Dog Grooming…..?
31 Aug 2008
Hi, I was very interested in starting a new career in pet grooming..I live in Canada, and courses are awefully expensive…is dog grooming a good career choice? i ve worked in offces throught out career and just getting tired of it. and want to get a career working with animals.
thanks
8 Responses
2008 Sep 04
A good dog groomer can make a great living, I hear that in Dubai a dog groomer can live like a queen. think about it.
2008 Sep 06
well, it really depends on what you mean by a good career choice.
Do you mean in terms of money? Dog groomers really don’t make a lot of money.
But, is this job something you want to do? If you love animals and will enjoy it, then I say it is a good choice. Do what makes you happy in life. you don’t want to wake up everyday to go to work and be like, “uggh. Great. I don’t want to go.” Why not get a job that you will enjoy and will not be torture to sit through?
That’s my opinion, anyway. I’d look in to grooming show dogs. That could be fun. A lot of them have interesting hair do’s!
2008 Sep 08
We had our dog groomed the other day. At check out we were waiting in line and curved around in the room so we did not have the line out the door. The cash register was singing and someone said, “we are all in the wrong business’. I think dog grooming is difficult but very lucrative. The key to it is speed and not harming the dog.
2008 Sep 09
Then go for it. It’s important to have a career you enjoy. Work for a boarding kennel or pet shop or open your own salon and advertise . . . good luck.
2008 Sep 10
Why don’t you get a part time job washing dogs and see how you like it?
2008 Sep 13
im a dog groomer, and i got my start as an apprentice
i called every salon in the phone book, and asked
“hi, are you hiring apprentices?”
finally someone say yes, and that was five years ago
it is a great job, i have alot of fun, its hard on your body especially your hands and back, but i love my job and make killer money
good luck
2008 Sep 15
Dog grooming is a rewarding but challenging career. It’s extremely demanding physically, so if you’re not in a very good physical shape, I’d rethink the idea. It’s very typical for groomers to have hand, wrist, elbow, and back problems from grooming, and the later in life that you start, the harder it is. You do need to either invest in grooming school or find a very good professional who will apprentice you- it’s very hard to learn by yourself, and very dangerous. You can injure dogs a lot of ways if you don’t know what you’re doing. You also need to learn all of the breed clips for all recognized breeds, and you need to learn how to groom creatively when dealing with mixed breeds.
It can be good money if you’re good at it, but it takes time to get started. I would strongly suggest you go with a private grooming school and not let a corporate company teach you, because they usually make you sign a contract to work for them x number of years afterwards.
If that sounds a little too much for you, consider a slightly less demanding career with animals, such as working in a doggie daycare or kennel, or being a professional dogwalker/pet sitter. Those services are also in high demand, and require less training and physical exertion. Grooming also does not give you much time to enjoy working with animals- it’s more that you’re working ON them than WITH them.
Good luck!
2008 Sep 18
I think pet grooming could be a great new career especially if you love animals. I think too many people put too much of an emphasis on money when thinking fo a career but I think you have made a better choice by putting the emphasis on doing something you love to do. Good for you
OH,I think you could do just fine financially also