New Craze for Dogs - Hearts and Paw Print Tattoos Shaved into Fur!

Meet the pooches with patches:

One could say that the owners are surely getting more fun out of this than their pets.
Dogs are having ‘temporary tattoos’ such as paws, snowflakes and love hearts cut into their fur, with the designs taking about an hour to shave using clippers and lasting around 14 weeks.

Groomers Jessica Allegri, 26, and Amanda Marshall, 29, of Hatfield, Hertfordshire, came up with the idea for 'pooch patches' after trying it on their own boxer Ky, and have since been inundated with customers.

‘It was a quiet day and we thought it would be fun to shave a paw print on my dog, who comes to work with me,’ Ms Allegri said.

‘Our customers were really impressed and asked where he had had it done. Since then we have had lots of people asking for pooch patches and we've done snowflakes, flowers and hearts.

• Temporary tattoos take an hour to shave into dog's fur and last 14 weeks
• Dog groomers Jessica Allegri and Amanda Marshall came up with the idea
• Pair run Groomers on the Green in Hatfield and are trademarking treatment

New look: Dogs are having 'temporary tattoos' such as paws, snowflakes and love hearts cut into their fur

Close shave: Jessica Allegri said that it was 'just like having a hair-cut' for the animals and 'doesn't hurt'

Paws for thought: The pair, who run Groomers on the Green in Hatfield, are now trademarking the treatment

Business: Dog groomers Jessica Allegri (right), 26, and Amanda Marshall (left), 29, of Hatfield, Hertfordshire, came up with the idea after trying it on their own boxer Ky, and have since been inundated with customers.

Personal mark: The designs normally take an hour to shave using clippers and last for around 14 weeks

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