HUISDIERVERHALEN

Holistic Grooming Salon for dogs and cats
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The holistic grooming salon for dogs and cats

Valkenburg, zuid-Limburg

Since the launch of Grooming Salon Huisdierverhalen in 2021, the focus has been on the coat care and mental well-being of all pets. Owners Merel van der Mullen and Misha Geelen are behavioural specialists who create a safe and relaxed environment where every pet can feel comfortable. Each client requires an individual approach, with ample time taken to build trust and get to know each other better.

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DOG GROOMING SALON

In our grooming salon, we wash all dog coats with the vegan shampoos from Nature’s Specialties. These products thoroughly cleanse, care for the skin and coat, deliver stunning results, and prevent skin irritations in hand-stripped coats.

After washing and drying, the coat is cut, shaved, or stripped according to the breed standard and your personal preferences, with the comfort of the animals being our top priority!

CAT GROOMING SALON

The coat of a cat differs significantly from that of a dog. Cats have a sensitive and finer coat. We employ a coat-preserving approach where we never use de-shedding techniques to maintain coat health. We thoroughly comb and brush cats to remove loose hairs and prevent tangles and mats. If necessary, we trim long-haired breeds to facilitate the cat’s self-grooming.

ADDITIONAL CARE

Vet-tech Merel has gained extensive experience in assessing, cleaning, and maintaining dental health in a veterinary dental clinic. Therefore, we also offer the option of a dental cleaning without anesthesia, where the teeth are thoroughly cleaned and tartar is removed for optimal oral health.

For more information, send us a message or ask during the drop-off/pick-up of your pet.

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INTRODUCTORY APPOINTMENT

We are eager to get to know every new grooming salon client better during an introductory appointment so that we can understand the needs of you and your pet well and build a trusting relationship, which is essential for a positive grooming experience.

FIRST TIME AT THE

GROOMING SALON

If you have a puppy, kitten, or an adult pet that has never been to a grooming salon before, we will start with our Welcome Package after the introductory meeting.

This package includes 3 appointments of 30 minutes each, during which your dog or cat, regardless of age, can gradually get used to the grooming salon, the groomer, and all the necessary grooming procedures.

After these 3 appointments, the first grooming treatment will be scheduled.

MY PET IS FAMILIAR WITH

THE GROOMING SALON

Are you looking for a new grooming salon, and does your pet feel comfortable with all grooming procedures? Then a grooming appointment will be scheduled immediately after the introductory meeting.

ANXIOUS AND AGGRESSION

IN THE GROOMING SALON

Has your pet had an unpleasant experience in a grooming salon and is therefore reluctant to be groomed? Or does it have a background that makes trusting other people challenging? Our behavioral expert grooming salon can help in such cases.

We warmly welcome anxious and fearful dogs and cats, even those exhibiting aggressive behavior. As behavior specialists, we have developed a special acclimatization package: the Fear in the Grooming Salon Package.

This package includes 5 or 10 sessions of 30 minutes each. The number of sessions depends on the learning curve of your dog or cat and how quickly trust is built. In small but effective steps, your pet will learn that we are “different” and that we pay much better attention to them, listen, and, above all, show endless patience. This provides immense peace of mind, allowing us to become trustworthy and to ensure that we don’t rush things. Typically, this requires a few sessions after which we will reintroduce all grooming procedures at your pet’s pace.

After an average of 7 sessions, the package is completed, and the grooming appointment follows.

PET GROOMING TREATMENTS

After the first grooming appointment, future appointments will be scheduled in consultation for the entire year, ensuring that all our clients are 100% guaranteed a spot in our grooming salon. We will maintain a maximum interval of 4 to 8 weeks, depending on the breed, coat type, coat length, and how well the coat is maintained in the weeks between visits.

 

Tangles and Mats in the Coat

If you notice that your pet has a few knots in their coat, please contact us immediately so we can treat them as soon as possible and prevent tangles or even mats.

From an animal welfare perspective, we enforce strict rules regarding the treatment of tangles and mats in the coat. If a dog or cat is brought in with a matted coat and you, as the owner, wish to retain the coat, we will attempt to brush it out one time ONLY if the dog feels comfortable with this. A double hourly rate will be charged for this process due to the significant strain on the hands and body of the groomer, as well as the encouragement needed to maintain the coat properly between visits.

When a dog or cat is brought in repeatedly with a poorly maintained coat, it will be trimmed to an optimal length.

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Pricing

2024
Introductory appointment
1 appointment
37,50

per appointment

  • 30 minutes
  • Discuss the history and character of the pet
  • Preferences for coat care
  • Evaluation of coat condition

Welcome!
3 appointments
37,50

per appointment

  • 30 minutes per appointment
  • Grooming table
    • Washing and bathing
    • Drying
    • Brushing
    • Clipping/scissors/plucking

Behavioural Therapy in the Grooming Salon
5 - 10 appointments
52,50

per appointment

  • 30 minutes per appointment
  • Building trust in the groomer
  • Getting accustomed again
  • Training behavior in combination with:
    • Washing and bathing
    • Drying
    • Brushing
    • Nails clipping
    • Clipping/scissors or plucking

Grooming Salon
Appointments
65

per hour

Washing and Drying (dogs)
Depending on the coat:

  • Blowing out and de-shedding
  • Clipping to length
  • Combing and Brushing
  • Plucking
  • Trimming of:
    • Head
    • Ears
    • Tail
    • Under the paws
  • Nail trimming

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