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The Invisible Cost of Kindness

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.

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AI and Dog Grooming

AI can be useful in the dog grooming world. Just not in the way the internet sometimes suggests. The trick is knowing where it genuinely helps and where it absolutely, quietly, confidently does not!

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Yankee Doodle Bad Vibes

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.

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How to Choose the Dog Grooming Course That’s Right for You

Choosing the right training course can feel like trawling through Netflix—so many options, and you’re not sure which one’s worth your time. In an unregulated industry, the choices are endless, but not all courses provide the same level of education or experience.

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Exactly WHO are our Clients?

We’re people pleasers and puppy pleasers, but how do we find a balance between the two? And more importantly, which comes first?

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The Ethics of Matting

Have you noticed a few posts lately on social media where groomers are announcing how they ‘dodged a bullet’, or ‘had a lucky escape’ because they turned away a client with a matted dog?

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A groomer is grooming a small brown dog on a grooming table in a grooming salon. The groomer is wearing a face mask and is holding the dog with one hand while using a grooming tool with the other. The background shows grooming equipment and a person at a workstation.
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A dog grooming session with a dog standing on a grooming table and a small dog sitting on the floor surrounded by fur. There are grooming professionals and filming equipment present.

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Person washing a small, light-colored dog with soap and bubbles in a pet grooming session.
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