As a groomer you cannot be completely isolated from the world of training. First and foremost, if your client has a dog behavior problem it is very important for you to be able to refer them to someone good.
Finding A Trainer With Balance Read More
Beautiful Hershey, Pennsylvania is home to the world’s most famous chocolate, an exciting amusement park, and some incredible history. It is also home to the grooming industry’s most anticipated expo of the year.
Finding customers can be expensive. Even though good pet groomers are in high demand in many parts of the country, most of us still expend a sizeable amount of money to help customers find us.
Creating Loyal Customers Read More
When your parents and their parents were young—they chose a career. John became a plumber. Steve was an electrician. Donna became a secretary or a teacher. They trained for or found an opportunity and accepted a job. That job became their career. In short, their career chose them.
Crafting A Career: Your Life, Your Way Read More
The All American Grooming Show will return to The Westin Chicago North Shore in Wheeling, IL on August 10-13, 2017. The show’s legacy will continue as great education, exciting grooming competitions and the three day trade show will bring more to Chicago groomers than it ever has before.
All American Grooming Show 2017 Read More
Groom Texas, a grooming show held within the Houston World Series of Dog Shows, will be held July 21-23, 2017 at Houston’s NRG Center. The unique show will bring together the grooming and dog show worlds to promote interaction and ideas, offering an exclusive experience often reserved for a select few.
There are four basic requirements for all living organisms, and nutrition is one of them. Food
Nutrition And The Skin: The Scientific Correlation Read More
Pets have long been considered part of the family, but now more than ever, owners are actually treating pets more like they are people—a trend called ‘humanization’. So it follows that as more and more people are turning to all-natural and organic products for themselves, they want the same for their beloved pets.
Are You Ready To Go All Natural? Read More
How are you keeping your grooming facility smelling fresh and clean? Is it formaldehyde, ethanol, phenols, and petroleum-based artificial fragrances in a can with flowers on it? Those aerosols use neuro-chemicals to numb that part of your brain that controls your sense of smell. What they don’t do is eliminate the source of the odors.
Cleaning The Air The Natural Way Read More
That’s a tricky question requiring an in depth understanding of the word “Natural” and how products are made and marketed.
When we look at labels of grooming products and pet food, the term “Natural” in some cases misleads us into a false sense of security. Natural products are marketed to convey the message that the product or food is safe because it contains natural ingredients, as opposed to artificial.
The Natural Truth: Are Natural Products Really Safe To Use On Cats? Read More
Currently there are many options to choose from when restraining pets during the grooming process. These tools keep the pet safe and preserve our hands and faces so that we can continue grooming in the future.
Fear Recovery: Learning To Trust The Brush Read More
“Hello Michell. I have been grooming for five years and I just attended my first grooming show, Northwest Grooming Show. I was fascinated by the grooming contest. I think I would like to try it but it seems so impossible. I know you used to compete. Do you have any advice?”
Competition Grooming: Where To Start? Read More