Planning Your Day

Having all dogs admitted in the morning and kept all day - or - running by appointment times, what works best?

Let’s have a look!

All day Pros

• It may be easier to manage staff with bathing. By pre-clipping all your dogs in the morning and having them all bathed may make the afternoon run smoothly

• It gives owners a chance to drop dogs off before work and collect them after work

• No interruptions to your work after all dogs are admitted

• Dogs have company all day

• You might charge an extra fee for an all-day visit

All day Cons

• Barking dogs may affect both groomer and dogs

• Constantly cleaning up after the dogs

• Distraction from dogs who want to play

• Minimum staff at the end of the day to clean down

• Greater management of time for bathers

• Council regulations may deem the business to be a day care facility

Appointment time Pros

• Ability to plan grooms around tasks that need to be completed later in the day

• Stagger noisy or dangerous dogs

• Bathers may not feel as overwhelmed

• Less dogs on the premises equals less noise and clean up

• Front of house staff have more time to talk with clients

Appointment time Cons

• Longer hours for bathing staff (+$$)

• Long waits in between clients for no-shows

• Difficult dogs may put pressure on the whole day

Work out what best suits you. You might like to choose one day a week where you accommodate dogs all day. Check with your local council if this is allowed in your area. Housing a dog for more than 5 hours may classify the business as a day care centre.

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