Doggy Mini10 Grooms

Ten grooms is a year of proper coat care for a small dog, at roughly one every five weeks. That interval isn't arbitrary — it's about how long a Maltese, a Yorkie, a Shih Tzu or a small poodle cross goes before the coat behind the ears and under the legs starts binding together.

Small dogs are the ones where owners most often underestimate this. A big smooth-coated dog can go months and look fine. A five-kilogram dog in a long coat cannot: the hair keeps growing, the mats form in the places she can't reach and you can't see, and by the time it's obvious from across the room it's already tight against the skin.

Booking ten at once mostly buys you the habit. The single biggest reason a small dog ends up needing a full shave is not neglect — it's a groom that got postponed twice, then a busy month, then a coat that had gone too far to brush out. Having ten already paid for makes that much less likely.

Every session is the full treatment. Nothing gets skipped because it's part of a package.

R350 a groom, ten of them, with 5% back.

Before we come

Book the sessions as you need them. A package isn't a schedule, it's a pot of grooms to draw on. Most owners settle into a rhythm after the first two or three; if you'd rather we just remind you when it's about due, say so and we will. Tell us what you want each time, and expect it to change. "Trim and/or shave" means the decision is yours session by session — shorter for December, left longer through winter, tidy for a wedding. A package doesn't lock you into one look. Tell us how she is about being handled, honestly. Nail trims, ear cleaning and anal glands are the parts dogs object to most, and a dog who's had a bad experience somewhere else will tell us by objecting early. That's useful information, not a problem — but we'd rather know before than discover it. Anything your vet has flagged, we need to know: skin conditions, allergies, arthritis, a heart murmur, a healing wound, or her age if she's elderly. Older dogs tire faster and we work shorter and gentler. A groom is not a health check, but it's often where something gets noticed. Working over a whole dog with hands and clippers, we sometimes find lumps, sore patches, ear infections or fleas before an owner does. We'll always tell you. We won't ever diagnose it — that's your vet's job. Between grooms, brushing is the thing that matters. Five minutes a few times a week on a long or double coat prevents most of the matting we'd otherwise have to cut out. Five weeks is a guide, not a rule. A Yorkie in a short pet trim can stretch to seven or eight; a Maltese in full coat may want four. We'll tell you honestly what yours looks like it needs after the first two. Small dogs feel the cold more after a trim. Going shorter in June is fine, but she may want a jersey for a fortnight.