Learn how owners, groomers, vets, trainers and walkers all play a role in helping dogs cope with grooming and handling.

There's a word we've always preferred over craft, and that word is trade. But trade is cold - cold like the inside of a pipe. And art almost goes too far in the other direction. So where does that leave us, and what are we actually doing when a finish lands and something in our chest says yes?

What happens to a new groomer after they finish their foundation training? It's a question the industry didn't have a good answer to. So we built one.

If your clients can't tell the difference between "we're closed" and "we're upset with you," that's not on them. That's a business with no system underneath the relationship.

The photo is at least 10 years and 10 kilos ago. We are not from the selfie generation and we're not sorry about it.

Studying dog grooming on your phone is more doable than you might think. Here's a look at what igroomschool and igroomhub offer on mobile, and when to switch to the big screen.

You just finished your course. You've got your scissors, your table, your dryer, your shampoos, your insurance, and a head full of knowledge you didn't have six months ago. You're excited. You're also terrified. And somewhere in that mix, a little voice says: maybe I should charge less to start, just until I build my confidence.

Stop right there.

Theo is a toy poodle in a teddy bear style, and he is Michelle Weber's most posted dog. He gets puppuccinos. He falls asleep during his face groom. He sits on Michelle's table every six to eight weeks and goes home looking exactly like he did last time - which is precisely the point.

The first sign of cognitive decline isn’t always dramatic, it could be as simple as them standing in the wrong place looking mildly betrayed by geometry.

There are a few moments in this job that can really stay with you…

By 4pm the whole salon’s still trying to say ‘PBGV’… and nobody’s quite sure how to groom it.

Have you ever asked a dog to sit, and instead they yawned, began to scratch themselves silly or started sniffing the floor like it contained state secrets?