Care tips from the grooming table.
Straight, useful advice from the people who actually groom your dog, plus the occasional look at how and why we do it this way.
Care How often should you actually groom your dog?
The honest answer depends almost entirely on coat type, and Colorado’s climate shifts the timing more than most owners expect. Here’s the schedule we actually recommend.
Crystal RamosJune 20, 2026 Read the article-
Our Approach Why we only groom one dog at a time
It’s the decision everything else at Barky Mountain hangs on, and the one that most changes how a nervous dog experiences the day. Here’s what it actually looks like.
Crystal RamosJune 6, 2026 -
Care How to keep your doodle from matting between grooms
Matting is the number one reason a coat gets shaved instead of styled. The good news: ten minutes of the right brushing, a few times a week, prevents almost all of it.
Crystal RamosMay 22, 2026
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