Groomer Story

y phone is always ringing. My biggest problem right now is finding a place on my schedule to put the dogs,” says central-Virginia-based groomer Tracy Jervis.

In 2009, Stephanie Staple started walking dogs as an excuse to get outside and add balance to her life. Little did she know, it would grow into a new career direction…

Eight years ago, groomer Amanda Madtes discovered she had Reynaud’s Disease. She describes the symptoms as “burning hot on the fingertips, blue or white fingers, and loss of grip and strength in the hand.” Amanda continued to groom professionally until two years ago when she…

Groom Expo 2006 in Hershey, Pennsylvania opened Miguel Valera’s eyes to the possibilities of pet grooming. At the time, he worked in Miami as a vet tech and was doing pet sitting on the side.

The loss of a pet can cause grieving as intense as the loss of a human. Pets are beloved companions.

Chelsea Ward is a dog groomer, yoga teacher, birth and postpartum doula, an equine Hanna somatic practitioner and a homeschooling mom. She’s juggling a full schedule, but still manages to prioritize self-care and time management like an Olympic athlete.

Who would have thought that the recent pandemic restrictions could turn an average dog grooming business into a thriving dog grooming business? Well, for Brazilian-born groomer Diana Paiva, that’s exactly what happened.

You may know Jay Scruggs as a popular speaker and judge at top industry events like Intergroom, Groom Expo and […]

Photos Provided by K. Jean Bolanos “I think I was a dog before I was human,” K. Jean Bolanos, owner […]

Only 15 months into her dog grooming career, Annelli Burke is excited to learn as much as she can about […]