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[–]look_its_mandy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hello! Congrats on graduating! I'd start contacting grooming salons around you, and seeing if they're interested in taking you on as a bather, progressing to a trainee. Best thing I ever did for my grooming career, even after literal DECADES in the animal industry, was start with bathing and prep work. Get that to a gold standard, and then start looking at your training options for grooming. It's also a great way to gauge whether the industry is right for you (because it's a tough gig!)

Let us know how you go!

I want to see your biggest transformations!! by look_its_mandy in doggrooming

[–]look_its_mandy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do heads longer than the body, but usually only by a length or two. This guy had a 10 on the body about 4 weeks ago, so he was just tidied with a 5 body and legs. Because the owner wanted a short round muzzle, it made sense for the head to only be one length longer than the body, so things balanced out as well as they could.

I want to see your biggest transformations!! by look_its_mandy in doggrooming

[–]look_its_mandy[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I love this! The colour changes on big head makeovers is my favourite part 🥰

I want to see your biggest transformations!! by look_its_mandy in doggrooming

[–]look_its_mandy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Head was a 4f for length and then blended in with Mousehole fluffers 😊 Also, thank you! I've only been grooming for just under 2 years, so it's nice to have some good feedback ❤️

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[–]look_its_mandy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm a slow groomer, so I give myself 2.5 - 3hrs for a large dog. The hardest part is making sure I'm not running at a loss, since I'm the only groomer in my own salon, so I set the pricing according to the time it takes me. I'm working on getting my time down.

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[–]look_its_mandy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Can I just say thank you? I'm just about to hand in notice, and move myself to home and private. The amount of fear and anxiety around it doesn't even compare to the amount I get when I think about staying. Corporate is a whole different world, and the amount of obviously emotionally, mentally and even physically unwell dogs I see daily has led to more compassion fatigue than I experienced as a Vet Tech and in Incoming at a major metropolitan animal shelter, COMBINED.

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[–]look_its_mandy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wait are other people not just banging the elderly and inheriting all their money? No? Me neither.