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“T he seaweed is always greener... in some-body else’s lake. You
dream about going up there, but that is a big mistake.” Ok, admit it, you start-ed singing along too, no? Disney songs have always had a special place in my heart, especially � e Little Mermaid and I am physically incapable of not singing along when I hear the music.
So what’s this got to do with grooming, you ask? Well, I’ll tell you.
I have had my business for 9 years and have been steadily growing since the beginning. Luckily I have been blessed with an amazing team of employees to help me face each new day. While they are worth their weight in gold, I unfortunately do not yet have the ability to give them everything I
would like to make their employment as ful� lling as we all would like (401k, paid vacations, large holiday bonuses, etc). I am working towards that, but in the meantime while we grow, I have discovered I can do things to make my shop greener than anybody else’s lake.
Most of us listen to music while we groom. Pandora is our app of choice. However it got tiring always
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listening to the same boring genre all day long. So we discovered you can make a work station and “Add Variety” of completely di� erent artists to get an eclectic mix of music that every-one likes. For example, our work mix consists of anything from � e Beatles (for Tina), to Neon Trees (Anthony), or � e Dirty Heads (for me), spa and relaxation music (for the pets, can’t forget them). One day I decided to add Disney songs to the mix, cue the sing-along. Which brings new meaning to our name, Little Shop Of Howlers. � ere’s just something about singing along to Aladdin’s A Whole New World while brushing out a long overdue GSD that brightens everyone’s spirits. Or changing some of the lyrics to Be Our Guest to be a little more grooming
oriented. Try it, guaranteed smiles. So while I can’t o� er a company
car, or private jet access, I can make each day as pleasant and sometimes silly, as possible. As the leader of this team it’s my job to provide a positive work environment both for the pets in my care and the people stuck with me all day. Not to mention our clients think it is adorable that we are ser-enading their babies while styling their fur. Don’t worry, I can barely carry a tune in a bucket (just ask people who have competed alongside me), but give it a try and let me know how much laughter you introduce into the work-place, and watch the dogs relax and enjoy the good times as well. Wrapping this up just in time, have to go practice the dance accompaniment for Let’s Go
Fly A Kite in case it is played tomor-row. Happy singing! �
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“U ntil you value your-self, you won’t value your time. Until you
value your time, you won’t do anything with it,” says M. Scott Peck the author of �e Road Less Traveled.
TIMEYou may not realize it, but time
is one of the most important tools that you have. Are you using it wisely? Are your days in the grooming salon productive and do they �ow smoothly – or are they stress-�lled with you frantically looking for your favorite brush, being stuck on the telephone
with a long-winded client, or dealing with an important piece of equip-ment that breaks down? Is every day one of ‘those’ days, where no matter how hard you try, you never really feel like you are in control—and it always seems that you are playing ‘catch up’? Learning how to manage your time ef-fectively can really boost your produc-tivity and make a tremendous di�er-ence in your grooming career—and in your life.
FIRST THINGS FIRSTMake time work for you. Get
organized. You know what tools and
products you use on a daily basis. Keep them neatly arranged and within your reach at your grooming station. Check your supply of shampoo and styling products, and make sure that every-thing is ready to go at the start of each day.
Pre-book grooming appointments. �is will help you control your schedule and plan your days in advance. �e pets will arrive in better shape and it will be less work for you to keep them looking good. Also, when clients are pre-booked, you don’t have to spend precious time on the phone scheduling them.
Screen your telephone calls when
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you are working. Let any calls that are not essential go to your voice mail. �at will keep you from being inter-rupted by sales calls and the like, and you can return calls when it is conve-nient for you.
Keep good records. Whether you work alone or with others, every
pet’s chart should contain a complete description of its grooming instruc-tions—insuring that you can duplicate the groom at each appointment.
Always document everything – from moles and lumps, to medical conditions, and owner requests. Hav-ing all of the pet’s information at your
�ngertips will save you lots of time and aggravation.
Assess your client list. How many clients do you have that may actu-ally be costing you time and money? You know the ones - they take up far more than their share of your time, or repeatedly cancel appointments, or simply don’t show up for their ap-pointments. �en, they always have some lame excuse for why they missed their appointment and expect you to re-schedule them right away. You don’t need clients that have no respect for you or your time.
TIME IS MONEY!Yes, it really is. If you save just
ten or �fteen minutes on each pet you groom, you can choose to either �nish your day earlier—or to be able to groom an extra pet or two. Another way to increase your revenue without working longer hours is to do retail
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Take online courses and webinars. Join groomer’s online groups or get together with groomers from your local area. Networking with other groomers is a great way to pick up new tips and tricks to increase your grooming speed and quality.
THE BIG PAYOFF – TIME FOR YOURSELF!
What happens when you learn how to make the most e� cient use of your time? You actually have time for yourself. Maybe it’s a quiet half hour in the morning to meditate, taking a yoga class, going to a movie after work, or going on a retreat. Or maybe you would like to try your hand at some-thing really exciting, like learning all about colors and becoming a creative grooming genius, or even writing a best-selling book all about your adven-tures as a pet stylist. � e choice can be yours. Value yourself. Value your time. Tick, tick, tick … �
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I f you’ve been keeping up with the latest trends in the groom-ing industry, then you’ve
probably heard the terms “Japanese grooming” or “Asian styling”. It has captivated groomers around the world, sending them clamoring to sites like Pinterest, and to various chat boards on Facebook in an insatiable quest for photos and info. Asian styling seminars are being held in the United States, Europe, and Australia in in-creasing numbers. But what exactly is it? Where did it come from? And can it really be successfully introduced to our
mainstream clientele? � e � rst question is one often
asked amongst groomers looking to de� ne an art they would very much like to try. In a nutshell, Asian styling is a creative grooming method that evokes a sense of whimsy in its pursuit to make the dog look like a stu� ed toy. � is style pays no attention to breed standards and corrective grooming is not a priority. When asked how she would describe the style to someone who’s never heard of it before, Ve-ronica Frosch, former Groom Team USA member and owner of the Paw
Shoppe in Coon Rapids, Minnesota says, “It’s a look made up of ponytails, braids, weird moustaches and big ears!” She’s fond of the style for its lack of set rules. � e look is predominately seen in curly coated breeds such as the Poodle and Bichon and in drop coated breeds such as the Shih Tzu and Mal-tese. But Schnauzers and some Terri-ers make excellent candidates as well.
