Owning, Loving & Caring for Dogs – Tips on Raising, Pampering, Training & Grooming
GG TeamThe Business Guide to Pet Grooming, by Sam Kohl, is a book that provides very detailed information on how to set up, run and manage a pet grooming business. It is a very comprehensive resource tailored to both aspiring as well as established pet grooming professionals who want to excel in the business side of the industry.
Kohl, a well-known figure in the grooming world, offers insights not only into grooming techniques but also into setting up, managing, and expanding a pet grooming business.
Matted dog hair can be a huge problem for pet owners not to mention for their beloved pets. It is often a frustrating problem that can lead to skin irritation, fungal infections and considerable discomfort for many a dog. In extreme cases matting can even reduce the dog’s mobility.
But there is light at the end of the tunnel. Fortunately, with the right tools and time-proven techniques, dealing with matted dog hair can be a manageable task.
The following article provides information on what you need to know about the causes of knots in your dog’s hair, techniques you can use to remove them and practices you can employe to prevent them reoccurring.
Properly trimmed nails are an important part of any dog grooming routine. However, many dog owners are nervous when it comes to trimming their pet’s nails themselves. This nervousness is often exacerbated by trying to use anything other than professional toenail clippers for dogs. As a result, it is often a task that is overlooked or put off for another day. When that happens, the result can be dog nails that are so long that they scratch, start to curl under or even break off.
Owning a pair of high-quality professional dog nail clippers and learning how to correctly clip a dog’s nails can do away with these concerns, but it is important to know what kind of nail clippers to buy.
The Bichon Frise is a sweet, lively little dog breed that originated somewhere in the Mediterranean around the 13th century. What’s not to like about this fluffy snowball of a dog? A beautifully groomed Bichon Frise is a real head-turner. But maintaining that white, fluffy appearance can take some work. Hence this article featuring a number of Bichon Frise grooming tips.
Even though the Bichon Frise breed is generally non-shedding, a grooming routine is still required on a regular basis. This is because these dogs not only have a beautiful, fluffy topcoat, but a soft and dense undercoat as well. You can read about the difference between double and single coat breeds here.
Which of the many dog grooming courses you end up choosing very much depends on your immediate goal. For example, you may be wishing to save money and time by grooming your own dog yourself. Alternatively you may be looking at dog grooming with a view to starting your own business.
Interestingly enough, the latter aspiration, starting a dog grooming business, often springs out of the 1st goal of simply wanting to be able to manage your own dog grooming yourself. Either way, there is a course for you.