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.

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?

Nowadays, most terriers are far more likely to be found under a cafe table than in a burrow, navigating chair legs, prams, and the occasional dropped croissant. Truly harrowing work. The coat, however, hasn't changed.

This article looks at what we consistently see across the grooming industry, and what genuinely helps people build skill, confidence, and professional judgement over time.

In any industry, training can only provide so much. Its role is to give you structure, language, and a solid starting point, not to prepare you for every situation you’ll face across a long career.

Hands-on training and online learning aren't competing options - they're two parts of the same picture. Here's an honest look at how online dog grooming education works, what it can't do on its own, and how to find the right path for where you're at.

Asian Fusion is one of the most searched grooming styles in Australia right now - and one of the most poorly served by casual online watching.

One bad grooming experience in your area can change how clients see all groomers. Here’s why it happens and what it means for professionals.

There’s a lot of judgement aimed at “doodle owners” as if they all knowingly signed up for a high-maintenance coat and then chose to ignore it. In reality, many of them were sold a story.