In many Asian Poodle styles, the dog will have columned legs and a very round muzzle. But wait, isn’t that what we’ve been doing to Poodles for decades? It sounds like a lamb trim
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with a donut moustache! Ahh, but here’s the di�erence. �ose scissored legs are further tweaked to look like the limbs of a stu�ed teddy bear by tapering the tops near the elbow and �aring the bottoms without the pres-ence of clean feet. As an example, on a Poodle (Fig. 1), I clippered his body to 1/2”. I scissored the feet �rst, working on the elbow taper next and connect-ing the two by scissoring, while �u�ng outward with a comb. As for the muz-zle, it di�ers from the standard donut moustache of old in that it is highly exaggerated in an e�ort to mimic the round nose of a toy bear. A sanitary area is carved directly between the eyes and slightly down the eye drain-age areas. �en the muzzle is scissored into either an oval or “U” shape. �is runs contrary to the traditional donut moustache which is characterized by a severe shave of the bridge of the nose and a triangular or upside down “U” shape to the muzzle.
In Shih Tzus, the goal of the style is to maximize cuteness rather than the glamor typically displayed with the breed’s signature breed pro�le. In the �rst example, (Fig. 2) I was able to use
a ¾” clipper comb on the body, leaving the legs full. I used the same clipper comb, clipping with the lay of the hair down the middle of his dome, leaving the hair in front of the top of his ears longer to achieve extreme roundness. In the second example (Fig. 3), the dog’s ears are taken short with a 4F and the cheeks are clippered with a 5F so that the teddy bear muzzle really POPS! �e e�ect is the same - each dog resembles stu�ed toy more than Shih Tzu.
Lisa Correia, owner of Bark ‘N Purr Mobile Pet Salon in New Jersey, likens Asian styles to Japanese Anime characters. Unconcerned with dis-guising structural faults in the dog, she says Asian styles often appear unbalanced to those used to correc-tive grooming. Lisa further notes that while western grooming typically focuses heavily on the body and legs,
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the styles of the Far East are more concerned with the individual expres-sion of the head.
Asian styles will also often disre-gard breed standards in a delightful turnabout. � e skirt on a cocker span-iel will be clipped o� in favor of ac-centuating voluminous legs, a Maltese will be given clean feet, or a Poodle’s head will be sculpted to resemble a mushroom cap (Fig. 4). Olga Zabelins-kaya of New Jersey took advantage of this play on breed pro� les by giving a Schnauzer (Fig. 5) a scissored topknot and little tassels at the tips of the ears. In these examples, the goal is to invoke a sense of comedy as well as beauty.
Now to answer where these styles come from. Duh, you say. Asia. Well yes, but did you know that the styles vary from region to region? In Japan, Malaysia, � ailand
and Taiwan you will � nd many of the styles described above in addition to rule bending styles on poodles such as asymmetrical topknots, and Koala ears with blushing cheeks (Fig. 6). Pammie Carmichael-Hogg of the UK reproduced a growing trend in Asia known as the “cone head”, (Fig. 7) while at the prestigious Starwood Arts Academy in � ailand. Seen in vary-ing degrees of severity, her version on a white poodle plays up the sweet expression of the dog. In South Korea, they have adapted a style all their own. � ey are known for their take on drop coats such as the Maltese, Shih Tzu and Yorkie. � e body is shaved with a #10 or #15, sometimes used in reverse with the legs left fully coated in a long, � owing style. � e topknot is usually pulled up, the cheeks and chin are shaved closely, accompanied by a tightly scissored “U” shaped muzzle.
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Margaret Stasiak of Poland has mastered the look as demonstrated on a Maltese that she groomed (Fig. 8). �e look is high drama but has a purpose. Pet clothing, in the way of sundresses, gowns, coats and capelets, is very popular overseas. As a fun and stylish way to interact with their pets, owners abroad stock whole closets full of accessories and clothes. Keeping the torso short allows the pet to wear these clothes on a daily basis without the fear of friction mats forming.
Many groomers write to me feel-ing lost on how to execute these trims. Taught to groom one way from the start of their careers, they are now forced to “unlearn” many techniques. Leaving so much hair on the bridge of the nose and tossing out all they’ve been taught about showcasing proper angulation in the legs, requires adjust-ment. It may also require developing a new “eye”. Veronica recommends
keeping web photos of your favorite styles on hand at the salon to refer-ence as you trim. Laughing at the recollection, she describes the �rst Asian trim she ever did. It was at a seminar with the US travel team in Spain on a Yorkie. Holding her breath throughout the groom, she said it luckily turned out very cute!
Alright, now we have a grasp on the concept and an appreciation for the art. But we can’t hone the craft if our clients are not on board! It runs contrary to much of what they’re ac-customed to as well. Don’t fret, you CAN successfully introduce this style to your pet parents and gain a repu-tation as a stylist with cutting edge looks. �e trick is to go slow. Don’t overwhelm your client when describ-ing the concept. Instead of yammer-ing on enthusiastically about the latest trend and how badly you want to try it, tell them that you have learned a FIG. 6
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new teddy bear style. Clients eat up words like “teddy bear”, “cute”, and “round”. Make it more about how adorable you’ve learned to make their pet rather than about the seminar you just attended and how you’re just dying to try it out. Flattery also works wonders. I have often told a pet par-ent that their Flu�y “has JUST what I’m looking for. �e perfect (�ll-in-the-blank) for this new look. And by the way, I’d love to feature her on our Face-book page. She’ll be a celebrity!” �e promise of fame has never failed. (You DO have a social media site for your business, don’t you??) For the sake of your four legged client, you should only introduce this style to owners that you’re con�dent will be able to maintain the longer look at home. It is not a low maintenance style suited for clients who are averse to combing or only schedule every 12 weeks or longer. Veronica uses those photos she keeps at the salon to pique a hesitant client’s interest. �ough she hasn’t been as successful winning them over
as she’d like, it is helpful to realize that many clients respond better to a visual of the concept rather than just a description.
Still can’t �nd owners brave enough to try it? Here’s what you do: On those dogs getting a short clippered cut, practice an Asian style. Snap a photo of it and hang it in your salon lobby. A collage of adorably
trimmed dogs will garner attention and interest. Don’t forget to return the pet to the owner-requested style after snapping the photo! Now you’ve been able to practice the style AND advertise for it as well! Providing that you didn’t cause the pet any undue stress or require a later pick up for the pet, the owners may be thrilled to see their pet up on the wall in such a cute new trim.
