tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34110271300691706572024-02-20T19:06:56.866-08:00Lost Pines Mobile GroomingBusiness blog about Lost Pines Mobile Grooming Spa, LLC, a mobile dog grooming service operating in the Snook/Somerville area of Texas.
David and Brenda Knollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04471000600192473221noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3411027130069170657.post-6917750986541050872014-10-29T08:16:00.001-07:002015-02-23T13:13:18.761-08:00A little bit of history<h2>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I got my first show dog, a bearded collie, after I got out of graduate school in 1978. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> (I can just hear you thinking "that's before I was born!") Beardies take a lot of combing out to keep their long coats in condition, so I learned from my breeder at the time all the in's and out's of drop coat care. When I adopted a schnoodle , I had a chance to learn about groomed breeds...both Schnauzers and Poodles need regular grooming their entire lives due to the characteristics of each of those breed's coats. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> I began grooming Housecall in Houston when I was showing Standard Schnauzers and Doberman breeds, which meant that I took my own tools to the client's home, and set up there, grooming their dogs on their property, much as I had always set up my own grooming area at dog shows....using the same equipment. When I could afford to, I bought and retrofitted an old church van into a mobile grooming salon, assisted by "Sportsmobile" in Austin, a respected maker of rv's and camping vehicles. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I had a good business in Clear Lake/Friendswood/Galveston area from 1993 to 2006, then moved to Bastrop and built a home there. I changed the name to "Lost Pines Mobile Grooming Spa, LLC" then, and we lived there until just this June, 2014. I had an AWESOME book of clients there, whom I miss sorely. In October we moved into our ''retirement home" near Somerville, and I'm finally unpacked. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I look forward to meeting you and your pet, and seeing how I can help you keep them in good condition and comfortable, without you needing to drive to another town, if you'd prefer a mobile to come to you. </span></div>
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David and Brenda Knollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04471000600192473221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3411027130069170657.post-89010245940158757312014-05-18T11:05:00.004-07:002015-02-23T12:48:33.147-08:00Somerville....the new frontier<b>As of Mid June, 2014, Lost Pines Mobile Grooming of Bastrop, Texas, </b><br />
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<b>Lost Pines Mobile Grooming of SNOOK/Somerville TX!!</b><br />
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If you are new to the idea of mobile grooming, here's a rough outline of the concept<br />
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<u>Mobile grooming is great for lot of different kinds of people, among them,</u><br />
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o. Folks who are rarely home and need someone to groom their dog in their absence<br />
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o. People who would rather not drive into the city and wait around for the dog<br />
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o. Old and infirm pets who have difficulty with a shop grooming environment, where they often<br />
are kenneled or asked to stand for long periods.<br />
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o. People who don't or shouldn't drive at all, and need curbside service...even in the country<br />
where we don't really have curbs....<br />
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o. Families with multiple dogs who find it challenging to drive to town with a truck full of dirty<br />
dogs all over the place<br />
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o. People who LOVE a schedule and find it easier to have things set up in advance to get<br />
their dog groomed so it doesn't get forgotten in the shuffle of life until the dew claws have<br />
grown into curls and the coat is so matted it's not possible to save it.<br />
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Our base price is between $55-60 , and goes up from there according to services provided. For example, an average Shih Tzu would be $55-60, plus tax, depending on size and coat condition. An average small poodle about the same, but a full sized Australian Shepherd closer to $75. It depends on the time it takes me to accomplish a full groom, and the condition of the dog and it's coat, plus his behavior. I'll know better after the first groom, but you can use those for rough estimates. <br />
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Mobile IS higher than shop grooming, but:<br />
it's an express service, no other dogs are being groomed at the same time,<br />
it's a convenience service as the shop comes to your home<br />
having us come to you saves you 2-4 trips into a shop (expense and time)<br />
and you will always be communicating with the same groomer, so instructions don't get lost.<br />
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This grooming service is offered to you in a fully equipped professional grooming shop on wheels, built by the Hanvey Engineering company in South Carolina. The van <span style="text-align: center;">has hot and cold running water, electricity, lights, warm fluffy towels, professional shampoos and conditioners, piped in music, an electric grooming </span><br />
<span style="text-align: center;">table, stainless steel raised tub, professional blow dryers.....just like a ground-bound shop. Only, in this case, we come to YOU and you just sit back and relax. Your pet need not leave his own driveway, and you aren't a taxi driver to the dogs. </span>(Not that driving around with dogs is a bad thing, only, don't you have something you'd rather do?)<br />
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<b>Our cell number will remain 512 629 5005</b><br />
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<br />David and Brenda Knollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04471000600192473221noreply@blogger.com