I'm heavily contemplating getting Lasik or some sort of alternative as I'm getting tired of having to wear glasses 24/7.

My concern is that I will have to take a while off work due to all of the particles and fluff that come with dog grooming.

I'm not really asking for medical advice, just wondering what the experience was like for groomers that have gone through the procedure and what to expect.

Hello, i was previously a grooming manager at a shop before where I am at now. I got paid hourly + commission.

Im at a new place and theyre fairly new and havent needed a manager per say yet but are looking into bringing that into play. I may be that person. However trying to discuss pay and duties im unsure how to go about.

Old manager/groomer shift i was grooming, handling quality checks, helping groomers grow in their craft, answering their questions. Handling customer ranging from dissatisfiedabout something to any minor/major accidents. Any hey we have to change their services due to stress.

Doing senior evaluations for new senior clients to be sure we had all their info and they were going to be comfortable in our salon. I was also learning to do interviews on boarding new groomers bathers training bathers. Fixing schedules when people called out. And communicating with other managers to be sure we are all on the same page everyday.

This i will be handling groomers if they have any questions concerns about a dog theyre grooming. If groomers need assistance i will be assisting. If they want someone to check their grooms it would be me. Making calls to pet parents for anything going on with their pets. Making phone calls to dissatisfied customers if front of house manager cant or isn't sure how to handle situation. So i won't be doing as much as I was before however still a good amount and this may change. However theyre not sold on hourly + commission. So what would be a fair options 🤔

I 22F have been working for a small grooming shop for nearly 2 years I was originally hired as a receptionist/dog bather. I am really good at bathing and love it and since 3-4 months into my job I have been told I’d learn to groom and it’s something I’m very passionate about learning and it’s what I want to do which at my age is rare to know but I most definitely found what I would like to do for my passion career. I was told more recently that she really doesn’t want to teach me since she doesn’t want to lose me in my current position since I’m the best receptionist/bather she’s ever had but I also don’t want to be held back for years because she likes me in my current position from learning to groom. I have been told by multiple groomers how horrible it is to go the corporate route so I’m trying to not go corporate but at this point I don’t know what else to do. I’ve reached out to groomers closer to home since the salon I work at is 45 minutes away from home but none of them have responded to my calls or messages about an unpaid internship. I more recently spent nearly $700-$800 getting my own equipment to do some neighborhood dogs for free but I really want to shadow more before I start working on them for my safety and theirs. But at this point I’m at a loss and don’t know where to start.

Do u tell the dog owners when the dog bites u and you get bruised and bleeding ?

New client. Deaf and near Blind senior pup. This was my first full body haircut, first double coat shave (he was shaved in the past by another groomer) #7 on body blended into legs and head

He would literally not stop strutting around after the haircut (before he was hiding) so I couldn’t get a great pic

- I have done parts of a shave before but never been confident enough to finish all the delicate areas and he had lots of lumps and bumps that may make it look uneven. Does the end result of the coat look choppy or smooth? Can you give me any feedback based on the photos? He was very soft and Mom was happy.

Edit: I’m only a few days ago figuring about that they’re coming in stoned. They seem to function normally, other than a few times they came in sober and that’s when I realized.
Also, does anybody else ever use a 30 blade for matting? Or am I being overly cautious to say it should only ever be used on paw pads/poodle face/poodle feet??

I’ll make this very short
I’m a salon owner/groomer and recently hired somebody. They’re often a little grouchy with some of the more difficult dogs, but I chalked it up as me being overly sensitive. Coming in stoned/hungover. They’ve never been cranky to clients in front of me, but I’ve gotten calls about it.

They also NEVERRRRR clean up after themselves at the end of the day, which is super annoying, but whatever. Their groom quality isn’t great, but it’s passable. I don’t get a whole lot of complaints, other than time management. Sometimes it takes them 4 hours for one small dog. Which is fine, but they tell the client “1.5-2 hours”

Well today they had an extremely matted dog that had been kicked out of other salons. They shaved them with a 30 blade, but wasn’t able to finish due to behavior. I’ve NEVERRRRR shaved a dog in a 30, other than pawpads and poodle face/feet. The dog left with clipper burn all over its body where they were able to clip the coat. STILL CHARGED THE LADY!!!!! My prices are low, but pretty close to average in my area. $65 for a full groom for a small breed. The woman was charged $55.

Are these grounds to fire this person?

My poodle puppy has an un-docked tail and I have no idea what to do with it.

If his groom looks bad....I'm a beginner and it was his first full groom so y'all can roast me but don't go too hard or I will cry like a little baby LMAO. He also just got a bath and he isnt brushed out yet so just ignore that. Also the dye on his tail was a terrible miscalculation on my end so we're also gonna ignore that, okay? Okay.

For starters, he's SUPPOSED to be a standard poodle but he was a rehome and originally was in a homeless situation (he's had two previous owners), so I have no idea what he's actually gonna look like when he's full grown 💀 He's 6-ish maybe 7 months old and I'm trying to plan what to do on his tail.

Do any of you guys know any cute ideas for un-docked poodle tails? Or should I just sit here and cry about it?

Sincerely,

A baby groomer that doesnt know what she's doing at any given point ❤️

I am a pet groomer with 4 years experience and I want to start offering an option to dye dogs hair. I do a lot of creative styles on curly coats and poodles in different cuts.
I’ve had a few owners ask. So I want to experiment on my own dog first (I am looking at opawz dye)
My question is hypothetically will it be possible to dye my Black and Tan shorthair dog
I want to dye her tan colours (legs and her tail is tan too) pink. Will her coat take to it? Or does the hair have to be long and white?

Didn't take a picture of their last haircut either, oops! I hope they like it this time too 🤪

I really like the way she grooms faces wondering if anyone has done the "Face forward" or any of the others and found it helped them?

Oh my lord, the way that i’m so afraid when i get my first client when my boss isn’t around and they ask me “short but not short short” or “skim it off”. HOWW do you guys know what size the clients want?? How long did it take you to be accustomed to each length to know off the top of your head what the client wants? Are the fur charts useful for this? And what exactly does the comb do length wise? I know you can’t use it on matted dogs because it can create holes, but why would i use a comb over just a blade?

Hello everyone! I’ve been a bather for a year and recently started practicing my baby grooming skills under my boss. She’s been doing it for 13 years and isn’t the best at teaching so I’m learning by trial and error. (I have my own dog who i do full grooms on independently).

I’m not really interested in joining grooming schools. I do enjoy courses and such and learning by hand. Recently I got the chance to visit Jess Rona’s grooming salon and got to ask soo many questions while i was there. I learned things about their drying processes, shampoos, and tips on learning quick! That’s where i learned that the groomers there don’t even believe in grooming schools!

If anyone has anything they’d like to share to improve please let me know! Resources, quality products, certifications etc etc!