Grooming Will Never Be the Same (In a Good Way!)
The pandemic has changed many things in our lives. Even while we are still in it, …
Jennifer Bishop-Jenkins, MA, ICMG, PGC, CCE
Jennifer is the owner of Love Fur Dogs in Glencoe, Illinois, and was named Best Groomer in Chicagoland by the Chicago Tribune in 2015. Jennifer is an award winning educator and has been a Master Groomer since 1985. Jennifer is a retired schoolteacher who has dabbled in the dog show world for forty years, where she learned to groom. Jennifer founded the Illinois Professional Pet Groomers Association. She is the author of the acclaimed "Groomers Guide To The 15 Coat Types" seminars, and a poster and book of the same name. Her academically rich webinars can be found by visiting her website at www.groomersguide.com.
The Shoulders on Which We Stand: The History of the All American Grooming Show
While people have been grooming dogs for thousands of years in some form or other, many …
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Grooming the Primitive Coat
Knowledge gained from the mapping and sequencing of the canine genome over the last 20 years …
A Deep Dive into Dog Diversity
Dogs are one of the most diverse species on the earth—only worms are more varied in …
Fur vs Hair
Dogs are one of the most physically diverse species on the planet. The differences between a …
Using the Force: High Velocity Dryers & Their Role in Grooming
It’s just air, but air molecules moving at a high rate of speed has been one …
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Pandemic Puppy Phenomenon and What It Means for the Grooming Industry
We get it. We love dogs and cats so much that we chose to make caring …
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Grooming the Australian Shepherd
The Australian Shepherd is one of America’s most popular and intelligent dog breeds. It is an …
Staying Connected to Your Clients During a Crisis
No doubt the Coronavirus Pandemic has changed our lives and our profession in ways that will …
Employee vs Independent Contractor
In the last four decades our grooming industry has experienced a notably rapid rise from relatively undervalued to highly professionalized. The impressive industry expansion and professionalization speaks well of all of us. I give special credit to our industry leaders who have urged us all to adopt better business acumen and best practices every step of the way.
Training & Hiring Persons with Disabilities
The therapeutic value of people with disabilities working with dogs is well established. Therapy dogs in hospitals and nursing homes have scientifically documented positive returns in health and well-being benefits; children struggling in schools learning to read have much better outcomes when they read to a dog; service dogs can literally be life-savers for their handlers.
Surviving the H3N2 Epidemic
At first it seemed just a tough bout of kennel cough, so we updated Bordetella vaccines. Yet every day we got worsening information. Was it the canine influenza (H3N8 virus)? The usual flu vaccines were the only treatment available. Symptoms were a distinctive cough, lethargy and inappetite.