by Chris Elwell | Mar 11, 2024 | dog friendly, Dog Grooming, Dog Grooming courses, Dog grooming Qualifications, Dog Grooming training, dog health, dog ownership, Dogs, grooming, pet dog forum
Did You expect the short answer ? Why didn’t we go to crufts? Well there’s a bit of an explanation behind it. Lets start with a little bit of history. Every dog attending Crufts for showing is considered to be there at the invite of The Kennel Club. For...
by Chris Elwell | Jun 2, 2023 | dog behaviour, dog friendly, Dog Grooming, Dog Grooming courses, Dog grooming Qualifications, Dog Grooming training, dog health, dog ownership, Dogs, dogs for autism
Ears a Calming tip for you and your dog Dogs, like many animals, enjoy having their ears rubbed for various reasons. Here are a few possible explanations: Sensory Stimulation: Dogs have a rich network of nerves in their ears, making them highly sensitive. Rubbing or...
by Chris Elwell | Oct 16, 2020 | dog behaviour, dog friendly, dog health, dog ownership, Dogs
Creating a New Breed of Dog Groomer One of the benefits of starting a new career later in life, is that you have no fear of questioning previous practices. I became a Dog groomer because I couldn’t find anyone at that time who provided the exact service we...
by Chris Elwell | Feb 2, 2018 | dog friendly, dog health, dog ownership, dogandbone, Dogs, dogs for autism, grooming, pet dog forum, rescue, small business
In the Beginning Thirteen years ago we struggled to find a dog groomers that worked the way we envisaged for our West Highland Terriers Hamish and Macbeth . I went to do a basic training course, and was hooked. Sadly Hamish and Macbeth have passed, but what they...
by Chris Elwell | Feb 13, 2017 | dog behaviour, dog friendly, dog ownership, dogandbone, Dogs
Another of the common questions I get asked whilst grooming peoples dogs, is have you been bitten or how to you prevent a dog bite? My personal opinion is it is very rare for a dog to bite for no reason. As someone who spends a great deal of time around dogs, both...
by Chris Elwell | Sep 29, 2016 | dog friendly, dog ownership, dogandbone, Dogs, grooming
“I Can’t Groom” “He (or she) won’t let me groom them”. A comment I hear frequently from new customers, generally just before I’m presented with a dog I have to clip off due to matting. Some scenarios are worse...
