Riverside Pet Grooming

Award-Winning Pet Salons

Thank You Again!

It’s such a pleasure to help Riverside pet owners with their beloved pets’ grooming services. And we are especially honored to have been selected as Best of Riverside award recipients for 8 consecutive years. On our first year opening, we received our first “Best Of” award from the Press-Enterprise and have continued to receive accolades from Riverside Award Program (including their “Hall Of Fame”), Neighborhood Favorites as well as others.

And it’s all because of our great clients. We’re so glad you like our Walk-In-Only program. We get rave reviews for not requiring one month-out appointments.

We will continue providing you with our best service and look forward to your next visit – and the Pampered Pets get a nice discount!

Whitening Your Pet’s Stained Coat

With our latest techniques and Safety-Certified cosmetics for skin and coat care, we have had remarkable results in eliminating those nasty stains on white dogs.

Here’s a prime example with one of our recent clients, Daisy. She has been coming for regular visits for 2 months and you can see the difference our techniques have made. With special products and techniques used by our trained Animal Aesthetician, we’re able to get to the root of the problem causing this unsightly discoloration.

Bring your dog by so we can see what it will take to give him or her similar results.
If your pet is having similar issues, stop by with your pet a consultation with us. Riverside Pet Grooming is always a cut above in helping Riverside’s pets skin and coat issues.

Neighborhood Favorite Award 2017

Both of our shops just got this award. Came with a letter that began: “Congratulations Riverside Grooming, you’re a Neighborhood Favorite! Neighborhood Favorites is an annual awards program that gives neighbors a way to recognize the most-loved businesses in their local communities. Only 1% of all businesses win this award – and Riverside Grooming was one of them!”

Best of Riverside 7 Years In A Row!

Thanks for all of your support. We got our 6 consecutive years Hall of Fame award.
Best Pet Grooming in Riverside Compounded with our Reader’s Choice award with the Press Enterprise, we are proud to count it as 7 years straight.

We love our customers and their pets. We’ll see you on your next visit.

Have a Great Summer everybody!

Don & Jacki and the gang

Riverside Grooming Gift Cards Are Here!

Looking for a great gift for the holidays this year? Why not get all your pet-loving friends a Riverside Grooming Gift Card!!

They make the perfect add-on to a holiday card insert, stocking stuffer or just a nice way of saying “I love your pet”.

These cards are reloadable and can be used all year long. Many clients love to just keep them loaded up for an easy way to pay for their routine groom visits.

Next time you come in ASK ABOUT OUR GIFT CARDS. That’s one more gift to check off on your list this year!

Sunshine Haven Animal Rescue and Wildlife Rehabilitation

sunshine havenAn Interview with Karolyn Verville,
Founder of Sunshine Haven Animal Rescue and Wildlife Rehabilitation

Riverside Grooming has had the pleasure to interview Karolyn Verville about her animal rescue and her start in rescue and rehabilitation.

Karolyn Verville is the founder, owner, and operator of the Sunshine Haven. The rescue provides rehabilitation to wildlife animals of all kinds that are abandoned or injured, such as raccoons, coyotes, snakes, opossums, exotics and much more.  Her wildlife rescue is home based. Although she works out of her home, she does not have a lack of wildlife that needs rehabilitation. In just one year the Sunshine Haven Animal Rescue and Wildlife Rehabilitation takes in over 800 injured, abandoned and sometimes abused animals. Karolyn and her staff are extremely gracious to provide these services to the animals strictly on a non-profit basis.

Karolyn is from Quebec, Canada. She explains that in Canada there are lots of forests for animals to make their homes and not have to interact with urban cities. She then explains that California is quite the opposite as in there are more urban cities than forests, so wildlife animals have more contact with people and other wildlife on a daily basis. Which in turn leads to more animals in need of care.

Karolyn started at the County shelter as a volunteer.  She noticed that the majority of the animals that were being rescued were also being euthanized instead of rehabilitated because there was no one to rehabilitate these animals.  Karolyn was definitely willing to step up to the plate and help the animals that had been injured or abandoned as babies. That is when she started Sunshine Haven Animal Rescue and Wildlife Rehabilitation. She has been rescuing and rehabilitating animals since 2009 and she doesn’t plan on stopping anytime soon!

Karolyn and her staff care for the animals until they are healthy and then they are released back into the wild or placed in their proper environment. Karolyn also takes in exotic animals. She and her team rehabilitates the wildlife until they are completely better and then she releases them back to their habitat in which they were found. Most people will not rescue exotic animals due to the fact that they are illegal. But what Karolyn does for those exotic animals is rehabilitates them and then finds them a habitat in a state in which they are legal. She also assist the Sheriff’s office for animal cruelty cases that need to be prosecuted. Many different organizations turn to Sunshine Haven instead of going to a rescue that will resort to euthanasia instead of rehabilitation.

