The Salon
Located at 374 Quamby Brook Road, Quamby Brook Tasmania.
Grooming takes place under the hands of International Certified Master Groomer, Lesley Richards.
The Salon offers a professional temperature controlled grooming environment where all pups are groomed in a caring manner.
Lesley specialises in taking Breed Trims and adapting them to yours and your pups’ lifestyle and thier personality.
Catering to all small to medium dogs.
Little Things Suds n’ Snips works to always do the best thing by your dog and believes in it’s motto ‘It’s the Little Things That Count...” we work towards all dogs having a life where the best thing is done by them.
A Holistic Approach to Grooming
After years of working in the grooming industry and completing her International Certified Master Groomer Certification Lesley began to ask herself the question “If I am soaking my hands in chemicals 10-12 times a day what will this lead to for me.”
It also then had her wonder what this was doing to the dogs we groom. It is for these reasons that the Little Things Suds n’ Snips offers a number of options to clients for bathing and grooming procedures. We still offer the normal vet shampoos, Malaseb, Fidos Flea Wash etc but within the spa we bath our dogs with a more natural approach with the use of Progroom and Smiley Dog Natural shampoos and conditioners and Neem Shampoos for fleas and instead of medicated shampoos where possible. All our regular Shampoos and Conditioners are Sulphate and Artificial Fragrance Free allowing the most natural wash for your dog. With Qualified, Professional Grooming, Little Things Suds n’ Snips offers Specialty Breed Clips, Hand Stripping and Scissor Finishes along with your basic Teddy Clip or Strip Off. We can offer you the breed clip that should be created on your dog or we can adapt it to suit the lifestyle, coat condition and temperament of your dog.
What Equipment do we use?
Only quality grooming equipment is used. Hydraulic lift tables and bath are used so groomers are not having to lift heavier dogs and elderly larger dogs can step onto the table or into the bath with ease. Oster cord free clippers and blades are used and a variety of Japanese and German Shears are used for scissor finishing to allow for that ‘professional look.’ Dogs are clipped with the aid of a Romaine Clipper Vac System which allows for less pressure on dogs skin and joints enabling a less stressful groom for older dogs and dogs with joint and skin problems and also allowing the comfort of always knowing blades will be cool to groom with.
Bathing takes place in a bath using the correct speed and pressure of water to allow dogs to be groomed properly but still feel at ease and all dogs are assessed, in temperament and coat condition to make sure their visit to the salon is as relaxing as possible. Only quality preservative and sulphate free shampoos and conditioners are used and, once again, these are chosen to suit the dogs coat type and condition.
Dogs are kept in individual crates for safety and hygiene but our crate systems enable us to create a larger area for families. Dogs from the same family are crated together to avoid separation anxiety. We try to not keep your dog for longer than they need to be with us- organising our booking system around this but will also ensure your pup is not pushed to be completed if it needs a little more time due to age, health or personality.