Dirty Dog

Your dog’s ears smell. The question is which kind of smell.

A faint, waxy odor is normal. But musty, ye**ty, or outright foul is a different story — and so is any smell strong enough to notice from across the room.

Watch for: dark discharge, head shaking, or scratching at the ears. Any of those means a vet visit, not a home cleaning.

Part 2 of our “What’s That Smell?” series. Full breakdown on the blog and as always, link in bio.

Your dog's paws smell like Fritos. Here's why.

It's caused by naturally occurring bacteria and yeast that live on your dog's skin. Their paws sweat, things get warm and damp, and the result is that very specific corn chip smell. For most dogs, it's completely normal.

The signs that it's not normal: redness between the toes, constant licking, or a smell that's gotten noticeably stronger. Those are worth a vet visit.

This is Part 1 of our "What's That Smell?" series — because your dog is wonderful and sometimes kind of.... stinky, and you deserve answers. Full breakdown on the blog.

Link in bio.🐾

Spring has sprung. So has approximately half your dog’s coat.

It’s shedding season. Your couch already knows.

Spring in Austin means dogs are blowing their coats, and it is a lot. Our self-serve wash stations are a great place to start — you do the scrubbing, we supply everything else.

Want to take it up a notch? Add on a FURminator treatment to help knock out that undercoat before it ends up on every surface you own.

Drop in anytime, no appointment needed. Your furniture (and vacuum) will thank you.

When Lou shows up applying to be our mascot for the day 🐾❤️🐾

Since your dog doesn’t have thumbs, they asked us to send this to you:

Happy Valentine’s Day! ❤️

(Consider this a nose boop delivered straight to your screen.)

If you’re heading down to our Guadalupe location on Sunday… don’t.
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Because the Austin Marathon route runs right down Guadalupe in front of our shop, the surrounding roads will be closed most of the day.
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Two of our neighbors ( and ) are official cheering spots, so our parking lot is expected to be packed. Rather than make everyone fight for a space, we’ve decided to close the Guadalupe shop for the day.
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Our South Lamar and Mesa locations will be open 10–6 as usual.
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And runners — bring in your bib number for a free self-serve bath or 10% off any other service (including grooming and daycare) through February 20th. You worked hard. You deserve a reward.

See you after the finish line. 🏅




p.s. I know dogs aren’t allowed to run this race but I liked this picture ❤️🐶❤️