A dog’s paw pads are highly specialised shock absorbers, temperature regulators and sensory organs. No wonder they are so sensitive.

We really were allowed to go through the motions of getting bitten, dealing with it and continuing the groom. That's what we did back then. If a dog bit, you might put a muzzle on and you got on with it.

Are you a groomer with real experience and no paper to match it? If you can already groom, but you have got nothing official to point to, this is built for you.

A one-star review taught us that a genuine cost and an invented one can look exactly the same from the outside. This is about the difference, and why groomers need to get better at explaining it.

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.