Sunday, November 19, 2006

Start A Grooming Service

A grooming service is useful for anyone who owns a furry animal; therefore, all groomers should make sure they keep their clients happy if they want their business to be successful. Comb through the coat gently; do not be rough while grooming your pet at home this will lead to the animal not cooperating with the groomer. You know the importance of having quick access to high quality dog grooming equipment and pet supplies when you become the owner of multiple pets. You will need to learn a few tips, ideas, and professional hints on grooming your pet if you ever want your pet to have show quality care by you. A grooming business does not just wash your pet; they will provide services such as, trimming the pet's nails, cleaning their teeth, and shaving their coat. Anyone interested in learning more about pet grooming to avoid paying someone to groom their pets can purchase different grooming books from your local book store. Buying equipment for your pet grooming shop it is a good idea to do several months before your training classes end.


If your interested in starting your own pet grooming business check out these stats
Demand for Pet Groomers will increase 12% by 2010*. The U.S. pet industry is a $32 billion a year business noted for being recession resistant. It has steadily grown from $16 billion in 1992. PetGroomer.com's research into Yellow Pages advertising by groomers and U.S. pet population studies indicates there were nearly 28,000 pet grooming businesses or other pet businesses offering ancillary grooming services in the U.S. in 2003. Yet thousands of professional groomer jobs are vacant year round, perhaps because there are over 4,000 dogs and cats for every U.S. grooming business. Career opportunities are nearly limitless. But how do you enter the grooming industry and then maximize your career investment? We will discuss this in our next post.

11 comments:

Holly said...

What would you recommend? What can we do? My Mother took her cat to be groomed. When she picked up the cat my Mother could not help notice he was in obvious pain and not able to walk. When my Mom questioned the groomer about the cat crying in pain and not being able to walk she was told nothing happened. The cat was taken to the Vet and was to undergo surgery for a dislocated hip and evacuation of a large blood clot. The day of the surgery the Vet informed my Mother that the surgery was not done because the cat was now in kidney failure; which could possibly be related to the release of blood clots to the kidneys. The cat received IV fluids, medications, x-rays, and a hospital stay when it was determined that nothing more could be done. The cat was so sick that my Mother had to have her put down. My Mother has talked with groomer again and she (the groomer) accepts no responsibility and even more worrisome denies anything happened at all. The groomer did say her daughter was the person holding the cat that day while the cat was being groomed and her daughter said nothing happened. A cat should not need hip surgery following a trip to the groomer. A cat should NOT need to be put down after a trip to the groomer. My Mother is heart broken and of course my Mother will not take any of her other pets to this kennel now. The groomer’s daughter told me their kennel is the only one in Shippensburg, and I know there is not a groomer in the Chambersburg area either. Now my Mother will need to travel far to have her pets groomed. And we are concerned this could happen to other people's pets too! Is there a regulatory body in Pennsylvania that sets forth requirements for animal groomers or can just any body set up shop? If a kennel owner hires someone to help with the animal grooming is there some special training the person doing the hiring should look for? How do you know if the groomer you take your pet to is not being rough with your beloved pet? Oh how I wish Zigger could have talked to tell us what happened that day at the groomer. I feel I have a responsibility to warn others as well. Is there an agency where I can report what happended and who will look into it? How do we know if there has been other incidents with this groomer? What can we do?

Holly said...
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Unknown said...

How do I find the best box dryers, shampoos, brushes ect. are there places I can find reviews. Would love the help

Connie said...

Chris: Try petgroomer.com. Click on GroomerTALK. There are forums for grooming equipment, supplies, and other petgrooming business related topics. You can also ask members for their opinions on any product or ask which product is preferred. They also have a pet owner forum for non-groomers.

Teresa said...

About how long do you think it would take to build a customer base of 5 groomings a day?

Unknown said...

I agree with above thoughts..

Marion Barrett
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pdonovan said...

The best grooming tool is the FURminator. I recommend that everyone who owns a grooming business should have at least one. I use them on my own dogs as well as owning http://www.furminatorplus.com. I am giving away a free furminator at my website every month. Enter at the bottom of my home page for a chance to win. Thanks, Pat

curt jones said...

Hey George, I see your a man of many interests and talents. Well done

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