3 Dog Grooming Realities that Classes Won’t Teach You

Your dog grooming course should teach you all about dog behavior and how to work with different types of dogs including difficult-to-groom ones.  But reading about working with dogs and actually doing it is a very different experience.

Most groomers are surprised the first time they work on a “difficult” dog. It’s more challenging than you think it’ll be! Some scenarios you’re likely to encounter:

• The terrified dog who wants to bite your face when you get within 3 feet of her
• The overly-friendly dog who wants to tackle you to the ground and lick your face when you get within 3 feet of him (i.e. my puppy)
• The dog who hates all other dogs and becomes Cujo when another dog is in her field of vision
• The dog who loves all other dogs and screams until he’s allowed to play with them (i.e. my puppy)
• The water-lover who…