dog grooming

I was a responsible home groomer and took my shears and most-used blades(two #10s, one #15) to get sharpened. Upon their return, they’re now quite loud and shaky and producing dirty oil and getting hot quickly—this is not the case for my ceramic #7 which wasn’t sharpened and still runs quietly...

“You don’t have other dogs in there right? Because Fluffy is really aggressive with other dogs!” Lady we’re a f*ing dog grooming salon. Did you not think to clarify if we have more than one table before you dropped your dog off?

Hi guys! First off, sorry for formatting I'm on my phone, secondly I just got a phone call from PetSmart letting me know they want me for an interview for the grooming trainee position! I'm over the moon about this as I've always wanted to pursue grooming. I've owned tons of different breeds...

I recently got a job as a dog washer at the groomers I take my dog to. It's been a couple months and I can't say I'm loving it but the people are great. I just wanted to share some realizations to people I know would understand. DOODLES. Doodles everywhere everything is a god damn doodle. The...

Hello groomers, it is I, a meagre dog owner. I’ve come upon some financial difficulties lately and as a result can’t afford my regular groomer anymore, at least for a while. I have many grooming supplies at home, but with 2 large poodle-mutts it’s really time consuming. One of them has a more...

I’m not a groomer, but I am curious about what happens. What happens if you mix a breed with hair and a breed with fur? Does it shed? Is it a grooming nightmare? Can you cut/shave the fur/hair and it grows back the same? I hear doodles are a nightmare, and they sometimes are mixed with hair...

Hey everyone! this is my first model for my training qualifications. He's a 50lb. Husky (smaller than normal I know.) He's a very good boy and his owners keep his coat in very good condition. he realistically would take me about 1 hour from bath to dry, but the dryer at the self wash station...

After getting some good advice on here (thanks!) for how to deal with my pomsky blowing his coat, i decided i'd 'rig' my pool line blower with a different hose and nozzle to blow out his under coat and i can't believe how good it came out. it was snowing fur in my back yard and for the first...

Is this the best? buddy wash What do you guys use/recommend?

I broke a tooth on my 30 blade today and I wanna know what y’all do with em when they’re broken!

This is happening currently. I had a doodle come in at about 9 maybe before that hasn’t been groomed since August. Sani entirely matted back of elbows/hock matted and part of the tail. Everything else is fine. I started dematting at 10ish felt like I was going to faint so I took my break early...

Q to the professional groomers: took my fluffy bernedoodle to a new groomer, and asked for 4 on the body & 5 on the legs. I brush him at least every other day & always VERY thoroughly before the appt, so knots are minimal. (Previous groomers have commented on how well he's brushed!). I picked...

But I’m starting my own grooming salon and wanted to get certified in some way to bring in clients. What’s the best way to get certified when you’ve already been in the field?

Hello all, Sorry if this isn't the right place for this but I'm a little worried about my dogs coat. This is Dakota: as you can see she's very fluffy but long over due for a trim especially on her legs and booty (she's also a rescue). Well, we went in for a trim and she got a bit of a...

Hello, I’ve been doing a lot of reading as I’m about to invest in a “real” set of high quality clippers for our two dogs. This sub has been brilliant for helping point me in the right direction on this. I’ve been learning a lot now about the different blades that are used on the clippers and...

This is the place for links to the most common grooming questions we receive. To avoid clogging the sub with the same questions over and over, posts asking for brush recommendations, clippers suggestions, and nail trimming advice will be directed here. We DO NOT give medical advice. Posts asking...

I just half way shaved down a dog with a 7 rather than the 1/2” she gets 🙃. On top of this I forgot to do a sani on a dog the other day. I woke up sick shouldn’t have came in 😭 Waiting to hear from my boss what to do… Note: your brain doesn’t work when you’re sick. Update: ended up fainting at...

Hi! Hope posting a question here is okay. I have a ~2 year old spayed Bernedoodle with super thick, curly hair (like a sheep) and EXTREMELY dry skin. I give her Welactin Omega-3 oil on her food daily, and she is groomed every 6 weeks using Pure Paws Oats N’ Aloe products. She also gets a...

Hey groomers! I'm wanting to get my feet wet in grooming my own two dogs. I have two Alaskan malamutes and I keep them brushed and bathed religiously. Recently our groomer has been getting more and more popular and they decided to increase the price to 150/dog which puts it out of our budget...

TDLR: Any recommendations for Dremmel files for at-home use? (in the UK) Hi everyone! We have a lovely 1 year old English cocker spaniel who is really easily maintained at home, she doesn't mind baths at all and we brush her out (inc. behind the ears!) every evening. The problem lies with her...