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Shaggy, a Crate Free Dog Grooming Club, Opens in Austin
Austin dogs have a grooming salon built around them. Shaggy, on West 35th Street in Bryker Woods, across from Tiny's and Valentine's, describes itself as a grooming club for dogs, designed to make grooming day calmer for dogs and their people.
Every dog gets one groomer who stays with them from start to finish, the same hands at every visit, learning their name, their coat and exactly how they feel about the dryer. The salon is completely crate free and fear free, with no cages on the premises, and dogs stay with their person in a room with warm light and space to breathe.
Visits are always one on one, and the team texts when a dog is ready, so there is no waiting room and no watching the clock. The coffee is for the humans, and the puppachino is for the dog.
Founder Joel Swan, who spent years building grooming salons in the UK, says the whole job is simple: your dog will be known here. Shaggy welcomes every size, coat and temperament, including nervous dogs, and pricing is by the time a groom takes, shown before the visit begins.
Book and learn more at http://shaggy.dog/ and follow along at https://www.instagram.com/p/Dfh6DIAiDfV/