Karolyn’s organization has done so much great work for wildlife she was recognized by the American Red Cross with the Animal Welfare Award for 2017. What a great honor to achieve. She does her wonderful deeds not solely out of the kindness of her heart but because there is a great need for it.   

On top of being a gracious Humane Office, Karolyn also plays saxophone in a jazz band several times a year. She uses the profits from the band to continue to fund the rescue rehab. She wholeheartedly cares for animals of all species. She is a woman doing great things for many great causes and for that she will always be a wonderful person to us here at Riverside Grooming.

Please visit and like their Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/SunshineHaven/

 

How to remove Skunk Spray from your dog in Riverside

skunkOh No!! The dreaded skunk spray! Don’t panic…
Here at Riverside Grooming, we have the answer to your unpleasantness. It’s not very pleasing when your dog or cat gets skunked. Skunk smell is extremely hard to get rid of and can smell up your entire home. Luckily our salon carries the latest state-of-the-art Technology of odor removal – Our Microbubble Machine. Microbubbles penetrate the skin and hair follicles for the deepest cleanse possible for your dog’s skin and coat. It will remove the horrible skunk odor and provide your pet with a nice deep-skin cleanse. This tear-free treatment is a great alternative to other harsh chemicals that can potentially irritate the skin. While other salons are using tomato juice or other concoctions (UGGH) – with our treatment, your pet will get a perfect, relaxing spa-like experience. These older methods help, but do not get to the core of the chemical reactions.

If you run into this traumatic incident, give us a call immediately. ADDITIONAL WARNING: Do NOT try to bathe your pet as water can make it worse – unless you have a Microbubble machine!

For more information on the Microbubble system visit here: Skunk Spray

National Dog Bite Prevention Week

The National Dog Bite Prevention Week® is an annual awareness effort put on by The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA). It is traditionally held during the 3rd full week of May. That makes it May 15 through the 21st this year (2016). The purpose is the teach people about Dog Bites, their statistics and most importantly, how to prevent them.

Did you know that there are about 70 million dogs in the United States? Millions of dog bites occur each year, and most of them are to kids. Nearly ALL of them can be prevented.

More facts and reports:

According to the AVMA,

  • Dog Bites are #11 among the leading cause of non-fatal injury to kids 4 and younger. #9 for kids between 5-9 and #10 for children from ages 10-14.
  • In 2013, nearly $500 million have been paid out due to claims related to dog bites. Yikes!
  • In 2013, nearly 27,000 procedures were done in reconstructive surgery, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, due to dog bites.
  • Over 5 thousand Postal employees have been attacked in 2013 by dogs. It’s no wonder they carry their pepper spray with them every day.
  • It’s been reported that 66% of dog bites to kids are at the head and neck areas.

So, this is nothing to ignore. Please help us to spread the word.

Below is a video you can show your children as one tip.

Source: https://www.avma.org/public/Pages/Dog-Bite-Prevention.aspx

Happy Thanksgiving – Again? Already?

turkeyDreamThe year went by so fast. It’s hard to believe it’s Thanksgiving again. We are very thankful for your support with Riverside Grooming and we’re looking forward to grooming your pets for the holiday season. Please note that the holidays are usually the busiest time of the year for our salons. We highly recommend that if you want a haircut on your pet that you come right away, because as we approach Thanksgiving day we may only be able to accept simple baths and tidy-ups. You may even want to consider getting the hair cut now and coming back right before the family get-together for a fresh last minute bath! Thanksgiving Store Hours: Both shops will be open Tuesday & Wednesday before Thanksgiving (24th & 25h). They will both be closed on Thursday & Friday (26th & 27th).

GIFT CARDS

gift cards

We now offer our new gift cards for the holidays. These cards are similar to a Starbucks card in that they are reloadable. If you need to start early for your holiday gift shopping, why not get them a nice grooming for their pet?

PET PICS WITH SANTA

picsWithSantaReady to get your Santa Pet Pictures done for 2015?

Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption is offering Pet Pics with Santa for a simple donation of $20.

And while you’re there you can enter a raffle. All proceeds benefit pets residing at the Pet Adoption Center the cats, dogs, puppies and kittens waiting to be invited into forever home this holiday season.

Perfect timing! Great price!

When?

December 4th from 2pm – 5pm
December 5th 10am-12pm & 2pm-5pm

Where?

Mary S. Roberts Pet Adoption Center
6165 Industrial Avenue Riverside, CA 92504
(951) 688-4340

Full Details Here

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