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Dog Grooming Courses At Atlanta Pet Fair 2009

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

This is definitely the fun part of producing the Atlanta Pet Fair!

Go to www.atlantapetfair.com, then to Competitor Info Update to see
what’s just come in.

The 1st 100 Competitors receive an Anti Fatigue Mat, Compliments of
Aesculap (The German Red Clipper Co.)! The first one just rolled off
the presses, and a photo is there. They are so pretty!

The 1st 100 Competitors also receive:

Groomer’s Tote (to be used in the ring), compliments of Chris Christiensen

Super Styling Sessions Instructional DVD, compliments of Sue Zecco &
Jay Scruggs

Fragrance, Brush, & $50 Gift Certificate, compliments of Les Poochs

You will also find a photo of the 6″ dogs that will be used in this
year’s Creative Fun Match. Richard out-did himself . . . he found
these at Neiman Marcus (I didn’t know he shopped any where but Walmart)!

And, Tiffany has finished the design for the T-Shirt Competitors will
get if we exceed 200 live entries, which establishes the APF as the
World’s Largest Grooming Contest for 3 years in a row! That artwork
is also there.

I hope to see all of you in Atlanta!

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How I learned it in Grooming School

Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

When I need to do a dog longer than the Wahl SS combs, I do the body,
with the combs and scissor the rest. I do very few dogs that need a
longer comb than the longest Wahl comb. Good to train my clients
that way!

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Pet Grooming Supplies for Nail Grinding/Pedicure

Sunday, January 25th, 2009

Various models of the true Dremels, those from Sears and a few other
national merchandisers each have a maximum speed setting (some of them
don’t have more than that one speed, but it totally depends on the model as
to how many RPMs it cranks out).

After moving 3 yrs ago, I have not ever found my 2 grinders from sears,
rechargable 14V (I think). I gave up and bought what seemed like a decent
package deal from Lowe’s a few months ago. Lowest speed is 7000.
Dangerous !!! in more ways than one.

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Atlanta Dog Grooming Schools Survivor Kits

Saturday, January 24th, 2009

The bags for our Survivor Kits just came in also!

The Kits will contain candy and other treats to get you through the
weekend.

They will be distributed at the Spring Break Hospitality, while
supplies last!

Green Hats & Survivor Kits . . . What more do you want . . . Karoke &
a DJ? You got it!

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Are there dog grooming courses on customer relations?

Saturday, January 24th, 2009

Perhaps I shouldn’t have answered the phone at 5:58, but obviously I wasn’t thinking clearly.

The lady seemed surprised I was still there, and said she was interested in an appointment for her labradoodle which was desperately in need of grooming.

“It’s matted?” I asked.

“Yes, pretty bad,” she admitted.

“How old is it, about a year old?” I asked.

“No, she’s about four actually.” she answered.

“Oh, well it can’t be the puppy coat change, I guess we can only attribute it to owner negligence.” I calmly commented.

Click.

Uh, she hung up! Did I say that out loud? I called her back and apologized and she hung up on me again.

I can only hope she is one of the ones I wanted to get away…

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Dog groom courses– on teeth brushing

Friday, January 23rd, 2009

I got this response from my other blog post about teeth brushing, wanted to share with y’all:

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Personally, I think teeth brushing is a rip-off to the customer. I
know that they ask for it, but when we see the dogs AT MOST 1 time
every week or every other week, what we can do with a toothbrush is
not going to make one bit of difference. In order for teeth brushing
to be effective, it needs to be done more often than that. So not
only are you charging the customer for something that may make them
(the owners, not the pets) feel good, but you are also giving them a
false sense of security that they are taking care of their pet’s
dental health. Your clients would be better off if you would explain
this concept to them and sell them something (like Oxyfresh) that
they could do themselves on a more regular basis.

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dog grooming schools teeth brushing question

Friday, January 23rd, 2009

I use Oxyfresh in my dogs water and have for at least 5 years. I
still brush and scale their teeth every week. They are 10 and 11
years old and their teeth are perfect. I ask our vet about brushing
the teeth of grooming dogs. He said some brushing is better than
none. We don’t brush teeth on dogs that need to see the vet for a
dental. We do recommend that the owner brush the teeth at home
between groomings but as you say they seldom do. I don’t feel it is a
rip-off. I agree it would be if it were done once a year. If the
owners ask to have the dogs teeth brushed why would we refuse to do
it?

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Pet Grooming Supplies and Phone Advice

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009

I know that if I use a cell phone while working on a dog, the groom
takes significantly longer. That alone is a good enough reason for me
to keep that to a minimum! There are a (very) few people I’ll chat
with for a few minutes, but my day goes much quicker and smoother if I
don’t chat on the phone. Never mind the fact that I can SEE a
difference in the end result, which tells me I can’t multi-process as
well as I thought!

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Personal Note from the grooming school blogger

Wednesday, January 21st, 2009

Personally speaking, between Sunday and tonite, I’m kind of pouting. I
got to be involved in all of the Inaugural hoopla in 1997. Including
sitting 18 rows from the first step of the Capitol for the swearing in,
our designated path from the Metro stop at Union Station to our seats
had to stop while THE motorcade cut through, (skipped the parade,
didn’t want to get sick). And the Ball was the very last time my
husband was in uniform… he retired from the Army on Feb 1st.
Nostalgic, jealous, are the kinds of emotions flooding me right now, at
32 minutes to 11:30 Eastern. HOWEVER, this year I’m glad not to be
putting out all of the cash that it cost me to participate.

Someone on my statewide political list posted the other day that 5
hotel rooms had just come open, about $380 per night, minimum 3 nights,
and that’s before all of the funky DC taxes, etc. I cracked up
knowing how quickly they’d go. Thank God we had friends to stay
with…

Memorable, yes, but Patty I think your week’s highlight was as grand,
maybe even moreso. Thanks for letting us know!

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Employee/Employer Question: pet grooming supplies

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

Crisis resolved! I had a talk with Dave-the-Slave a few minutes ago about
managing cell phone use and internal dialogue and he got it. Thanks to this
forum, I was very clear in my thoughts, and was able to deliver the issues
non-judgmentally and concisely. Thanks everyone for sharing your ideas and experiences!

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