HELLY

[diamienono]

I can't find the thread that I asked you this, but do you wash every collar? How do you get it dry by the time the dog is done? I spray the **** out of them with cologne when I first take them off.

[plushpuppy]

I spray them to Lisa but if there is a trick Helly please let us know

[Kim in SD]

Yikes, I don't wash collars. Should I????

[diamienono]

I really hate putting a nasty smelly collar back on a clean dog. But it is a waste of $ to throw them away. Being mobile, I don't think I could wash and have them dry by the time the dog is done. Maybe, I will just wash them and give them back to the owners wet. Walk the dog in on a kennel lead. I think she Said Murphey's oil soap works best.

[Crystal]

I wash dirty collars sometimes. I let them soak in a small bucket of hot water with grimeinator shampoo and a drop of dawn detergent. Then after the grooming I dump it out in the tub and use a scrub brush to get the grime off and I scrub the heck out of it. Then I rinse it really well and then towel dry it.

Since I am mobile, I just take the dog back to the owner with my own choke chain on and I hand their collar to them and let them know to air dry it for the day before putting it back on.

There is probably a better way of doing it, but most people appreciate the fact that you washed them and didn't put the dirty collar back on the dog to begin with.

I don't do that with all collars, like leather, or collars that don't appear to be dirty or smell.

[toomuchfunbnme]

Good Question!

I know some of those collars can get pretty smelly. I would love to know how you would wash and dry them when you groom. I hate putting a smelly collar on a clean dog.

[Bearmtn]

We wash them if they are dirty, most especially if there are fleas, and than we use the HV dryer to dry them off mostly.

[sheilabgroomer]

I don't wash all of them, but I will give the grubbier ones a scrubbing w/dish detergent, or soak it in left over shampoo, towel dry well and hang it in front of a fan or dryer. I think Helly also mentioned using Muphy's Oil Soap on the leather collars. BTW Helly, you need to get your own permanant thread. It can be called "Ask Helly". Kind of like "Ask Dr. Ruth". What do you thing? lol

[Misty]

When I worked in a shop I would wash the collars and hang them on the cage while the dog was being dried. Now that I am mobile they never get dry in time. Most of the dogs that I do are done so often that their collars don't really get dirty and if they do the owners buy them a new one.

[diamienono]

Where I live most of these people are to cheap to buy a new one unless it breaks. Maybe I should let the dogs chew on them while I am grooming.

[Helly]

I don't wash every collar. Just the dirty or smelly ones. When I put the dog in a the tub I place the collar in a small plastic tub filled with hot water and a cap full of Murphy's Oil Soap. The Murphy's will not only make the collar smell fresh, but if the dog has a leather collar, Murphy's won't dry it out.

While the collar soaks, I soap up the dog. While the dog soaks I scrub the collar, rinse, and towel dry it with a Moisture Magnet towel. Then I hang it on a cage dryer while I rinse, dry, and groom the dog. Most of them will be dry by the time I'm finished.

[toomuchfunbnme]

Clean collar

I don't wash every collar. Just the dirty or smelly ones. When I put the dog in a the tub I place the collar in a small plastic tub filled with hot water and a cap full of Murphy's Oil Soap. The Murphy's will not only make the collar smell fresh, but if the dog has a leather collar, Murphy's won't dry it out.

While the collar soaks, I soap up the dog. While the dog soaks I scrub the collar, rinse, and towel dry it with a Moisture Magnet towel. Then I hang it on a cage dryer while I rinse, dry, and groom the dog. Most of them will be dry by the time I'm finished.

This is such a great idea. I'm going to set up my routine to do this too! It's funny how little details in your service can really add up to a big difference overall. Paying attention to the details is what makes the professional stand out from the crowd.

[Pixie]

This just may be something I might add too. I've never really thought about doing it before. Will really surprise some of my clients. I have a few that just buy new collars when they really get bad, maybe they won't have to now (I don't sell retail, just groom)

[mustluvdogs1]

Some owners don't know you can toss them in the washing machine... Often the dog bed is being washed when I arrive...why not collar too. I washem too sometimes.

[bow_wow_wheels]

TG most of my clients care for their pets to have clean collars on them all the time. To underscore the point if the collar isn't clean I'll just take it off and let the owner decide whether or not they'll put it back on.