While this style does require expe-rienced scissoring skills and excellent prep work, it is one that any groomer can master with enough time and prac-tice. Lisa explains that learning this style has brought spark back to the same old same old and she loves the freedom to explore new possibilities that Asian styling o�ers. She advocates attending live demonstrations and scouring the web for photos and learn-ing opportunities. Keeping up with the latest trends and the ever-evolving world of pet grooming will distinguish you from a pet groomer to Stylist Ex-traordinaire, so give it a try! �
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I n the world of training there are many claims of mastery and ef-� cacy. Few are ever proven. Real
masters let their work speak for itself. Self-promoting “masters” rarely show anything outside of video tape and photos—and boy, do they look good in photos. For groomers who have to trust their instincts to � nd someone to help their clients with behavior is-sues, it helps to have a guide to analyze training results. If you are interview-ing a trainer or a client to get a review of someone’s services, here are a few things to consider.
Can a successful solution be easily de� ned? � is is the � rst step in creat-ing a working relationship between the trainer and the clients. If the client says “I want the dog to stop getting into the trash” and the trainer recom-mends eight weeks of obedience train-ing, there is an obvious disconnect. Sometimes the solution is counter-intuitive. A person who wants to stop a dog from barking all day may not real-ize that getting the dog housetrained might be the � rst, best solution. Dogs that cannot be left indoors often end up as chronic diggers and chewers
from shear boredom. What degree of skill is necessary
to create a solution? Some behaviors require great skill and many years’ ex-perience to resolve. A general course of training at a big-box store isn’t going to be of much help to someone with an obsessive, compulsive dog. Likewise, aggression should be handled by peo-ple who have a great deal of experience with aggression. Many trainers claim skills and knowledge they don’t have. Someone who works for a franchise is automatically limited to the skill-sets that come from the franchise. A person
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who teaches classes in the park may not be quali� ed to handle one-on-one training.
How long will it take? � is is where skill and knowledge really come in to play. � e late Dr. Sophia Yin did a “study” of how her Manners Minder treat dispenser could teach dogs to lie quietly when guests came to the door. It took four months. In reality the process takes about ten minutes
and a couple of touch-ups. If a client pays hundreds of dollars for long-term classes and doesn’t see tangible progress within the � rst week or two, there is usually something wrong. By the same token, long term housetrain-ing issues in a chaotic home may take a couple of months. � e best rule of thumb is that if the logical goal is to stop a behavior, the solution should be relatively speedy. If the goal is to teach
a behavior such as “peeing outdoors” or teaching a fearful dog to be more comfortable in stressful surroundings, the solution is going to take longer. (Note: I do not use punishment for dogs peeing in the house. � at invari-ably leads to a sneaky dog. If the client says “I never see him do it” it’s a sure bet that the dog has simply learned to avoid humans when it has to go. Housetraining is a behavior that must be learned.)
How much work does it take to accomplish? Pet owners have lives. � ey have their dog groomed primar-ily as a convenience and because you do it better than they do. Asking them to spend hours a day to � x a behavior problem is doomed from the outset. Behavior solutions must be simple and not arduous. Expecting an owner to work like an employee is unreasonable. Likewise, having them hide in the ga-rage to pretend they’ve gone away can
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be done once or twice but beyond that is unlikely to be maintained.
How much diligence is necessary for an owner to maintain the success? Once the solution is achieved it is criti-cal that the problem behavior be gone or the newly learned behavior will re-main without an immense amount of work. If simply maintaining the behav-ior takes considerable focus every day then it’s not going to be maintained.
What does it cost? Cost is a huge part of every training and behavior solution. Call someone about train-ing and then remember the price they quote you. Now imagine someone just told you that your salon plumbing needs that much money so you can open the doors tomorrow. Whatever the number, it’s going to be a shock. Unless you cater to ultra-rich clients, $500 and up is not an amount to
sneeze at. � ese clients are the same people who have other obligations like kids in school, automotive repairs and… grooming. Training and behavior services always have to charge what the market will bear without breaking the bank.
Does the trainer have written materials or publically posed videos for review? With the emergence of YouTube, blogs, Facebook and a host of other public forums, a trainer has the opportunity to tell you more about themselves. � ere are two caveats for you when studying this—� rst, people may present themselves as something they are not and second, a master trainer may be successful enough to not need to promote their service. If interviewing a trainer, it’s a good idea to ask to see written materials they give their clients or video examples of their work.
Was the client satis� ed? After all is said and done, the issue is always about the client’s feelings. Some are pleased with minimal services and low costs. Some fairly brag about spend-ing thousands of dollars on a board-n-train that removed the need for a major time commitment. If you are evaluating services, just remember that nobody pleases everyone all the time. I was once � red because I wasn’t “rough enough” with a Doberman, even though I had accomplished more than the owner requested.
Getting to know more about training and behavior services is a key to helping your clients deal with the most likely reason they might get rid of a dog. If they get rid of the dog, they don’t need a groomer anymore. From helping clients choose the right dog, adapt to a new dog or keep the one that’s driving them crazy, you, the groomer, are the person most likely to be consulted. Having a handle on behavior is an insurance policy for keeping your clients. �
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D uring this time of holiday gifting, I suggest you take some time to consider
some grooming tools that you could (and should) either ask for as gifts or put your holiday tip money towards. Why? For several reasons:
You work hard and deserve to have the best tools for your work.
Having appropriate grooming tools will help you work more safely, e� ectively and quickly.
Trying new tools is fun, and helps inspire your creativity. Creativity is good!
So in this spirit, let me tell you about some things I think every groomer should have, and why. In no
particular order, here goes! HAPPY HOODIES — � ick, soft,
absorbent bands that slide over pets’ heads, covering up their heads to help begin to dry after-bath moisture and protect their delicate ears from the sound of high velocity dryers. � ey keep pets calm and happy while being dried. A two-pack of Happy Hoodies is around $15.00.
PANIC SNAPS — � is little wid-get attaches to your groom arm, and your groom loop clips on to it. Should a dog decide to do a swan dive and be-come airborne, this little snap is easily manipulated with two � ngers. Reach up, pull down, and the pet is quickly set free. In my humble opinion, every
grooming table should have one of these on the arm. Under $10.00.
CHUNKERS/NOTCHERS — I’ve been grooming dogs and cats for 30 years. I � rst discovered chunkers about 4 years ago. Wide-toothed relatives of thinning shears, these magical tools marry the blending ability of thinning shears with the “cut o� lots of hair with every snip” capability of regular scissors. Not a day goes by that I don’t wonder how the heck I groomed with-out them. I use them on almost every dog. � ey are great for shaping cute faces, tidying up underlines, blending in feathers and more. You can � nd them starting at $150.
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HEARING PROTECTION — Every breath we groomers take during our work day is laden with hair fragments and dander. �ings that our lungs do not need. And those wonderful high velocity dryers we adore? �ey do ir-reparable damage to our hearing every time we use them. In an ideal world we would all wear �ltration masks and some sort of hearing protection while we use dryers. Under $15.00 each. You can’t put a price on your health!
