Grooming

Tidy up between grooms

Face, feet and rear tidied by hand so the coat length stays but your dog can see out of it.

Price $45 to $95

Takes 30-50 min

A tidy is a full groom's smaller sibling: no clipper work over the body, just scissors around the eyes, the muzzle, the feet and the sanitary area, plus a comb-through and a nail check. It is the booking for owners who like a long coat and do not want it taken off, and for the four-week mark when a doodle's fringe has grown over its eyes again. All of the face work is done with blunt-tipped scissors, with a hand between the blade and the dog.

What is included

  • Scissor work around the eyes and muzzle
  • Feet tidied and pad hair trimmed
  • Sanitary and rear tidy
  • Full comb-through and nail check
  • No body clipping, so the coat length stays

How it works

  1. Comb the face and lift the fringe clear of the eyes
  2. Scissor the eye line with a hand between the blade and the dog
  3. Tidy feet, rear and any straggly feathering
  4. Comb through and check nails
Blunt-tipped grooming scissors and a nail file on a folded towel

priced by size and how much face and feather work there is, and reduced if it is booked as an add-on to a wash

Questions about this

Tidy up between grooms, answered

  • Will a tidy shorten my dog's coat?

    Only around the eyes, feet and rear. The body length stays exactly where it is.

  • How often do most dogs need one?

    Every four to six weeks if you are running a long coat. It is what keeps a full groom to twice a year instead of six times.