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THE REASON YOU ARE NOT MEANT TO BATH PRIOR TO APPLYING IS SO THE OILS IN THE COAT CAN CARRY THE PRODUCT THROUGH, SO IT IS NOT SITTING IN ONE SPOT. I WOULD CALL THE COMPANY BACK I KNOW THINGS LIKE THIS HAVE HAPPENED BEFORE MY SISTERS DOG HAD A ALLERGIC REACTION TO THERE PRODUCT. DEMAND SOME ANSWERS!!! AT LEAST COMP FOR THE VET TRIP AND PRODUCT.

IT IS DISAPPOINTING TO HEAR THE S.A. COURSE IS NO UP TO STANDARD. THE N.S.W. ONE I HAVE COMPLETED AND THEY WILL ALWAYS GO OUT OF THERE WAY TO HELP. I NOW DO DEMOS ON SCISSORING THERE. THEY HAVE A STANDARD AND ARE ALWAYS TRYING TO IMPROVE THE CLASS. THE MASTERS CERT IS AVAILABLE IN N.S.W. BUT IS A TEST. NOT A COURSE ON HOW TO GROOM. FOR YOUR MASTERS YOU MUST BE ABLE TO GROOM ALREADY AND KNOW YOUR REG BREEDS IN & OUT. WHERE AS THE TAFE YOU CAN HAVE NO EXPERIENCE AND WALK OUT WITH CONFIDENCE AND KNOW HOW TO HANDLE DOGS , GROOM AND RUN A BUSINESS ALSO KNOWLEDGE ON THE COM ANIMAL ACT, P.O.C.T.A. AND THE STANDARD FOR GROOMING IN THE PET INDUSTRY. WHEN I FIRST WAS LEARNING TO GROOM I HERD A LOT OF "THIS IS A TRADE SECRET" STUFF THAT! IF YOU KNOW A GOOD TIP DON'T HOLD IT TO YOURSELF, SO YOU THINK YOU CAN BE BETTER THAN THE GROOMER NEXT DOOR. I KNOW I AM GOING TO BE THE BEST GROOMER I CAN BE AND THAT'S ALL, I SAY THIS BECAUSE PEOPLE CAN ONLY DO THERE BEST. AS LONG AS YOU DON'T BLOCK YOUR MIND TO KNOWLEDGE YOU WILL ALWAYS BE YOUR BEST.

very effective if put on th right way, but they can still pinch you with there front teeth, but it won't hurt.

how to answer! well i thing people who show dogs have a world of knowleadge, i know most of my knowleadge came from many weekend picking brains at dog shows"well the ones how wanted to share knowleadge. But i still think that you can never stop learning and if the industry was Mandatory accredited. it would weed out the so called groomer. when i tell people i groom dogs i get on of two reactions "OH you wash dogs" like i get a garden hose a spray. Or "that sould like fun can you teach me" translated "i would like to play with puppies all day can you teach me in a weekend"

i would check with your vet and stop using the flea product "don't change and try", because most flea products have the same active ingrediants. If your dog has a reaction it will more than likely be the same with another product. As for going up they test the product at 4x the recommened dose

I think that you are dealing with the life of a animal, being a groomer. We work with very sharp tools in the grooming industry i have seen some bad out comes from a slicker brush. I would hate to see a novice with 10" scissors. We can all go to a groomer to train i know i started that way and we know all groomers have been in the grooming industry for 30yrs + and they know it all. Even if they are only in there 20's. Also what happened to NEW ideas. i think you are always learning and the more knowleadge you get the better you will be .

I think all industries should have formal training when it comes to living animals, anyone can go out and say i'm a dog groomer! would you just trust anyone with your dogs or are you going to look for accreditations.

Go for it grooming is a great job< but get some training!!!