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Latest Instructions for home based grooming services 16.1.2021

Dog walking

Dog walking services may still be provided, subject to public health rules being maintained including social distancing.

The business handover protocol set out by CFSG should be followed with the owner retaining all equipment such as leads. Only dogs from the same household should be walked together and any vehicle used to transport the dogs should be thoroughly disinfected between dogs.

Dog walkers should use gloves and change them between households. You are encouraged to minimise the touching of clients dogs at this time.

Dog groomers

An owner may take a pet to be groomed by appointment at home based groomers. The necessity for an appointment is to ensure only one client's dog/s are present at any one time and to allow for cleaning and sanitizing between clients.

• If dogs are brought to site owners should remain in their vehicles until groomer is ready to accept their dog.
• The business handover protocol set out by CFSG should be followed and should take place in an outdoor space large enough for the client and groomer to maintain their social distance.
• Groomers can collect dogs from client's homes as long as they can disinfect their vehicle between collections. Pets from infected or self-isolating households should be collected separately from other dogs in different journeys and after pets from other non-infected households.
• Groomers collecting from shielding household must assess if the groom can be delayed.
• Social distancing should be maintained at all times and the business handover protocolset out by CFSG should be followed with the owner retaining all equipment such as leads. Multiple dogs may be taken in at a time where a groomer has sufficient space to separate them and for groomer to work safely . Home based groomers may only work with those living the household.
• Admission and return of dogs must be by appointment only to ensure social distancing where the reception area is large enough to do so.
• Where clients bring their dogs to the salon when possible they should wait in the car until the groomer is ready to accept the dog. The reverse procedure should be used for return.
• The business handover protocol set out by CFSG should be followed. Mobile groomers may continue to operate providing that they can maintain social distancing.
• The business handover protocol set out by CFSG should be followed with the owner retaining all equipment such as leads. The grooming facility must be thoroughly disinfected between pets. Home groomers may operate providing they can maintain social distancing rules and following the Government guidance on those working in other people's homes.
• Groomers must not visit an infected or self-isolating household.
• All equipment must be disinfected between each home