dog grooming

This is a bit of a rant, but I'm annoyed y'all! I had a client who has a 100lb, 8yr old golden. She gets in my van (mobile salon) and goes, 'it's a bath? Not a stand up shower?'. Like yeah? I'm 100% not showering with dogs when it's snowing outside? So we go back and forth of how the dog could...

I'm so sorry for the rant I'm just very tired of this and extremely disappointed For about 1-1 1/2 years now I've been trying to get into a company paid grooming certification program. i started at petsmart and was on the road to academy in a fair amount of time at my original store, but then I...

https://preview.redd.it/chsxwoku76cb1.jpg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c20db46fc4775cab0e9d6658d18f87bcc3f5cb66 https://preview.redd.it/z6oqtoku76cb1.jpg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7da715f09bfd36c772d8d7943f1cda867feb65a4 I’m new to grooming. I was cleaning this blade (Wahl...

Hi! I have a mini poodle puppy (4.5 months old atm) and am looking to show her in future. I am looking for some advice on where to learn how to groom her to show standards (UK based or online) as I’d like to be more prepared and informed of caring for her curls. Also, any recommendations for...

Edit for clarification: it’s not the dirt that’s the problem it’s that he’s allergic to everything that we come in contact with when we hike- so it’s really that we have to get all of the stuff from the plants and the leaves and the grass and the dirt off of him. Hi! So my dude gets weekly...

Hello! I am an owner of a two purebred dogs — Siberian Husky & Pomeranian. I am looking to upgrade to a Chris Christensen Slicker but am very confused by the Big K vs. Big G? I see more people rave about the Big G but wanted an opinion based on my dog’s actual coat types. It’s an expensive brush...

Dear pet parents who consistently arrive late for your appointments. You are just the absolute worst. Just the f****** worst. And you should know absolutely none of the groomers in your chosen salon look forward to you coming in. And sometimes your very existence can completely ruin our day...

My ideal outfit would basically be cute black scrub style with 1. a deep v neck (so I can still tuck the heat dryer into my sports bra) and 2. a jogger style pant (leggings make me worry about circulation and the wide swishy pants just aren’t my thing). I love the fun new scrub styles (think...

For those fo you that have and use wide guard combs and blades, how do you keep them organized? I just bought some from AGS but I just realized it doesn't come with a case so how do y'all organize them?? I saw Zolitta makes a case for 35 bucks but idk if it will fit and thats a hefty price to...

I'm making some tool upgrades this year. Mainly, I want to get a set of wide blades and some longer shears. Right now I just have a 7" set of shears. Both upgrades are to help speed up my big dog grooms. I have some longer ones from my PetSmart kit, but the thinners are terrible. So I just have...

Hoo boy. How is everyone doing? I’ve got a funny little story to make your mornings. My boss gets a call around 7:45 AM yesterday morning. Our shop opens at 7am on the dot. This lady is calling us to say her husband is standing out front but the door is locked. My boss gets his number to...

I have been grooming full time since 2016. I am confident in my abilities enough to know I am a pretty good groomer. The shop I work at currently the set up is frankly gross. There are many sacrifices made for safety, cleanliness, and efficiency seemingly only for the benefit of the shop owner...

Thank u to everyone who commented on my last post!! I took some time and I decided to do dog grooming! Right now I have 3 options and since some of u guys came from petsmart or petco I wanted ur advice or opinions! (I’m getting as much help as I can before I truly commit sorry if it’s annoying-)...

So today I had a decently stacked schedule, nothing I couldn’t handle but I did have to go quickly with a few dogs, one being a 9 year old husky who was being expressed through a bath and brush due to some pretty bad kennel aggression. The pet parent came in at 9:30 am and told me her husky had...

Hello! I’m finally ordering my high quality detachable blade clippers. Excited! I’m also getting a set of blade guards to go on it since I’ll primarily be clipping my two doodles w/ longer “puppy cuts”. (No shaved feet, faces, or anything like that.) I’ll mostly be using a 1” (#8), a 1.25”...

I've been wanting to get some bravura's but all my coworkers that have had a 5 in 1 blade hate them. We can't find any good sharpeners in the area, we've tried them all. My coworkers have said when they get them sharpened they don't work as well. What are your thoughts? I've also thought about...

Just discovered this subreddit. Need some help picking some clippers for my 2 dogs. I have a shih tzu and a mini poodle. They both have thick hair so I need something with power! I have some wahl from walmart, but they just suck bad and get hung up in the hair and wont cut. Plus those stupid...

My dog is a mini poodle with extremely thick, extremely curly hair. The only thing that keeps him from getting matted is brushing him with a firm slicker every day. I have him cut to 3/8 in. every 6 weeks. However, he acts like he’s dying. We’ve tried positive reinforcement, associating the...

I use a 6.5” Geib Gator thinner, and it feels a bit “much” for home grooming my Havanese’s facial furnishings. I am considering adding a smaller thinner, like the 4.5” Kenchii Five Star, for the face. Would the shorter shear offer more control?

I was just wondering if any of y’all are ndgaa members and if it’s worth the $95. Website says discounts available and trying to see if they are any good. Just learned about akc canine college and am interested in that but don’t know if I’d save a lot as a member or if it’s basically the same to...