GROOMERS HELPER — I have to admit, I was skeptical when I �rst saw this tool. A little widget that attaches to your grooming arm, the Groomers Helper gives you what every stylist desperately needs, an extra hand. Used properly, it keeps pets safely on the table, prevents them from dancing and spinning, (which saves a lot of time and frustration) and prevents bites. �e groom loops that they come with are the nicest I have
ever used, too. �e starter kit (which is what I use and love) is under $125.
VACUUM SYSTEMS — I was an early adopter of the original Clipper Vac© system and I would not choose to stay in my beloved profession if I couldn’t use it. Vacuum systems are an investment, but one that quickly will pay for itself. Using a vacuum system allows groomers to work more quickly and in a way that is impossible without one. �ere is no need to back brush and clip coats multiple times, because the gentle suction of the vacuum lifts hair up into the blade and creates a clean, uniform clip every time. Using snap on combs and a vacuum system, I can, for example, put a Shih Tzu in a cute, neat trim in about 20 minutes. �is means I can groom 1-2 more pets per day. When you do the math, you can see that this is an investment that earns its keep. Frosting on the cake? Vacuum systems remove much of the
dander and hair fragments that we are exposed to from our environment, keeping us healthier as we do our work. Prices start at $699.
BATHING SYSTEMS — What is so great about bathing systems? �ey save time, get pets super clean using less shampoo, and save on water so they are kind to our planet. �ey also prevent wear and tear on our hard working bodies, as they use the magic of water pressure and shampoo to remove dirt without a lot of labor-intensive scrubbing. I have worked without a bathing system, but I hope I never have to again. Prices start at $499.
HIGH VELOCITY DRYERS — When I began grooming 30 years ago, these wonderful tools did not exist. High velocity dryers work by pushing water o� the hair shafts, rather than evaporating it with heat. On double coated dogs, the under coat literally
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�ies away... brushing time is drasti-cally reduced. �e action of the air also straightens hair, reducing the need for brushing as we dry pets. �is tool saves time and gives excellent results. Starting at $220.
LIQUID TOOLS — �ere are products that can make hair smoother, less tangled, crisper, whiter, softer, �u�er, brighter, darker, shinier, ver-min free and sweet smelling. Sham-poos, conditioners, sprays, mousses, you name it... they make it. And they really work. If you have not tried new products lately, you owe it to yourself to check some out. �ere are so many wonderful options to make our hard work easier. Prices vary and many companies o�er sample packs if you call and ask. Try something new, it’s fun and you may �nd that you get fabulous end results.
LIFT TABLES — Human hair
stylists don’t think twice before invest-ing in the equipment that allows them to work e�ciently, e�ectively and in a professional manner. But groomers hesitate, and I don’t understand why. Every groomer should have an elec-tric or hydraulic table that will lower down so that medium and large dogs can easily step up on to the surface. �is is easier on the pet and safer for the groomer. Dogs can e�ortlessly be moved up and down as the groom progresses, reducing wear and tear on your back, arms and shoulders. Buy the best quality you can a�ord and it will last you many years. Prices start around $350.
TRIMMER — Small, cool, quiet, lightweight and cordless; the types of trimmers that have adjustable blades (o�ering lengths that approximate between a 9 and 40 blade with the �ick of a switch) make so much sense! I use
a trimmer to clean up sanitary areas, paw pads and eye corners on just about every dog. Poodle feet are a breeze to clip when you use a trimmer. And now many brands come with snap on combs, making it possible to use them on all-over body clips on many small, light coated dogs. Trimmers are also terri�c on cats. �e downside is that the blades don’t stay sharp as long as we’d hope, and trimmers themselves don’t tend to hold up for much more than a year of hard use. �ese prob-lems aside, I think trimmers are a “must have” tool. $125 and up.
Having the tools that help us do our work as well as we can just makes good sense. During this holiday season I wish you love, laughter, rich blessings and all the best tools to help you do your work to the best of your ability! �
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� by Mary Oquendo �
M y mobile grooming van does not make any money when it is sitting
in the parking lot of a repair shop. �at is why I take care of my van. Here are some tips to keep you on the road!
USE THE PROPER FUEL TYPEGas and diesel are not mix and
match. You will damage the engine using the wrong fuel. If gas attendants �ll your tank, make sure they are clear on which one. Do not assume they know.
TIRES ARE EXPENSIVEReplacing tires on my van will
range anywhere from $800 to $1,000. I want to make sure I get the most life out of them. I rotate them ev-ery oil change. For me, that’s every 3,000 miles. You can go 5,000 miles
if you have a car, but the vans are too heavy to wait that long. I have the air pressure checked every rotation. �e conversion will change the manufac-turer recommendation for tire pres-sure. �e new sticker for tire pressure is usually located next to the manu-facturers. Improper tire pressure will cause premature wear, as well as make it di�cult to stop on wet and icy roads. Worn tires are dangerous, as they will inhibit your ability to stop. In addi-tion, use the right tire for your vehicle and road conditions. A cheaper tire is not a savings if you have to reschedule your day because your vehicle cannot negotiate poor weather.
INSPECT YOUR BRAKES, BRAKE LININGS, AND EMERGENCY BRAKES ON A REGULAR BASIS
I have them checked at every oil
change ever since my brake linings failed on the top of a very steep hill. �is is a good place to mention that cell phones should be fully charged and keep the number of the tow company on speed dial.
OPERATIONAL OUTSIDE LIGHTING�e purpose of your directional is
to let other drivers know where you are going. Brake lights let other operators know when you are stopping. Head-lights allow you to be seen in low light and fog. Check these regularly to make sure they are operating properly.
CLEAN WIPERSI replace mine at the dealership
once a year and wipe them down monthly. I have found that if I go lon-ger than a year, they become useless during the next torrential rainstorm.
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REGULARLY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE
Protect the life of your engine with scheduled changes of oil, trans-mission and cooling � uids. I lose more money if my van is in the repair shop instead of someone’s driveway, and this loss could have been pre-vented with regular maintenance. As your vehicle ages, it is important to check � uid levels frequently between services. � ere is also the intangible bene� t of preferential treatment by the repair shop when you are a regular customer. I usually get in the same day for breakdowns, rather than waiting a week or so. I also pay for a vehicle inspection instead of taking the free one. I found that they are more care-
ful when you pay. I have received free brake jobs when they didn’t tell me my brakes were shot. When your vehicle is at a repair facility, inform the front desk to lock your vehicle while in their parking lot. Any unattended parking lot is a magnet for thieves.
KEEP BATTERY TERMINALS CLEANDirty terminals will reduce the life
of the battery and may present a haz-ard as well. If your battery smells like rotten eggs, do not turn the vehicle on.
