush a dog, if the brush doesn’t go all the way to the skin with every stroke, your efforts are completely pointless. Achieving this takes skill and the correct tools - and is impossible to achieve with a long-haired dog if not done at least twice a week. None of these facts are being communicated by ‘Oodle breeder to their puppy buyers. The saddest part is, these owners love their new dogs. Often they’ve paid handsomely for them, and honestly believed they were looking after them correctly based upon the breeder’s communications. And then, instead of returning proudly from the groomer with their beautiful pet, they leave with something which looks like it’s been waxed from nose to tail, because the matting was so bad and so close to the skin it would be extremely cruel, if not impossible to brush it out, and only the shortest of clipper blades managed to cut underneath it. What these poor owners - and equally poor dogs - don't know, is when they leave, the groomer feels just as tearful as they do. Groomers love dogs - but most especially, we love fluffy dogs! We love styling their hair and making them look and feel amazing. We love seeing the joy on their owners’ faces when they come to pick them up. And ‘Oodles, when properly maintained, can be the stars of any grooming salon, with that amazing big hair look lending itself to all sorts of fantastic styles like Asian Fusion and more. Groomers hate shaving dogs. It deprives us of any chance of demonstrating our creativity, the love we have for our job or the skills we’ve worked hard to acquire. So, on behalf of groomers everywhere, this article is a plea to request ‘Oodle breeders reconsider their approach to the promotion of their dogs: because if all ‘Oodle owners knew their pets needed to be brushed to the skin twice a week and groomed professionally every 6-8 weeks, every grooming salon in the country would be such a much happier place! Georgina Covington Biologist, Behaviourist, Veterinary Nurse and Groomer (and former Wool Classer)

20.01.2022 Thursday smiles!

19.01.2022 Suzie keeps telling me the weather is getting colder! Brrrrrr

18.01.2022 My assistant Katie, she just loves puppy cuddles!

17.01.2022 Miss Shila, making herself comfy and today’s lookout!

17.01.2022 My grooming assistant Katie, takes her grooming duties very seriously!

15.01.2022 Love Katie, she’ll do anything for puppy cuddles!

15.01.2022 I’m getting tired, can I relax now!

14.01.2022 I’m so proud of my cousin Tanya, she has now opened her salon in Yangebup and is taking new clients! She loves the bigger furbabies and after a quick refresher with me in my salon is a natural!

14.01.2022 Such a pretty girl!

14.01.2022 Snoop can catch!

14.01.2022 Gorgeous Miss Charlotte!

11.01.2022 People want to say you’re just a dog groomer... It’s so much more than that! You spend time with these dogs every time they come through your door. You bathe th...em, do anal glands, cut their hair, trim their nails, clean their ears, etc. Sometimes you have to do all this with the dog trying to bite you. Sometimes your trying to cut their hair while they are licking you to death because they love you! Sometimes your giving a puppy it’s first haircut and trying your best to be calm and patient while the puppy learns that the clippers and scissors aren’t going to hurt it! Sometimes your in the last few grooms of a senior dog and they start to hurt when you touch them and you try your best to be as gentle as possible knowing that any time they come to see you could be the last.. You find spots and growths that owners don’t always see. You sometimes find ticks and fleas and do you best to get them all. You act as vet with your years of experience of working on the dogs to give the owner your honest advice on what’s best to do for the dogs. You act as a therapist to the dogs and sometimes the owners as well! You advise owners on what shampoo to use on their dog at home, what flea and tick stuff works best, etc. Sometimes you have those customers who always thank you extra, say how much they appreciate you, try to give you way more money than they should but it’s always appreciated and they send you those texts after they get home and tell you how good their dogs look! I appreciate my customers! Most of all you develop relationships with the dogs and the owners! You’re there through their years together and experience it with them! You see the light in their eyes when they bring that new puppy or rescue dog the first time and see how cute they are after their haircut and or bath and see that bow or bandana on them! You see them continue to be excited every time they come pick their dog up and you can’t help but smile! You cry with them when they bring their dog and they say that they don’t know how much longer they will be here or when they get bad news from the vet! It tears your heart out! Most people will never experience all the emotions that we as dog groomers go through everyday! So you’re never just a dog groomer, you’re so much more than that! Written by Haley Hine Milholand

11.01.2022 I had some unusual visitors today, not my usual four legged furry types!

10.01.2022 Don’t forget to make sure your pets are safe tonight, there will be fireworks!

09.01.2022 Booking fast, don’t be disappointed!

08.01.2022 More Ruff Diamonds than I could count!

07.01.2022 Meet Babe, in for his first groom! Can I keep him!

07.01.2022 I think it’s time I went home now please! Cute Apollo!

07.01.2022 Today I had the privilege of giving Max 7 months old Groodle his first groom! What a star! He was an absolute pleasure!

05.01.2022 Is this what goes on in your house?

05.01.2022 My cousin Tanya Antonelli has just opened her home salon in Yangebup, she loves the larger breeds!

04.01.2022 Oh Niki, you’re such a little cherub!

03.01.2022 GOING AWAY FOR THE HOLIDAYS? If you're going away this holiday season do some research and make sure your pets will be safe. Every year we have pets go missing from sitters or even family members who don't tell the owners until it's too late. It's a good idea to chip your pets or make sure details are up to date. Add a family or friends number to your pet's microchip who can be reached while you are away if your number won't be working. You can do this via petaddress.com.au.

02.01.2022 Just a few of my favourite things!