Robyn Michaels, Author at Groomer to Groomer https://www.groomertogroomer.com The Official Sponsor of Quality Pet Grooming Fri, 11 Dec 2020 19:40:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/www.groomertogroomer.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/big_g-556ca59ev1_site_icon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Robyn Michaels, Author at Groomer to Groomer https://www.groomertogroomer.com 32 32 55192419 12 Tips for Becoming a “Greener” Groomer https://www.groomertogroomer.com/12-tips-for-becoming-a-greener-groomer/ Tue, 01 Dec 2020 18:37:05 +0000 https://www.groomertogroomer.com/?p=53232 Before I was a dog groomer, I was an animal lover. I was also a recycler. […]

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]]> 53232 The Dreaded Shedding Season https://www.groomertogroomer.com/the-dreaded-shedding-season/ Fri, 01 May 2020 17:00:43 +0000 https://www.grooma2grooma/?p=48249 It’s that time of year. It’s getting warm, and dog owners are starting to complain about […]

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]]> 48249 Neglect Of Owner’s Duties https://www.groomertogroomer.com/neglect-owners-duties/ Wed, 30 Aug 2017 10:53:42 +0000 http://www.groomertogroomer.com/?p=32506 Show of hands: how many of you have friends or relatives who think you play with dogs all day? Who believes your shop is like something out of a movie or situation comedy? That every dog is happy and well cared for?

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]]> 32506 Selling Dog Grooming https://www.groomertogroomer.com/selling-dog-grooming/ Wed, 31 Aug 2016 12:01:21 +0000 http://www.groomertogroomer.com/?p=27377 Most of us successful dog groomers are making a living at this because we not only love dogs and handling them, but because we have an aesthetic eye for the dog

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]]> 27377 Stuff I Tell My Clients https://www.groomertogroomer.com/stuff-i-tell-my-clients/ Fri, 06 Feb 2015 16:49:46 +0000 http://groomertogroomer.com/?p=14191 How do you get new grooming clients? Most of mine have either come from seeing a dog I groomed and talking with the owner, or often something I’ve said to a dog owner who repeated it to another dog owner. For example, as I get to know my clients, I always ask how the dog is at home, and, in so many words, if the owner is happy with the dog’s behavior.

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]]> 14191 Keeping the Fluffball Fluffy https://www.groomertogroomer.com/keeping-the-fluffball-fluffy/ Mon, 09 Nov 2015 16:33:30 +0000 http://groomertogroomer.com/?p=22029 Cute! Cute! Cute! Isn’t this why we became groomers? To cuddle the cute fluffy ones? Now that we’ve disabused ourselves of the notion that they are all going to be cute fluff balls ….what do we do?
I am so happy when the owner of a young pup brings the dog in for a first grooming. Everything is new to a puppy;

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]]> 22029 How short is short? https://www.groomertogroomer.com/how-short-is-short/ Mon, 03 Aug 2015 15:35:08 +0000 http://groomertogroomer.com/?p=20060 We’ve all had this request: “Make him as short as possible.” I know that for many dog owners, it’s that they don’t want to pay for grooming, and they don’t want to brush the dog. I always ask why they want the dog shaved — and I’ve learned that there are other explanations.

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]]> 20060 They are Brushing the Dog! https://www.groomertogroomer.com/they-are-brushing-the-dog/ Fri, 08 May 2015 15:59:50 +0000 http://groomertogroomer.com/?p=17183 But I do brush him!” We’ve all heard it. We’re all cynical, because we all know the dog would not be matted if he had been actually brushed... right?
Except - have you visited a retail pet shop in the past 30 years? The top selling brush in America has pins on one side, bristles on the other.

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