DO A WALK AROUND BEFORE DRIVING OFF
Some of things you can prevent by this one-minute chore: leaving rear doors open and scattering all your
belongings on the road or driving o� with either the water hose or electrical hook up attached.
Mechanical di� culties are not the only reason you may � nd your vehicle at a repair facility. You need to be aware of weather conditions and your ability to drive and your vehicle’s capacity to maneuver in them.
SNOW/ICE/RAIN� ere are many factors to take
into consideration: your personal capabilities as a driver, other drivers on the road with you, tires, brakes, and vehicle specs. Vehicle specs refer to how many tires are spinning at the same time. Mine is rear wheel drive.
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and made of metal. Personally, I do not want to be the tallest metal object during a lightning storm. Consider staying home if the forecasters pre-dict electrical storms.
HAILHail is frozen rain in the form of
“stones.” Hail can range in size from 0.2 to 6 inches in diameters. Many times hail can vary in size during a hailstorm. Hailstones can cause physi-cal injury to you and the pet while walking back and forth between your grooming vehicle and the client’s home. As is the case with lightning, consider staying home if the forecast-ers predict hail.
WINDVans and buses have a lot of
empty air space and towed trailers are long. High winds can cause problems. I have been pushed over two lanes on the highway much to the horror of both me and the other drivers. In addition, I have had the “pleasure” of driving on the passenger side only tires. A friend of mine has had the front of her van lifted up o� the front tires. Take wind advisories seriously.
My grooming van has been very good to me. It has spent minimal time at repair shops. I like to think that’s because I have been very good to it as well. Time and money spent taking care of my vehicle’s mainte-nance keeps me safely on the road doing what I do best, making pets beautiful. �
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R ecently we had the pleasure of meeting Mike Rowe as he was �lming episodes for
his new show “Somebody’s Gotta Do It” that airs at 9PM Wednesday nights on CNN. �e new show is about people and the passion they have for a job or hobby. And we all know that I am passionate about animals and Creative Styling. Mike and his crew arrived at my shop late one afternoon just before my last clients of the day were getting there to pick up their dogs.
One of the last clients was Jamie, who is a personal trainer and owner of Bodies Fitness Studio. As a surprise for her, I had airbrushed her business logo on her rescue standard poodle, Dexter. Jamie was thrilled with meeting Mike and seeing that she and Dexter were now matching. We just adore this guy. Ok, both guys, because Mike is pretty swell too!
When he �rst entered my salon he said, “I kinda �gured you for a hugger.”
He got that right! Anyone that knows me knows that is true. So we talked for a minute and I invited him into my grooming room to meet some of my sta� and our dogs. �ere is Adrianne, who got a great pic with Mike, and owns GiGi, a rescue mix whose hair matches her mom’s on occasion. And Jennifer, with her newly acquired pit mix puppy, now named “Big Mike”. �en of course my dogs, Brook and Birdie Jade were there, along with three legged Harry who was still wearing the “cone of shame”, as Mike referred to it.
He is a great dog lover and was just fun to be around. I needed to get some pink dye on Jade for the breast cancer walk the following weekend, so Mike jumped in to help. I was going for a pastel pink so I diluted some dye into spray bottles and put him to work help-ing to apply the color. Jade loved him!
Another dog that Mike helped to work on while he was there was Bambi
the pit bull who got �owers hand paint-ed down one front leg. Jade was then rinsed and while she was being dried we airbrushed Koi �sh onto Brook. Next, Mike proceeded to airbrush the logo for the show on the other side of my dog. I wasn’t worried; it was tempo-rary product so I washed the area the next day and repainted it. To see Mike’s airbrush job, go to mikerowe.com and to see more of my pictures from the �lming of the show, go to my Facebook page: Queen of Color.
A local radio station announced that there had been Mike Rowe sightings in Columbus, I laughed because he was here helping me make the world more colorful, one dog at a time. Oh yeah, they even changed my �at tire. Who needs AAA when you have CNN and Mike Rowe? Somebody’s Gotta Do It!
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A t one point in my career, I found myself being the nag-ging boss that points out
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have the best groomers, and be pro�t-able while maintaining my low prices. But I would �nd myself at times letting some grooms go by not so perfect or I would cave in to customer pressure on pricing. I would not stick to my mission in practice. So I started to look at the bigger picture and ask myself “what am I trying to accomplish with my team, with my grooming salon and with myself?” I needed to create a mis-sion statement to navigate my busi-
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could be a perfectly organized and clean salon, or a place with no matted dogs. �inking about all your prob-lems and what you want to become is a great starting point in creating your mission statement.
COME UP WITH YOUR MISSION STATEMENT
Call a sta� meeting and create a mission statement with everyone who works in the salon. If you work on your own or as a mobile groomer, you can make your personal mission state-ment by including all aspects of your life, for example; include your mission as a mother, as a groomer, and as a person.
Imagine what you want to become and what your end goal results are. Be careful to not shoot down ideas during this time in a group setting, as this can discourage your team mem-bers from participating. �e team has
to own the ideas in order for you to be successful. Once you have brain-stormed enough ideas to include in your mission statement, begin to nar-row down those ideas. I recommend keeping your mission statement to one sentence. Example: O�er the highest quality grooming service to customers while maintaining an organized and clean salon.
CREATE TASKSMake a list of all the tasks
needed to accomplish your mission. �is is where the details matter. �ese action items can’t be vague or open ended, like “everyone helps to close the store”, it needs to be more speci�c, like “these are employees’ assignments when closing store: Judy cleans the tubs, Carlos vacuums, Amy closes register…” �ese tasks will help team members understand what exactly is expected of them. �is clar-
ity will allow people to know when they are doing something right or, in some cases, something wrong.
Once you have �nished creating speci�c tasks and your mission state-ment, place them on a poster or white board for sta� to see.
REMIND AND REINFORCEPositive reinforcement is the
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Don’t contradict yourself, actions speak louder than words. For example, you cannot tell sta� members to treat customers well and then complain about a customer as soon as they walk out the door.
Accomplishing your mission statement is di� cult and takes time. � ink of it as going on a long journey up Mount Everest. You need to plan the trip, � nd a good team of Sherpas to guide you up the mountain, and get into physical shape to adapt to the low oxygen level and rough terrain. Your mission is to reach the top of the mountain. � e tasks are all the actions needed to get to the top. � ere will be all kinds of unforeseen obstacles that even the best mountain climbers could not foresee, but it is up to you as the leader to come up with resourceful solutions to these problems.
I encourage all of you to champi-on your own mission statement today.
