Nose To Tail

General information

Nose To Tail know that washing a dog at home, even one with short hair, is a messy business.

Hair, mud, sand and water somehow gets everywhere, taking you longer to clean up the bathroom, and yourself, than it did to wash the dog.

Chances are you’ll never get all the dog hair out of the towels you used.

Making matters worse, dog washing should be a twice-monthly routine for reasons of coat and skin health, and of course to prevent doggy smells.

We’ll Even Wash Your Dog for You

At Nose to Tail cleaning up and towel washing is not your problem. All you do is use our purpose-designed facilities to wash and dry your dog. No kneeling or bending either. For a small additional cost, we even wash you dog for you.

Nose to Tail Self Service Dog Wash Prices
Clean Pup: use of dog washing facilities with wash pack, but using your own shampoo. $20

Mucky Pup: use of dog washing facilities wash pack and a choice of nose to tails own shampoo. $27

Dog Washing the Nose to Tail Way

1. On your way to taking your dog to the dog wash cubicle, collect a wash pack and choose which Nose to Tail dog shampoo to use…
Wash packs contain a water shedder, shampoo massager, face cloth, and two fluffy towels. Nose to Tail shampoos are eco-friendly, have no petrochemicals, are hypoallergenic and contain essential oils to keep your dog nice to be near between regular two weekly washes.

2. Dog wash cubicles are built around waist high wash stations…
Designed by Nose to Tail founder Kath Fitzpatrick to be dog and dog owner friendly…

Simply lead your dog up a ramp and into the wash station…

No lifting to stress dog or owner.

No kneeling or bending over, as there are two heights… one for large dogs and the other for medium to small.

Each wash station has a hand-held showerhead and single lever water temperature and pressure control. A short leash prevents reluctant dogs bolting.

In each cubicle dog combs and brushes are provided for removing loose hair. To help encourage dog washing as a real family affair special boxes are available for young ones to stand on.

3. A neck to knee waterproof apron protects the dog washer…
Here Nose to Tail founder Kath Fitzpatrick is shown here using massager to gently work shampoo into the coat. A pleasant, bonding experience for dog and owner.

4. Rinsing is easy and thorough using the flexible showerhead…
Before toweling the dog, using the shedder rids excess water from your dog’s coat. The soft face cloth included in the wash pack is for cleaning eyes and ears.

5. Professional dog grooming driers finish the job…
A wide nozzle drives out water and a soft nozzle fluffs up the coat. All done. But not quite. A finishing spray is available to add shine and fragrance.

As well as the self service facility Nose to tail offers full grooming services which includes shaving and styling your dog to your specification, A beautiful hot bath, Nails clipped, Ears cleaned and a fragrance at the end. The price of a full groom is determined by the size of dog and if extra work is required due to the condition of the coat there maybe a slight extra charge.
As a rough estimate on price,
Small breads such as Shih Tzu, Bichon and Maltese will be $59.
Medium breeds such as Spaniels and Wheatons will be $69.
Large breeds such as Golden Retrievers and Border Collies will be $69- $79.
Giant breeds such as Newfoundlands and St Bernards will be $79 - $89+

A full valet service is also available which is a stripping of the under coat with our brushes,a beautiful hot bath and dry off with the dryers, Nails clipped, ears cleaned and a fragrance at the end. The average price for a valet is $46.
Longer coated/ Larger dogs that require extra work due to difficult and matted coats will be $56+. Breeds such as Samoyed's, Newfoundlands, Malamutes etc will be charged according the coat condition.
For both valet service and full groom please don't hesitate to call us and we will give you a quote over the phone or bring your dog in to see us!