Summer Meadows Pet Spa: Rural & Relaxed
After working for other grooming businesses, Katie Soistman’s goal for many years had been building and running her own grooming […]
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.
Address the Stress
Guest Contributor Bill Jenkins People often believe that stress is to be expected and is unavoidable. While this may be […]
The Look of Love: Why Making Eye Contact with Dogs Is Important
In November 2010, PBS debuted a television episode in the acclaimed science series NOVA called “Dogs Decoded.” Exciting research into […]
The Sharpening Trade: An Inside Look
Grooming is not the only service industry that requires complex skills using one’s hands along with a strong work ethic, […]
A Brief History and Grooming Guide for the Lagotto Romagnolo
The historic Lagotto Romagnolo has a rustic, curly coat that is distinctive and definitive. Thought to be one of the […]
The Complicated Combination Coat
While there are some universally– recognizable and fairly consistent coat types on most dogs worldwide, each individual dog and its […]
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, we are seeing the […]
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 groomers have no idea […]
Grooming the Primitive Coat
Knowledge gained from the mapping and sequencing of the canine genome over the last 20 years has been of real […]
A Deep Dive into Dog Diversity
Dogs are one of the most diverse species on the earth—only worms are more varied in appearance. We groomers see […]
Fur vs Hair
Dogs are one of the most physically diverse species on the planet. The differences between a Chihuahua and a Saint […]
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 of the most transformative […]