Elf Ren Omboy
Several months ago, I shared with you our new little guy, Ren the Mini poodle. Destined […]
Techniques
Controlling the Chaos
“Michell, I work in a very busy shop with lots of groomers, bathers and dogs. It is fairly chaotic. I work hard to keep my dogs under control and comfortable at all times, but I struggle. I know it is possible because when I watch videos the dogs are calm and they just stand there. I am so tired of wrestling with dogs all day long. I can’t get help from my co-workers because they let the dogs do anything they want. Do you have any advice on how to get my dogs to cooperate?”
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Back to Basics: Poodle Trims
“I hate to clip poodle feet.” I’ve read this on internet grooming forums many times. And when I do grooming demonstrations at trade shows, countless groomers will approach me and ask, in a whisper, “Can you show my how you do feet?”
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How to Keep Those Once-a-Year Cats In During the Winter
Keeping the summer momentum of cat grooming going into fall and winter can be a bit challenging but not impossible. For those of us in the northern states, we normally see a drop in our cat clients because of our harsh winters, but there are ways to keep the cats coming in. For instance, those cats that needed to be shaved in the summer are prime candidates for winter maintenance sessions.
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Getting Color Cord-inated
While we are seeing more and more of it, cording the Poodle coat is not just
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More Conversations from the Contest Arena
My last two columns covered comments from both sides of the grooming table: the judge’s side and competitor’s side. There was a lot of good banter, and I’m sure there was some eye-opening all around. Thanks to everybody who sent me their comments. I would like to revisit those columns with a little more feedback that did not make it into the first two versions.
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Ear Wrapping
A couple of years back, I was finishing up Charlie Bear, a rather large, thick-coated, well-behaved
Sharing Creative Styling in China
Anyone who knows me knows that I love color and Creative Styling; I also love the artworks of my dear friend Amber Powell Brooks.
One of her pieces that I absolutely love is of a standard poodle wearing an Asian theme. For me, this has been a wonderful teaching design.
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Colorful Tails from the Creative Side
I am amazed at the things people will throw away. One such thing was a perfectly good
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