by Stephanie Zikmann | Nov 25, 2025 | Dog Grooming News, Animal Welfare Legislation, Dog Behaviour & Training, Dog Grooming for Caregivers, Dog Grooming Tips
We’ve all heard someone dismiss another person’s struggles with a casual, “Well, it could have been a lot worse” or “That’s nothing compared to what I’ve gone through”. It’s a peculiarly human tendency to rank...
by Stephanie Zikmann | Nov 25, 2025 | Dog Grooming for Caregivers, Dog Behaviour & Training, Dog Grooming Tips
All right friends, it’s myth-slaying time! I can’t count the number of times I’ve come across a video compilation of dogs struggling in the grooming environment under captions like “why I charge as much as I do” and “dogs from Hell,” and it’s only getting worse. What...
by Stephanie Zikmann | Nov 25, 2025 | Dog Grooming for Caregivers, Dog Grooming Tips
It’s easy to assume that the responsibility is solely on your professional groomer to ensure that your dog enjoys the grooming experience but did you know that research consistently demonstrates that successful behaviour modification in dogs requires environmental...
by Stephanie Zikmann | Nov 25, 2025 | Dog Grooming Tips, Animal Welfare Legislation, Dog Behaviour & Training, Grooming Business Tips
The grooming environment is far more influential than most people realise. Before a single clipper blade touches fur or a brush makes contact, the space itself is already communicating volumes to the dogs in our care. A poorly designed environment can trigger stress...
by Stephanie Zikmann | Sep 29, 2025 | Self Care for Pet Pros
The Instinct To Defend As a ‘highly sensitive person’ myself, I get it, I really do. When someone questions techniques you’ve used for years, methods you were taught by well-respected (and loved) mentors, and/or attempts to discredit techniques you...
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