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“But It’s Just a Haircut!”
“Our base price for a Miniature Schnauzer full groom is $80, but depending on her coat condition and the time it takes, it could be more.”
DapperTails Mobile Pet Grooming: A Career Driven by Experience
“Iwas about 15 or 16 years old when I just walked into a shop and said, ‘Hey, I like dogs,’ and they took me under their wing,” recalls Scottsdale, AZ-based mobile groomer Heather Finegan.
Lasting Loyalty: An Essential Element to Salon Success
C asey and Dani have each owned their grooming businesses for five years. Both are talented, highly skilled professionals capable of producing beautiful grooms day after day. On paper, they’re equals—but in reality, their businesses tell two very different stories…
Jazzy Pawz: Redefining Dog Grooming with a Wellness-Driven, Cage-Free Approach
In a quiet corner just outside downtown Atlanta, the atmosphere at Jazzy Pawz by Andrea feels more like a spa than a traditional grooming salon. Soft jazz hums in the background, the air carries subtle notes of lavender and chamomile, and dogs move calmly through…
Scissoring for Two: Navigating Pregnancy as a Grooming Professional
In the grooming world, we pride ourselves on being tough. We handle the biters, the large breed powerhouses and the twelve-hour holiday rushes without blinking. But when that second line appears on a pregnancy test, the “tough it out” mentality suddenly meets a biological reality…
How to Boost Your Productivity without Burning Out
In our industry, productivity is often treated like a race—groom faster, work harder, fill every spot in your schedule, squeeze in another bath dog before lunch, or skip lunch entirely and just keep working.
Trust: The Universal Cornerstone of Pet Care
Not long ago my dog, Lil Abner, started limping. Not a little hitch in his step; not a “he probably just stepped on something and it will be better in the morning”—this was one of those heart-dropping, stomach-sinking limps that makes you know that it’s…
Friend or Customer? When the Line Gets Blurred
It’s easy to build a relationship with another person when you have something in common, and as professional groomers, animals give us a built-in shared interest from the moment we first meet the person at the end of the leash.
Knee-Deep in Recovery: A Guide for Post-Op Patient Grooming Success
For most pet owners, a trip to the groomer is viewed as a routine spa day. However, for a dog recovering from a Cranial Cruciate Ligament (CCL) injury—commonly known as an ACL tear—the grooming table is anything but a spa. It is, in reality, a…
The Modern Canine: A Salon & Store Built with Intention
When Monika Rynkowski and Arjun Singh decided to open The Modern Canine in 2023 in Belle Mead, NJ, they weren’t seasoned groomers chasing a lifelong career behind the table; they were dog owners who believed pet care could feel calmer, more intentional, and more respectful…