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Creative Money-Saving Tips on Pet Care
We all want to do what’s best for our pets, but sometimes caring for them can be downright expensive. Here are a few tips to help you save money and hopefully keep your pet healthy for many years to come.
How to Stop a Loose Dog
Have you ever had a dog escape your arms or car or home? What is the first thing you do? If you’re like most people, you chase after them. They run and then you run. It seems almost instinctual, doesn’t it?
What to do if a dog gets loose:
Stop, drop and lie down – It might sound silly, but dogs find the behavior odd. When you don’t give chase and instead lie down and lie still, a dog will get curious and will often come back to see if you are okay or to see what you are doing.
Stop, drop, and curl into a ball – This is also a curious behavior for a dog. Because you are not moving and your hands are closely wrapped around your head, they see you as less of a threat and will come to check you out. This gives them a chance to sniff you and realize it’s you, their owner, or to allow you to pet them and grab their collar.
Run in the opposite direction – What? Run away from the dog? That’s right. Some dogs love a good chase. Instead of you chasing them, let them chase you. Even if the dog is not up for a good chase, he may be curious about your odd behavior and follow along until you can get him into a building or car or someplace where it is easier to corral him.
Sit down with your back or side to the dog and wait – Again, dogs are thrown off by this odd behavior and will become curious and approach. The other advantage is that by sitting down with your side or back to them, you appear less threatening and they are more likely to approach. If you have good treats, place a few around you to draw them near.
Open a car door and ask the dog if she wants to go for a ride – It almost seems too simplistic and silly to be true, but many a dog has been fooled into hopping into a car because they were invited to go for a ride. It makes sense, especially if the dog has learned to associate the car with good things (e.g., the dog park).
What to do if a dog gets loose:
Stop, drop and lie down – It might sound silly, but dogs find the behavior odd. When you don’t give chase and instead lie down and lie still, a dog will get curious and will often come back to see if you are okay or to see what you are doing.
Stop, drop, and curl into a ball – This is also a curious behavior for a dog. Because you are not moving and your hands are closely wrapped around your head, they see you as less of a threat and will come to check you out. This gives them a chance to sniff you and realize it’s you, their owner, or to allow you to pet them and grab their collar.
Run in the opposite direction – What? Run away from the dog? That’s right. Some dogs love a good chase. Instead of you chasing them, let them chase you. Even if the dog is not up for a good chase, he may be curious about your odd behavior and follow along until you can get him into a building or car or someplace where it is easier to corral him.
Sit down with your back or side to the dog and wait – Again, dogs are thrown off by this odd behavior and will become curious and approach. The other advantage is that by sitting down with your side or back to them, you appear less threatening and they are more likely to approach. If you have good treats, place a few around you to draw them near.
Open a car door and ask the dog if she wants to go for a ride – It almost seems too simplistic and silly to be true, but many a dog has been fooled into hopping into a car because they were invited to go for a ride. It makes sense, especially if the dog has learned to associate the car with good things (e.g., the dog park).
Reasons why your dog’s haircut costs more than yours
- Your hairdresser doesn’t give you a bath.
- Your hairdresser doesn’t give you a manicure and pedicure.
- You don’t try to bite or scratch your hairdresser (I hope not anyway).
- You don’t wiggle, spin or try to jump out of the hairdresser’s chair.
- Your hairdresser only cuts the top of your head, not your whole body
- You don’t try to hump the hairdresser
- Your hairdresser doesn’t wipe boogies from your eyes
- Your hairdresser doesn’t pluck and clean your ears
- Your hairdresser doesn’t squeeze your anal glands
- You don’t poop or pee while you are getting your hair cut
- Your hairdresser does not remove fleas or ticks
- You don’t go 6 weeks (or more) without brushing or washing your hair
- Your hairdresser doesn’t brush your teeth
- You don’t try to bite the clippers. scissors, brush, nail clippers or dryer
- It doesn’t take 3 people to trim your nails
- Your hairdresser doesn’t have to de-matt your hair
- Your hairdresser would never wash your butt
- Your hair dresser doesn’t give you a “sanitary trim”
- Drying your hair doesn’t blow hair all around that gets on everything.
- You don’t howl or bark while having all this done!
Exercising with Your Pet
Save Time When You Use Our Dog Grooming Services
Eliminate the time you spend driving to and from a grooming shop (four trips in one day!). We offer Priority Scheduling! Standing appointments available and encouraged to keep your pet looking his or her best year round!
Cage Free Environment
Clean, Sanitary, and Professional Environment
Eliminates your pet’s exposure to other pets and their diseases and parasites. With the design and layout of the mobile unit, it is easily sanitized between pets, making it a great option for immunocompromised pets.
Grooming Services
- Premier Quality Shampoo with Conditioners
- All over Hydro Massage Bath
- Blueberry Facial
- Warm water baths
- Ear Cleaning and Nail Trimming / Filing
- Teeth Brushing
- Warm Blow Dry with Combing/Brushing out
- Anal Glands expressed if requested (externally)
- Complementary Bow or Bandanna and Cologne spray
Prices vary depending on the breed of your pet, condition of their coat, size, age, and behavior!
Minimum service charge is $65Extras available:
- Special shampoos such as Oatmeal, Hypo, Medicated, Deskunking and deshedding shampoos are $10 extra
- Deshedding/Furminating process $15.00 (This process will not entirely eliminate shedding but will greatly reduce it for about 4 -5 weeks)
- Dogs that are heavily matted and require extensive De-Matting are charged an additional $1 a minute for De-Matting IF the process can be done in a humane manner.
- Dogs that require a complete Shave Down will be charged an additional $10.
- If an appointment is missed without 48 hours notice – I can not guarantee your next appointment unless a true emergency occurred.
- Please notify us 48 hrs in advance if you will not be able to keep your set appointment
On rare occasions, Scrub A Dub Mobile Grooming may need to cancel appointments due to weather, road conditions, equipment failure, etc. Every effort will be made to contact you in advance. If You cannot keep your appointment, please call us 48 hours in advance so we may fill your spot. Failure to call in advance will result in a charge of a $25 fee which needs to be paid at the time of cancellation. Leaving a message on my 24 hour voice mail is acceptable for emergencies and cancellations.
Why Use A Mobile Groomer?
Certified Professional Pet Grooming in the CONVENIENCE of your driveway! Scrub A Dub, LLC Mobile Pet Grooming is a totally self contained mobile unit Relax, we come to you in our state-of-the-art grooming facility saving you time & gas! THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME! One-on-One personal attention you & your pet deserve Much less stressful for your pet No separation anxiety for your dog, or you. No waiting in cages No car sickness since your pet doesn’t have to travel anywhere No pet hair in your car. Clean environment. Sanitary and safe.
Welcome to Scrub-A-Dub In A Mobile Tub!
Our friendly staff of certified pet stylists here at Scrub A Dub Mobile Grooming in El Paso Tx personally guarantee your pet will be handled with professional care. As dog owners and pet lovers ourselves, we know the value and love pet owners who use mobile grooming services for their pets and we aim to exceed your expectations of the services we provide!
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