Up Close and Personal
Though it’s not the most glamorous aspect of dog grooming, checking a dog’s skin and coat to ensure there’s no abnormalities is something every groomer should be doing.
Grooming at Home
Whether it’s because of a global pandemic or lack of time, it’s not always possible to get pups to the groomer on time, paving the way for at-home grooming solutions.
Building a Training Department
The right assortment can turn new pet owners into lifelong consumers.
The Price is Right
How you set the prices in your salon
can make or break your business.
Solving the Drying Dilemma
Following these simple steps can help take pain out of drying while still providing a good outcome.
How to Create a Safer Environment for Groomers
It is vital to take care of the most important asset in the grooming salon—the groomer.
Hard to Handle
Anticipating a dog’s moves on the grooming table will prove invaluable to increasing safety in the salon.
Keeping Them Coming Back
Properly marketing your salon is a must if you want to produce a steady stream of regular clients.
Finding Your “Future Groomers”
These simple recruiting guidelines can help any grooming businesses effectively identify and attract candidates who can be developed into highly skilled pet stylists.
How to Beat Amazon & Chewy in Four Easy Steps
With more consumers than ever going online to purchase pet products, it is imperative that traditional brick-and-mortar retailers evolve their approach to keep up with the internet heavyweights.
Dogged Dedication and Other Capitol Hill Fly-In Impressions
A first-timer’s perspective of a day showing elected officials the power of pets.
Groom It Yourself
As more consumers groom their pets at home, retailers should ensure that they remain knowledgeable about, and keep their stores stocked with, reliable products.
Quick and Easy
A lot of time can be wasted in the grooming salon, whether it's from idle chit-chat or late drop-offs/pick-ups. To keep things running smoothly, it's all about increasing efficiency.
Should You Go Mobile?
Five successful mobile groomers share their motivations and experiences in taking their skills on the road.
Brushing Up on Bathing
To achieve the best bathing results, groomers should be utilizing all the products, techniques and equipment that are available today.
Customer Service
To ensure repeat customers and avoid bad publicity, groomers should make sure their customer service abilities are on point.
Taking Care of Pets' Skin
It’s important for groomers to understand how skin works in order to protect it while grooming.
A Retailer's Guide to Professional Grooming
A hard and honest look into pet retailers’ battle to drive business to their
brick-and-mortar stores in the face of growing competition from e-commerce.
Bichon Frise Pet Trim
This cut is short enough to be practical while keeping the overall look of the Bichon, making it perfect for dogs that are active in the great outdoors.
Tips and Tricks for Using Comb Attachments in Pet Grooming
Metal comb attachments are so useful, they truly are a professional groomer’s best friend. But you have to know how to use them properly.
