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Your free client education sampler is here
Every client education piece in the groomers store, one envelope. Just cover the $8 postage, and even that comes off your first pack order.
Photos can't show paper weight. So we're sending the paper.
One per business. Consider yourself sampled!
The Hairy Universe of Handstripping
Recommended to us by our wonderful Chux, we have limited copies available for purchase at the Groomers Store now.
★ Day 2 SOLD OUT ★
Day 1 tickets still available. Join us at Oz Grooming World on Sunday August 9 for a comprehensive, fun day of learning with Hsin. Members, grab your $20 discount code from your dashboard ♥
New Client Education Offering
Our new co-operative care client handout gives owners seven practical ways to help their dog feel more comfortable with handling and grooming. A handy little resource to pop into welcome packs, hand over after an appointment or simply start a conversation. Now available at the Groomers Store
Status update
The Modern Principles of Behaviour-Informed Dog Grooming course is in final revision and will be available very soon. Watch this space.
Understanding the Canine Coat
We spend a lot of time talking about techniques, but those techniques only really make sense when you understand the coat you're working with. This new mini course explores the different canine coat types, why they behave the way they do, and how that knowledge helps you make better grooming decisions.
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
Shernbao Pet Neck Dryer
Crashy gives us the rundown on how to work this little golden nugget of a dryer. It features three airflow speeds, three temperature settings and a ‘Care Mode’ that alternates between cool and warm air - what a great feature.
Member feedback
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “ I am loving your content. We want quality in our industry and you guys are ticking all the boxes. I’m a bit isolated where I am and I want to keep my skills fresh and keep learning from people who know what they’e doing!” S.B
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.
TICKETS ARE ON SALE!
We have worked hard to make this an affordable seminar and workshop either way. We can’t wait to see you there! (Members, you have an exclusive discount code to save $20 per ticket - check your dashboard! ♥)
Featured review | 12 Things Your Dog Wants to ask the Groomer poster
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Always makes me feel like I have a little bit of Nat sitting on my shoulder on the tough days and its such a nice poster to read, when I enter the studio.. and when clients are waiting for their dogs.
— Nicola I
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.
Meet your instructor - Hsin
Taiwan-based groomer, educator, and AFPET bathing consultant with 18 years in the industry. She's teaching the Asian Bichon earmuff style in Sydney this August.
Our shears on show
Microteeth - cleaner scissoring, fewer passes and far less work for your hands, wrists and fingers. Perky Pooches approved!
Ethics in Modern Dog Grooming
Nat’s presentation at Westgroom 2024. Nat talks about handling, communication, emotional welfare, owner expectations, team culture, continual learning, and the responsibility we carry when working closely with dogs every day.
Dr Edward Bassingthwaighte
We’ve moved a few things around, and these interviews are now available in the Replay Room in the Groomerverse.
Contributor Profiles
Our Contributors page has had a proper update, making it much easier to see detailed credentials and bios of our wonderful contributors
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