Years later, after working dili-gently on my mission, I found myself leaving the country for 30 days on vacation to Brazil. � is was a true test for my team as I had never been away for that long. � ankfully there were no issues and I could truly enjoy “Caipirinhas” (a Lime Cocktail) on Copocabana Beach. �
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Paw Inspiringby Missi Salzberg
G ood day, my professional grooming friends, it is I, Nani WunderPoodle. My
human, Missi Salzberg, asked me to step in and write an article for GTG as a guest writer, and I am happy to oblige. You see, dogs have a di� erent perspective on the world than you hu-mans, and the poodle, well, even a far di� erent perspective than many other breeds of dogs. Not to bark my own breed’s brilliance, but we are known to have a higher than average intel-lect amongst canines. I feel not only quali� ed, but perhaps overly-quali� ed, to write an article for those of you that work in the wonderful world of dogs. After all, from where I stand, all 5” of me, I see the underbelly of all things.
Now, you may think, “Oh, Nani WunderPoodle, you are a poodle after all. Your life must be so easy, so sweet, so pampered!” Well, Missi is my hu-man! Of course I am spoiled rotten, but that does not mean I haven’t experienced my share of challenges, my friends. I wasn’t going to make it much past week 5 of my life (that’s
barely born in human years), when my breeder (I use the term loosely) stopped by � e Village Groomer after learning Missi had recently lost my uncle, the legendary Mookie Wun-derPoodle, to heart disease. So with my open fontanel, my barely hinged patellas and weighing in at ½ pound, I became a WunderPoodle. I came into this world a runt with a great deal of challenges lying ahead of me, but I am one pawsitive poodle, so Missi and I were o� on our great adventure.
Now, there are those in the world that regard the poodle as a bit stuck up, and I must respond to this notion. It is absolutely 100%, unequivocally and unarguably TRUE. It is not always easy to be at the head of the class, and we can’t really help it. We are, after all, born this way. Even in the inner circle of poodles, however, I have had my challenges. Nani (yes, I do like to refer to myself in the � rst canine) has felt oppressed! Nani has been looked down upon, my friends! Nani has felt the pain of being judged and criticized! In the world of top-notch breeders, Nani has no place. I am from poor breeding. I am a little phantom poodle, which right out of the gate is not accepted by that club of yours! I can be registered, sure, but I can’t compete with the other poodles with accepted coat colors. Oh, the injustice of it all.
With that said, I understand what it feels like to be the underdog, no pun intended. Imagine my surprise when I was featured on a grooming sup-ply magazine cover, and there was a
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controversy over my actual breed, my breeding, my haircut, and one person even said my head was too small for my body! Ouch! It got me to thinking, though. You humans really need to focus more on the moment. Embrace the pawsitive, you know? Stop putting each other down, and start lifting each other up!
I travel with my human to groom-ing competitions, and I have seen far too much judgment and negativity. Now, remember, you people ask us to travel with you, endure endless hours of baths and brushes, and then the ac-tual contest! It’s a lot to ask of your ca-nine companions, so you could at least be kind to one another! You are always good to me personally. I have no gripe, but a girl hears things being around the competitive ring after all of these years. You must remember, we are your canvas for your creativity, but we
can hear! Ah, if all of the competitive grooming world was more like those artsy types in creative. �ere have been times when they all start crying, not because they lost in the contest, but because someone they love and respect won and they are happy for them! I don’t know that from personal experience, but that’s what Adrianne Pope’s poodle told me.
It’s about a pawsitive outlook and mutual respect. I am a lucky enough poodle to hang with some of the greats
in this industry. I could brag with a long list of my aunts and uncles in this grooming circle, but one of the attributes that has made them so suc-cessful, beyond their insanely beautiful grooming chops, is that they are in-credibly kind and respectful to one an-other. I immediately think of my aunt Diane (Betelak), and my aunt Chris (Pawlosky), and my auntie Sue (Zecco). When they were competitors and now as educators, they bring pawsitivity to the grooming table, o�ering newbies
We all love a good belly rub, right? Well, you get back what you put out, so whether it’s an actual belly rub, or a hug, or just a
shoulder rub for a friend, touch is healing.
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and established groomers feedback and constructive criticism. You know, we poodles are incredibly loyal to our humans, so when we see humans be-ing loyal to one another, it makes our stubs wag!
With this in mind, I, Nani Wun-derPoodle, have some suggestions for the groomers out there, and this is not limited to competitive groomers, or groomers at all! It’s just one poodle’s perspective on how you can ring in
2015 with a pawsitive spin.Give and receive more belly rubs.
We all love a good belly rub, right? Well, you get back what you put out, so whether it’s an actual belly rub, or a hug, or just a shoulder rub for a friend, touch is healing. I actually just �nished grooming my brother Boujee, a ½ Chihuahua and ½ Jack Russell, and he lives for a loving touch!
Communicate the pawsitive attri-butes to the humans you love. In this
crazy world, we spend so much time barking about the things that aren’t going our way but we are surrounded by love and pawsitivity. Take the time to give other humans that feedback.
Be happy for other’s successes. You don’t have to cry like the gang in creative, but whether it’s in the groom-ing world, or in some other situation where someone excels and does well, celebrate that human’s accomplish-ment!
Try to put yourself in another’s shoes (but please don’t put those dreaded shoes on your dogs! �ey feel funny!) Empathy and kindness are worthy of our time. If someone is struggling or having a bad day, try to identify with that feeling and o�er them support.
Recognize your own worth. As I mentioned previously in this article, some would say the poodle is a bit
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snobby, or aloof. However, my friends, we embrace our own greatness. It is just who we are. We are incredible, and we know it. Maybe you humans need to recognize your own ‘fantasticness!’ Nani WunderPoodle suggests looking in a mirror and saying to yourself, “I am as � ne and loyal and as smart as a poodle. I am popular, good looking and darn it, people like me!”
Get up and move! As a poodle, I need to move! I need exercise. I need to smell questionable things on the ground and sometimes roll in them. Have yourself a good roll! Find a big heapin’ pile of goose poody and go nuts, or, more realistically, take 30 minutes a day for yourself and move your body. Walk, bike, or better yet, hike with your dog!
Realize that you can’t lead a pawsi-tive life with a negative mind! My human loves this. From Jon Gordon’s
“� e Carpenter”:I vow to stay positive in the face of
negativity;When I am surrounded by pes-
simism, I will choose optimism;When I feel fear, I will choose
faith;When I want to hate, I will choose
love;When I want to be bitter, I will
choose to get better;When I experience a challenge, I
will look for an opportunity to learn and grow;
When I experience a setback, I will be resilient;
When I meet failure, I will fail forward, toward future success;
With vision, hope, and faith, I will never give up and will always move for-ward toward my destiny;
I believe my best days are ahead of me, not behind me;
I believe I’m here for a reason and my purpose is greater than my chal-lenges;
I believe that being positive not only makes me better, it make every-one around me better;
So today and every day I will be positive and strive to make a positive impact on the world.
