When Groomswell Canine Salon located in Carlsbad, CA, reopened in May of this year after nearly 11 months of reconstruction, one fact told owner Maria Serpa everything she needed to know about the business her family had built: Nearly every employee returned. For a salon…
Joan was in the middle of a shave-down on a heavily matted dog when her clipper suddenly started making a squealing noise, then her blade started dragging through the dog’s coat. She quickly switched to another blade, but after a few seconds, it wouldn’t cut…
Running a grooming business means wearing more hats than most people realize. You are not only a groomer, you are a manager, scheduler, customer service representative, sanitation supervisor and much more. On any given day, you may have calmed a nervous puppy, helped a frustrated…
When Brooke Gabbert opened ABQ Cat Grooming in July 2021, the salon was not quite ready—but the cats certainly were.
When Molly Forbes was 11 years old, she wanted a dog of her own. And when a local woman who bred AKC Australian Shepherds and also taught obedience and agility classes agreed to give Molly one of her show dogs, it came with a catch.
When we look for activities to build a child’s character, traditional team sports usually dominate the conversation. But there is a completely different arena where kids can develop deep responsibility, important life skills and a massive financial safety net for the future: the world of…
It all started when I was 14 and working at a kennel. At 20, I graduated from grooming school, and that is when I fell in love with the industry. I saw Creative dogs and said to myself, “I will do this one day.”
Long before she owned a salon, trained competitive groomers or designed her California-inspired grooming space, Tracy Downing was a kid in Ohio helping her mother bathe and dry show dogs in a basement grooming setup.
When we think about the liquids in a grooming salon, our minds immediately go to the bath and finish: the degreasers, the deshedding shampoos, the texturizers and the finishing colognes. But there is a world of essential fluids that never touch a dog’s coat, yet…
