Making the Most of igroomhub
A few handy tips, clever features and little shortcuts to help you get more out of igroomhub.
YOUR DASHBOARD
Meet Queen B, our gorgeous Bichon and guardian of your dashboard. You'll find her little face around igroomhub, and clicking on her will always bring you back here.
Your dashboard is home base, and there's a LOT living on it!
The little icons beneath Queen B are shortcuts to the different sections of your dashboard: The Feed, Tutorial Directories, Quick Wins, Professional Development Courses, Support Hub, igroombiz, Events and More.
Click an icon and you'll jump straight to that section. Or take the scenic route and scroll your way down.
THE FEED
The Feed is where all our latest additions land. New tutorials, articles, podcasts and other interesting things, all in one place.
You'll find a little preview on your dashboard, or you can visit the full Feed to catch up on everything we've been adding.
THE MAIN DIRECTORIES
The main directories are the heart of igroomhub. We've organised our tutorials three different ways, because not everyone goes looking for things in the same way.
FOUNDATIONS AND PREP
Tools and maintenance, skin and coat, bathing and drying, and all the important stuff that goes into preparing a dog for a great groom.
GROOMING TUTORIALS
Looking for a particular breed? Browse by breed group or head straight to the A–Z breed directory. Each breed has its own page, with Pet Style and/or Masterclass tutorials where available.
It's a LOT of dogs.
THE GROOMERVERSE
Here's where things get interesting. Asian Fusion, colour work, challenging situations, model dogs, shows and competitions, DIY accessories and all sorts of other grooming adventures.
MY FAVOURITES
Spotted something you'd like to come back to? Save it to your favourites!
Your saved pages are collected right here, at the top of Main Directories, ready whenever you need them.
We'll show you how to save a page in The Clever Bits below.
Here are four clever features worth getting to know.
1 HILARY (AKA IGROOMHUB NERD)
Meet Hilary. She knows igroomhub inside out and is the brains behind our search bar.
Looking for a particular breed, technique or grooming problem? Tell Hilary what you're after, and she'll help you find relevant tutorials, articles and other resources from across igroomhub. She's also gradually introducing mini quizzes throughout our tutorials, so you can put your knowledge to the test. Cute but strict.
WHERE TO FIND HER: Hit the search button at the top of the dashboard, or the magnifying glass anywhere on the site. If she has a quiz ready, she also appears in the Up Next section in her little teal circle, as pictured.
2 UP NEXT
One good tutorial deserves another.
At the bottom of our content pages, you'll find Up Next, a collection of recommendations inspired by what you've just watched or read. Some are closely related, some take you sideways, and there's even a Serendipity option for something completely unexpected. You might arrive looking for a Schnauzer head and leave knowing far more about hand stripping than you intended.
WHERE TO FIND IT: Scroll beneath the main content on a page, just before the comments.
3 SAVE YOUR FAVES
You're watching a tutorial and spot something else you'd love to see. But NOT NOW, you cry. You've got a Finnish Lapphund arriving in one minute.
No problem! Look for the little Save This Page button and click the heart. Your saved pages will be waiting under My Favourites in the Main Directories on your dashboard. Your own little collection of things to watch, read and revisit when you've got a minute.
4 GROOM BRIEFS
And speaking of Finnish Lapphunds...
Perhaps that Finnish Lapphund really IS arriving in one minute, and it's been a hot minute since you last groomed one.
Ask Hilary for a Groom Brief!
Enter the breed in the search bar and, where a brief is available, she'll give you five things to get right for that breed, courtesy of one of our wonderful contributors. A handy little refresher when you need it most.
Undies on the outside, here you come.
Take us with you
igroomhub in your pocket.
Did you know you can save igroomhub to your phone's home screen, just like an app?
One tap and you're straight into your dashboard, ready to search, watch or catch up on something interesting.
It works on both Apple and Android, and takes about a minute to set up.
