Learn more about 3 Saskatchewan-based Pet Businesses: Mutt Hutt Pet Grooming, Willow Creek Pet Cremations & Encore DogSports.
Mutt Hutt Grooming is a full-service grooming salon in Saskatoon that opened early 2010. They provide a variety of grooming services for both dogs and cats.
The owner is Nikki, her goal is to create a clean, safe and positive environment for your pet. She enjoys working with dogs of all sizes but her specialty is working with large double coated breeds, helping them look and feel their best. All of the groomers at Mutt Hutt are dedicated to providing high quality services in a stress free environment.
Grooming services for dogs include clip downs, scissor cuts, bath and brush outs, a de-shedding add-on, nail trims, tidies and ear plucking/cleaning. For cats they provide bath and brushes, lion cuts, plush cuts as well as nail trims, soft paw applications and sanitary trims.
Both dogs and cats can benefit from their Nagayu C02 Skin Therapy Treatment which consists of a compressed tablet of carbon dioxide, hydrogen and bicarbonate which adds ions into the rinse following shampooing. This treatment can be added on to your grooming session and is great for deep cleaning and odor removal, skin issues and allergies, improved coat and as a de-shedding treatment.
In addition to your typical grooming procedures, the groomers at Mutt Hutt give your pet a once over to check for any general health concerns that the average pet owner may miss. This includes looking at the eyes, ears, mouth and body to see if there is any infection present, ticks, lumps or bumps or anything out of the norm.
Fun Fact: Mutt Hutt offers exclusive cat grooming days which means a quieter and more enjoyable grooming experience for your feline friend.
Willow Creek Pet Cremations is a fully licensed, Family owned and operated Pet Crematorium, located north of Saskatoon. They specialize in In-Home Pet after-care at your convenience, no additional evening or weekend charges. Once your pet has passed, arrangements can be made to meet with your veterinarian at your local clinic. or in-home, to provide personal & peaceful after care for your pet, making an already difficult time, easier.
They provide three options for cremations: shared, individual and private. Shared cremations are a mass cremation where your pet is cremated together with other pets, the remains are placed at Creekside Reflections, a designated peaceful resting place. Individual and private are offered where your pet is separated by barriers or completely separate, you choose what you are comfortable with.
Each individual and private cremation includes a care package with: Cremation Certificate, Ink Paw Print, Faux Marble Urn, Condolence Card, Authentic ID tag, these are all placed in a beautiful gift bag to commemorate the life of your beloved companion. You also have the option to upgrade your urn or add on other memorial products such as jewelry, custom engravable name plates, or memorial tattoo ink.
Fun Fact: You can add-on memorial infused tattoo ink to your pet’s package and take it to get a tattoo of your pet that includes some of their cremains so they will be with you forever!
Encore DogSports is located in Balgonie, SK and serves Regina and surrounding areas. They offer a variety of Dog Training services as well as in-home boarding.
Cheryl is the head trainer and owner behind Encore DogSports, she has been training dogs since 2002. All trainers at Encore use the balanced training method when working with clients and their dogs. This method focuses on maintaining control of the dog while maintaining trust, positive but not permissive, gaining mutual respect between dog and owner.
Encore DogSports provides in-person and online group classes and private training. Classes include topics such as puppy preschool, manners, stop pulling or jumping, impulse control, trick classes and more. Some classes are offered online only, others are offered in-person when weather permits and online during winter.
In-home boarding is provided at a small scale at Cheryl’s home in Balgonie. Dog’s must be kennel trained as dogs are crated and rotated throughout the day. Cheryl also offers a board and train program where you send your dog to live at the trainer’s home for a certain length of time. Your dog spends their days learning new skills or working on other behavioral issues.
Fun Fact: Cheryl has over 15 years of experience and has titled dogs in many sports, including Rally O, Agility, Scent Detection, Barn Hunt, Disc and Flyball.
