Thank you, yes I did groom all of those pets, I am the shop owner and my only employee Beau holds a special place in my heart. He was born on the same exact day as my 17 year old son. Very old for a Bichon, he is a sweetie as are most of my clients.

Many people successfully groom their pets at home, and bravo to them!!! In fact several of us became groomers because we also groomed our pets and went from there. I started grooming when I was about 13 and my mother bought a pair of clippers at a garage sale. My mom would take my schnauzer to the groomer and after I had a pattern to go by I kept her groomed. But I also see many people with dogs with very thick hard to work with hair like a chow, they brush and brush but the hair is still matted at skin level, though the owner "thinks" the dog is brushed out because the hair on top doesn't look tangled. I always tell my customers, if you can't part the hair and SEE the skin, it isn't brushed out. Those are the dogs that can easily get skin infections and yes even maggots without the owner even knowing it. A coat like that is best left to the professionals, or come to the groomers lounge and read how to get that undercoat out successfully yourself, your dog will be much cooler, and healthyer. But be prepared to spend a few hundred on professional equipment shampoos, and remoisturisers because that's what it will take. Not a garden hose and a rake.