This little cutie is my Lola. She has never been great about getting her face shaved. She wasn’t horrible and it could be done, but she wasn’t good while I did it. Lola’s bite wasn’t perfect. She had one tooth that didn’t set just right, causing a tiny bit of crowding. It wasn’t horrible. It …
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Those of us that have been grooming for many many years have probably noticed that the structure of the average is dog is not what it was 10 or 20 years ago. The popularity of mixed/designer breeds and of rescue brings about dogs that often have very bad structure and conformation. Of course as pet …
I have been reading a lot of posts lately about our grooming profession. They talk abut the heartbreak, the back breaking work, the disrespect, the injuries, the risks. There are shared posts and memes depicting this horrible job we choose to go to every day. Groomers, I think it’s time we change our view of …
I groomed one of my most difficult dogs today. He hates to be touch. He hates the dryer. I have been grooming him since he was a youngster. He has always hated grooming. He is a happy, normal dog otherwise. I tried desensitizing ( or as much as can be done in a few hours …
There are a lot of reasons why a dog may not like his face done. When we can understand why, we are better able to reteach them to allow it. For some it’s pain related. There’s the obvious rotten teeth and infected gums. There is also a problem with many with teeth that are misaligned. …
I recently adopted an adorable Pug with some special needs. Among some major spinal deformities, he has eye problems. One eye had to be removed. His other had an ulcer that is clearing up. Like many Pugs and other ‘flat faced’ breeds, he has very shallow eye sockets and the remaining eye bulges a lot, …
Difficult dogs aren’t always dog that bite or struggle. Noisy, easily excitable dogs can be very difficult too. They disrupt the day and cause stress for the other dogs. I’ve been trying out some things with new clients and especially puppies. It’s been pretty successful. I set them up in the kennel right next to …
I ran across this video on Facebook a while back. I did edit it to remove parts that showed the groomer. Its titled the ” (dog name)’s favorite part the dryer!!” In the whole video, the groomer appears to find it all pretty funny. I’ve seen other similar videos where the groomer gets angry at …