Why Mud
Ten minutes, start to finish
How the ritual actually works.
The same tub, the same ten minutes. What changes is what goes in it — and what the skin gets back out.
Wash first, but only if the dog needs it
A genuinely dirty dog should be washed before the treatment, so the ingredients have clean skin to work on. Otherwise, go straight to the mud.
Wet the coat completely
Completely and thoroughly — right down to the skin. The mud needs a wet coat to move through.
Start at the muzzle
Apply a generous amount of the chosen mud beginning at the muzzle. You and the dog will both smell the essential oils. That is the point where most dogs settle.
Massage it through — ten minutes
It does not suds and it does not lather. You are massaging it through the coat and into the skin: body, belly, limbs. Ten minutes is what we recommend.
Rinse completely
Clays both absorb and adsorb, so rinse until the water runs clear. Some groomers leave the soothing muds on longer, and some wrap the dog, depending on the coat and the conditions.
Shampoo afterwards, if at all
Drop coats and natural long-haired dogs take a very mild, diluted shampoo after the treatment. It is excellent for the skin, but it leaves the hair too hydrated to hold a professional scissor or clipper finish.
Mobility Mud is different. Keep it away from the muzzle and genital area, and never wrap a dog in it. It is a cooling mud — the heat comes afterwards, from the dog’s own circulation once it is rinsed off.
