Pomeranian Clipper Vacuum Trim
This “all over” trim can be adapted to many breeds but it is particularly cute on […]
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Build Your Business, Boost Your Bottom Line
Pet stylists all over the world work hard to build their careers – one pet at a time. There is plenty of money to be made in pet grooming, but it is your repeat customers that consistently pay your bills, put food on your table, and help you have a reliable, predictable income.
A Quick Guide To Shear Care
When you get new shears, or shears back from the sharpener, they are adjusted to cut. The adjustment for tension (or balance as some call it), is a screw or thumb wheel on the pivot of the shears. Beveled edge shears are adjusted to where the blades grab, about three-fourths of an inch from the tip. This enables the blades to slice from the pivot all the way to the tips.
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Sweet Treat Not Meant To Eat!
I love the look of soft cotton candy. I also love temporary hair colors as much
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Harmony in the Grooming Shop
Several years ago I received a call from a pet owner wondering if I groom “evil Chihuahuas.” Her longhaired dog, Pepe, was banned from yet another grooming shop. It was suggested to her that Pepe would need sedation at a veterinarian’s office in order to be groomed.
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Fitting Hand to Glove
Most people think that Darwin created the phrase “Survival of the Fittest.” He didn’t. Darwin himself attributed the phrase to Herbert Spencer. Darwin’s encapsulation of evolution is slightly different:
“In the struggle for survival, the fittest win out at the expense of their rivals because they succeed in adapting themselves best to their environment.”
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Keep It Local!
A customer recently came in to pick up her dog from his grooming. My assistant mentioned to her that the dog food she likes us to carry, is in. She told him, “Oh, I’m sorry. I found it online for $3.00 less, and shipping is free!” I am struck, first by the insensitivity of a customer saying this to someone who has given her unbelievable customer service…
Work Within Your Values
Understanding your own management style can provide insight into what you value compared to the reality of what your daily actions are. It is hypocritical to say you value your staff and then put financial gain ahead of staff needs. Turning your daily actions at the shop and in your life, into the values you admire and implement is easier said than done.
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All American Grooming Show August 14-17, 2014
If you take full advantage of everything the All American Grooming Show has to offer, you will have more than earned the chance to live it up at the Groom Team USA 25th Anniversary ‘80s Party on Saturday night.
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Groom Expo
All the Very Best of the Grooming Industry in One Exciting Event!
September 17-20
Hershey Lodge & Convention Center – Hershey, PA
The Biggest Event in the Grooming Industry Looks to Get Even Better in 2015!
Salon Details Certification
What if there was a certification for groomers that wasn’t based on perfect poodle top knots or beautiful bevels on a cocker leg, but on those oh-so-crucial everyday skills such as knowledge of canine behavior, anatomy, bathing techniques, safety, first aid, and ethical business practices, among other things?
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“My Dog Won’t Stop Licking His Paw!”
What is a “Lick Lesion”?
When dogs lick over and over at the same spot they eventually cause sores that veterinarians refer to as “acral lick dermatitis” or an “acral pruritic nodule”. These are itchy, thickened, centrally ulcerated or “raw” areas of skin, typically on the legs and forepaws, caused by excessive licking and complicated by bacterial infection and scarring.
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