� is is just one poodle’s perspec-tive, I know, but as much as I don’t always understand you humans, I sure do love you. I wish this life was a little easier for you, but you do tend to complicate things with a lot of drama and emotion. As a poodle, I would never do such a thing! Ah, yes, we poodles also have a clear sense of self! I wish for you in the New Year, lots of love, many joys and more cookies. � is is Nani WunderPoodle, heading for a snack, and a well-deserved nap. �
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Some groomers have been experiencing cord problems with clippers that have volt-
age converters on the end of the cord. �ese converters adapt 120 volts AC to DC current that runs your clipper. DC motors have more torque and seem to hold speed better in tough coat. Because of the extra weight of some of these cords, they break and short out right behind the clipper. If the convert-er is pulled from the wall socket and hits the �oor, components inside can break and cause the cord to fail as well. You can prevent these situations from happening with a few modi�cations you can do yourself.
�e cord shorts at the “Stress Re-lief”, which is the thick part that goes into the clipper itself. �e stress relief is supposed to be sti� so that the rest of the cord, which is thinner, does all of the bending. But with the twisting and turning that groomers do, this can cause the cord to start shorting out right behind the clipper. I have found
that by using a zip-tie, and zip-tying the cord to the hanger in the back, it helps to keep the stress relief in place (Fig. 1). Which, in turn, makes the thinner part of the cord twist and bend the way that it was designed to. If you need the hanger to hang your clipper, get a key ring and run it through the hanger.
Another issue with this cord, and any other clipper having a volt-age converter on the end where you plug it in, is the cord becoming “dead”. �ese converters, even though they are small, are packed with components. If you accidently pull this converter out of the wall and it hits the �oor, the chances of one of these components breaking is great, thus the cord will become dead, and no electricity will go to the clipper.
As you can see, there are quite a bit of electronics packed into this small box (Fig. 2). And it doesn’t take that big of a whack to break something inside if it’s pulled from the wall socket
and it hits the leg on your grooming table. �e solution? Get a power strip, and set it on the �oor, then plug your cord with the converter into the power strip. It can’t fall from the �oor, and you just saved yourself the expense of a new cord and sending it o� for repairs.
In conclusion, if you zip-tie your cord now before it starts to short out, and get a power strip to plug it in on the �oor, I think your problems will be over.
As always, read all your labels and manuals, and have a safe day grooming! �
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� by Teri DiMarino �
P et groomers work so hard year round and these long days are just compounded by
the busy holiday season. Dogs you only see once or twice a year mysteriously reappear this time of year and their owners, with a straight face, insist on a prime-time appointment. People visit their relatives and bring the family dog along and decide they will treat Flu�y to a day at the spa, only Flu�y is a ten-month-old, unneutered male Lhasa that has never been to a groomer before and is bulletproof matted. Or, �fteen-year-old Miss Kitty isn’t feel-ing very well, having had diarrhea all week, but the owner is sure that a good grooming will perk her right up. Good Lord, the list can go on and on!
We will all manage to get through the rough spots of the holidays. Hope-fully you have prepared your salon and your clients so things run smoothly. But what about yourself? Are you tak-ing care of yourself? I am talking to sa-lon owners and employees who put in big hours to serve the pets that squeak into those last-minute appointments. Most everyone will survive the holi-days. We all usually do, but sometimes we put ourselves and our personal well-being on the back burner. We tend to forget simple things that can bring us pleasure or satisfaction; especially during the crunch time of the busy season. But you need to take care of you! It doesn’t take much to pay atten-tion to your own needs. It doesn’t have to cost a lot either.
Make a list and try to stick to it. Some of these things may sound overly simple, but sometimes we need to be reminded that simple pleasures help us keep things in perspective. While some of these things may actually be chores, the feeling of accomplishment after a simple task is completed can be huge! Doing so helps keep things from piling up and overwhelming us.
Procrastination be gone! Here is your short list for January:
Identify what is important to you and eradicate everything else
Go for a massage (Good for you both physically and mentally)
Get your yearly financial books closed out and get your taxes done early
Clear your desk (This goes hand in hand with the tax thing)
Go one full day without Face-book or internet drama!
Bake some cookies
Take a nice hot bubble bath (Yes, guys, you will like this, too!)
Practice saying “no”, this will come in handy when you start getting busy again
Burn that pretty candle you’ve been saving for a special occasion
Call a friend you haven’t spoken to in a while
Brush your own dog!
Unclutter (It’s just “stu�”)
Put it on your schedule to go to a grooming trade show or event in the coming year (Check the Calendar of Events at www.barkleigh.com)
Save your tips for an entire month, you will be shocked at how quickly they accumulate (This is how we pay for “fun” stu�)
Find that box of old photo-graphs and go through them (Have a pencil handy to mark the backs with the people and places while you can still remember who they are and where you were)
Pull the files of several of your good customers and send them a simple, handwritten thank you note telling them how im-portant they have been to you and your business
Go through that old jewelry box or drawer (They are a treasure trove of hidden prizes)
SIMPLE PLEASURES FOR THE NEW YEAR
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Clean out “that drawer” in the kitchen
Clear out a closet and have an eBay cyber garage sale!
Read your copy of Groomer to Groomer; cover to cover
Volunteer your talents at the local shelter
When you go to buy something, do something or go some-where, ask yourself “Is this good for me?” If the answer is “No, it’s not” seek an alterna-tive
Promise yourself that you will take time to relax and think of nothing, even for just a little while
Be grateful.
I still very much enjoy relaxing into the groom of a nice dog with a good coat and working with an ap-preciative owner. Much of this list was composed while doing just that. We have all experienced the bad dog with the owner that just makes us want to hang up our clippers and lock the door. But that is just one person and one dog. Sometimes you will have a day full of these kind of clients but they should not be allowed to control your thoughts and your lives. Let it all go as they walk out your door at the end of the day. � ose people may be having a worse day than you.
� is is not one of my longer, rant-ing columns. It’s actually rather short, by my standards. I really wanted to � nish 2014 on a positive note by mak-ing a list of simple pleasures that really � ll the bill. I feel pretty darn good after making this list, abbreviated as it is, and I plan on following through on my suggestions. � e last item on the list
will be my � rst; and repeated often. In keeping with my pledge to be
grateful, I would like to take this mo-ment to express my gratitude to you, my readers, for supporting my writings in Groomer to Groomer throughout the year. My recent Barkleigh Honors Award for Journalism tells me that you have not grown tired of my work and I look forward to continuing our journey
together. Please keep the feedback coming! I always read each and every one and I always appreciate your com-ments and feedback. You can reach me at [email protected].
