The Diva Dog Philosophy - by Jenny Treutlein-Schiller "Friskies's Place"

Welcome to Diva Dog, serving Guelph and surrounding area. We are a holistic pet grooming spa dedicated to the special needs of your pet. Our philosophy is that your pet is an individual, meaning that each and everyone pup is different, with their own personality and special needs. Here at Diva Dog we aim to provide top quality grooming and styling services, but also prefer to consider the "whole dog", which means looking beyond the fur and hair. In doing this we can not stress the importance of building a relationship with you as a client and your pet in safe and comfortable environment.

Our natural shampoos are aromatic and hypo-allergenic, unless otherwise specified or required by your veterinarian. We use hydro-massage and gentle hand massage techniques while administering warm baths. As we are recently new and growing, we currently use music, and in future we aim to use aromatherapy in our grooming area and may at times use flower essences (100% safe and natural) to help allay your pet’s qualms or anxieties about the grooming process. Sometimes this is just not enough for your furry baby and we will recommend working with stronger tranquilizers; this requires co-operation between your veterinarian, us as your groomers, you and your furry family member. We specialize at working with senior pets and difficult pets to overcome their fear of grooming as it should never be an un-enjoyable experience. Many times, through working with your pet, we can wean them off of sedation medications once they have gained our trust. Building trust is our ultimate goal.

When signing up for your grooming session, we commonly try to gather as much pertinent information about your pet as we can, diet, behavior/temperament, medical issues or concerns, and so on. Obtaining and understanding these issues does require more than a one shot grooming experience, as time is the key to understanding and building trust with people and pets alike. The more we know the better we are able to form a whole “picture”of your pet, which enables us to make recommendations and better understand any skin/coat, health or behavioral issues that may require professional veterinary, nutritional or behavioral consultation. We emphasize the importance of you providing us a contact number where you can be reached if we have any questions about your pet during grooming. Finally, we encourage your feedback, so that we can serve both you and your furry family members to the highest possible standard.

Grooming Services

We use only the finest-quality products during the grooming process, and we are continually searching for new products and learning new techniques that may be helpful and pleasing to and for our clients. For dogs with skin conditions, we have a variety of choices of botanically derived veterinary recommended medicated shampoos. Many of our shampoos are organic and geared to accommodate sensitive and allergy-prone pets. We are always on the look out for shampoo selections which are gentle, naturally calming, soothing and healing, for example therapeutic shampoos that do not leave a strong lasting scent on the dog if that is a concern for you and your family.

We are looking into other options for pets pets with skin problems, or pets who would just love or need that extra bit of pampering, one is Camellia oil, another is Green Clay and the other is the Dead Sea Mud and Mineral Salt Treatments. All of these are used regularly in "people" Spas worldwide. Camellia oil has all the good properties of tea tree oil but without that medicinal fragrance, we just need to figure out the best way to deliver the benefits of this oil to the skin. Mineral-enriched mud-masks, derived from the world's most therapeutic source of mud and salts, helps to reduce dandruff and flaking skin as it helps us with dry skin and dermatitis, plus the inclusion of Eucalyptus oil in the blend also helps to naturally repel fleas and ticks.

Owner Participation