Pandemic Puppy Phenomenon and What It Means for the Grooming Industry
We get it. We love dogs and cats so much that we chose to make caring for them our life’s […]
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.
Grooming the Australian Shepherd
The Australian Shepherd is one of America’s most popular and intelligent dog breeds. It is an American breed—not Australian—as their […]
Staying Connected to Your Clients During a Crisis
No doubt the Coronavirus Pandemic has changed our lives and our profession in ways that will take a long time […]
Employee vs Independent Contractor
In the last four decades our grooming industry has experienced a notably rapid rise from relatively undervalued to highly professionalized. The impressive industry expansion and professionalization speaks well of all of us. I give special credit to our industry leaders who have urged us all to adopt better business acumen and best practices every step of the way.
Training & Hiring Persons with Disabilities
The therapeutic value of people with disabilities working with dogs is well established. Therapy dogs in hospitals and nursing homes have scientifically documented positive returns in health and well-being benefits; children struggling in schools learning to read have much better outcomes when they read to a dog; service dogs can literally be life-savers for their handlers.
Surviving the H3N2 Epidemic
At first it seemed just a tough bout of kennel cough, so we updated Bordetella vaccines. Yet every day we got worsening information. Was it the canine influenza (H3N8 virus)? The usual flu vaccines were the only treatment available. Symptoms were a distinctive cough, lethargy and inappetite.