Five “Awesome” Benefits of Mobile Dog Grooming

So, your 150-pound, gorgeously gargantuan, brown Newfoundland, “Snuffy” (aptly nicknamed after the lovable Sesame Street character, Mr. Snuffleupagus) decided to go outside and roll around in the mud today. Not only that, but he also decided to investigate what was lurking in the bushes behind your house. Turns out, it was a skunk, who wasn’t so enamored with the presence of your gentle giant, and sprayed him.

Now, you truly have a larger than life problem on your hands, because you’re hosting a dinner party this weekend for family and friends, but of course, you don’t want a muddy, “skunkiferous” Snuffy greeting everyone at the door. To make matters worse, you don’t have the time to—or the will—to load your odiferous behemoth into your car, and get him to the groomers before your party.

What’s a dog owner to do in such a situation?

If only the dog groomers could come to you… actually, they can! Here are five “awesome” reasons to consider mobile dog grooming for your fur kid:

1. Time Saver – You’re working ten hours per day, have a long commute, dinner to make for the whole family, a house to clean and maintain, and the occasional five to six hours of sleep per night, if you’re lucky. Who has time to groom Snuffy? The mobile groomers come to your house, so there’s no time wasted driving in the car back and forth. There’s also no time wasted at a cashier or loading a less than willing participant (Snuffy) into the car in the first place.
2. Less Anxiety – Most dogs just don’t like going to the groomer. Think about it; you drop them off in a strange building full of people in lab coats, who immediately put them in a cage until it’s their turn to take a bath and hit the blow dryer. Dogs generally don’t like any of those things. Overall, going to the groomer can be a really unsettling experience for your fur kid. But, there’s a lot less to get nervous about if your dog gets groomed from a mobile salon parked in their own driveway.
3. Undivided Attention – At a traditional groomer, your dog is herded into a salon area where there’s four to five or more dogs all either being worked on or waiting for attention. There’s a lot going on and when your dog isn’t being groomed, he may be spending a lot of time with no human interaction. Most dogs don’t like that either. They want as much undivided attention as possible, which is exactly what they’ll get at a mobile groomer who schedules one dog at a time. Your dog has the undivided attention of their groomer until they’re completely cleaned up and walked back into their own living room.
4. Comfort – Dropping off your dog at a traditional groomer likely involves them spending a good amount of time in a cage. There’s no waiting with the mobile groomer. Nope, Snuffy goes right from the comfort of his own home to the mobile salon, and back again with no cage, crate, or anything else.
5. Convenience – Even if you have all the time in the world, wouldn’t it be nice to spend it reading a book, watching reality television, going to the gym, or any one of a thousand other things, rather than going back and forth to the dog groomer? Mobile groomers are remarkably convenient, no matter how much time you have.

If you live in any one of the thirty-plus neighborhoods of the San Diego, CA area, and agree that it’s time to give mobile dog grooming a try, give us a shout at Awesome Doggies.

It doesn’t matter if you have a 150-pound newfie named Snuffy or a slightly less physically imposing Chihuahua named Queso, the dog lovin’ grooming pros at Awesome Doggies will get him prepped and primed for a day of grace and elegance … okay, maybe that’s going a little too far. Nonetheless, he’s going to look awesome! By the way, we do kitties too. Contact us today!