Lastly, I would like to wish each and every one of you a very Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, pleasant Holidays and a wonderful, stress-free and prosperous New Year. �
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BREAD & BUTTER GROOMING:
FAST & EASYPET TRIMS FOR THE SALON
by Kathy Rose
AFTERBEFORE
T he Bouvier des Flandres originates from the farms of Belgium. � eir working
abilities at herding cattle, cart pulling, family protector and friend, along with their profuse weather resistant double coat, made them ideal farm dogs.
� e rough double coat of the Bou-vier consists of a harsh outer coat and a dense, soft undercoat. Hand strip-ping will help to keep the coat harsh and weather resistant, but keep in mind the hand stripping is not exactly like terrier stripping. � e dead coat is removed, but not down to a short layer. Some shaping with thinning shears or blenders after the stripping is required. � e standard calls for a “tousled” appearance so avoid scissor-
ing and over stylizing.� e coat should be thoroughly
prepared prior to bathing. Use a force dryer to separate the coat and blow out some of the loose dead undercoat. Next, brush and comb the coat to remove any mats. Trim the pads and sanitary, cut nails, clean ears and then proceed to hand stripping.
BEFORE THE BATH:Fig.1) Hand strip the top skull
to about ½ inch in length. Be sure to secure the loose skin when hand strip-ping. � e top skull should appear � at.
Fig.2) Hand strip the sides of the neck to help achieve an arched appear-ance. Lift the beard and then strip the throat and fore chest. Strip down over
the point of shoulder.Continue hand stripping, down
the � anks to the point of rump.Strip over the rump and the back
of the upper thigh, continuing to the upper thigh.
Fig.3) � e last part to strip is the topline. � e coat on the back will be shorter from the croup forward to the withers, where it blends onto the neck with slightly longer coat. � is transition from the back to the neck is important to give the appearance of an arched neck.
� e legs can be stripped a little to shape and remove the longer dead hairs. � ey should, however, remain full.
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With hand stripping com-plete, bath the Bouvier using a clarifying shampoo. Follow up with a force dry blow out, brush and comb.
FINISHING:Fig.4) Use blenders to tip the
coat to form a level topline. Re-member, this is just shaping, you have already stripped the coat.
Set the rear by trimming the coat from below the point of rump to a few inches above the hock.
Lift the tail and then shape a rounded shelf from the point of rump to the croup.
Shape the tail into a wedge that sits well up on the topline. �ere should be a smooth transi-tion from the tail to croup to back.
Blend the back portion of the thigh to the outer thigh. Slightly shape the front of the rear leg to show moderate angulation at the knee (bend in sti�e).
Tidy the inside of the rear legs so they are parallel.
Shape the hock to appear somewhat low to the ground and then shape the feet for a round appearance. �e hocks should be perpendicular to the ground and parallel, with slight angulation on the front of the hock joint.
Tidy the body coat for a smooth transition to the topline. Shape the underline to give the appearance of a slightly held up loin. �ere should not be an exag-gerated tuck-up.
Fig.5) Lift the beard and trim the throat and fore chest.
Trim the coat just below the point of shoulder to show the angulation and trim above the point of shoulder and blend into the neck and chest.
Use a #15 or #30 blade to shave the inside and outside of the ear, all the way to the base. Do not shave onto the top skull. Trim the ear edges, to a point, with small scissors. Use thinning shears to blend the top skull to the shaved portion of the ears.
Blend the top skull to the occiput and onto the neck using thinning shears.
Blend the neck coat to the shaved portion of the ears.
Lift the fall out of the way, and then trim the outside corners of the eyes, blending into the beard. �e beard and fall come together from the outside corner of the eye to just behind and un-der the ear. Only a small bit above the eye is trimmed. �e long coat of the “fall” behind the eye grows into the beard. �ere is no appear-ance of a cheek.
Blend the shorter top skull coat to the fall. �e beard is left untrimmed.
For the show ring, the Bou-vier should not appear overly styl-ized or excessively trimmed. After stripping, very little trimming is required on the correct Bouvier coat.
For the pet, a shorter trim may be requested, but it is still possible to keep inline with the breed pro�le. Some light stripping and carding of the body will help to keep the desired coat texture. Snap on combs can be used to achieve a shorter “pet” trim for your Bread & Butter clients. �e snap on comb length for the legs should be several lengths longer than the body.
�e overall picture should be that of a square, rugged dog with a tousled appearance.
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ee n your Pet le reeIn many areas of the country, ea controlis a year round necessity.In conjunction with continuing premisecontrol, many pet owners have great successwith oral or topical products that areadministered once a month to their pet. Theycome in a variety of brands like - dvanta e , rontline , evolution , and Pro ram .There are specific formulations for dogsand cats, and most are approved to use onpuppies and kittens six to eight weeks and older.Read and follow the instructions, making sureto use the product that is specified for yourpet. These products are extremely popularbecause of their once a month convenience,ease of application, and effectiveness. Most arewaterproof, allowing your pet to be bathed,or to swim, without decreasing the product’seffectiveness.
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cause any irritation to himself. Remember that his freshly clipped nails may be sharp and can easily irritate his puppy skin. If you have any questions or concerns, contact your groomer immediately.
Taking care of your Puppy at home…Between professional groomings, you
may need to brush and bathe your puppy at home. Your groomer can recommend and supply the equipment and coat care products that you will need.
She will also be happy to demonstrate the correct brushing and combing techniques that you need to learn to properly care for your puppy.
Mission Accomplished – a Happy Puppy!
Because you and your professional groomer took the time to introduce your puppy to grooming in a step-by-step, gentle, loving way, you made your puppy’s all-important first visit to the grooming salon a wonderful experience that will help him enjoy being groomed throughout his life.
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One of the most wonderful, caring
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Once It Is Removed, What Should I Do?leanse the area around the bite thorou hly
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Is There Any Way to Know How Long the Tick Has Been on My Pet?
If the tick looks flat, it has probably attached recently. If the tick is en or ed, it may mean that it has been feedin for an e tended time.
he lon er a tick has been feedin on your pet or you before bein discovered, the reater
chance that it will transfer disease. In many cases a bullseye rash will appear at the site of a tick bite.
Proper Disposal of a Ticknce the tick has been removed, place it in a
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e can recommend tick removal tools and a wide ran e of the products you may need to protect your pets and their environment. lease ask for product recommendations that will safely protect you and your pet from these tiny, treacherous predators.
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