Mobile Groomers Please Help!

[teb77]

Hi,

Thanks for reading my post. I am interested in becoming a mobile groomer. I am currently a groomer. I am a little confused about the logistics of how it works when it comes to apartment blocks. Can you groom dogs in apartments as there is no lawn? Do you get in trouble off strata for dumping the waste on to common areas etc? Do you ask strata before visiting apartments? Do you have series of qs you ask new clients about their location? Any help and advice on how mobile grooming works, especially in town houses, terrace houses and unit blocks with no personal lawns or parking areas would be very helpful.

Thank you!!!

[Mystiqview]

When I had my mobile grooming business. I groomed within the hydrobath and took all my waste with me (Fur etc) I never put it in the client's bins etc.

As for water, I let it go in the grass area either on the property or footpath. Try avoid letting it down the drain. Sometimes it cannot be helped, the products we used were environmentally friendly, and even when you did let it go on the footpath, some did go into the drain.

If you leave foam on the footpath/lawn, I used to stamp on it, so it was not unsightly seen and then picked up any fur that came down the pipe from the bath.

We do not seem to have as many pets up here in unit complexes. So was not too common for me.

[JulesP]

I think it is up to the dog owner to know whether you can or can't park on common ground. The main thing that used to stress me about units was whether i could get back out again! So ask about that. And I found people tended to lie a bit! If worried, walk in first!

I had a pretty big water tank so didn't have to plug into a hose to do 1 - 2 dogs. So depending on your tank you might have to ask about water taps. You also need electricity obviously so ask if you can you get your power cord into their unit.