The Invisible Cost of Kindness
Owners see the beautifully groomed dog walking back through the door. They don't always see the extra time spent letting an elderly dog rest before attempting that back leg again, the second person steadying a dog with arthritis, or the decision to put the HV dryer down and finish with a soft handheld dryer instead, even though it adds another twenty minutes to the groom.
Blog | Co-operative Care
It’s so important to remember that Groomers are only one chapter in a dog's story.
Grooming Glossary Wordle
Covid’s gone but the Wordle lives on! A bit of fun when you have 5 minutes. Pro tip - do the wordle first to see if you need to download the glossary WINK
F*ck Craft: Dog Grooming is an Art
Well sprung ribs. Level topline. Neck of sufficient length to carry the head with elegance. These aren't aesthetic preferences dreamed up by drunk-on-dogs committees. They're descriptions of structure and balance that have been refined over decades of observation, the accumulated knowledge of what a breed looks like when it's expressing itself fully and correctly.
The Industry Certification Pathway: how and why it was built
igroomhub launched in 2017 to a chorus of 'you can't learn dog grooming online.' They were right. We never said you could.
You built the relationship…now build the business underneath it
If clients can't tell whether you're closed for the week or upset with them, that's not a communication problem. Here's the free fix for any grooming business.
Contributor Profiles
Our Contributors page has had a proper update, making it much easier to see detailed credentials and bios of our wonderful contributors
Join the cool auntie table. We have chardonnay and iced tea.
As Gen X right now, in this industry, at this moment: we are sitting in the middle of every generation that is shaping it, and we've been thinking about what that means…
New Groomers and discounted grooms
STOP RIGHT THERE!
We need to talk about the discount trap - because it's the fastest way to make your first year in the industry actively miserable, and your second year even harder.
Guilt Tripper
Apparently plumbers reschedule jobs every day without spiralling into a full emotional crisis.
When Owners Stay for the Groom
Anyone who has been grooming for a while can probably feel where this story is heading…

