Creating Great Grooming Dogs

We're going to start with a game of True or False. Next we'll talk about when business owners are uncomfortable and appologetic when their customer needs more than expected. I use an example from thi…

In the first part, I'll try to answer some common questions about drying. Are dryers scary? Can we just let the dogs air dry? We'll talk about separating skills into smaller bits to determine what a …

In the first part, we're going to talk about "gut feelings" and "I just knew the dog was going to..." and how our brain is picking up on observations that we aren't always aware of. Learning how to d…

In the first part, we're going to talk about how trainers are kinda being thrown under the bus because we want dogs to be well trained but we haven't given trainers a whole lot of information about w…

In the first part, we're going to talk about the owner's responsibilities with training and keeping everyone safe from their dog. In the second part, we're going to discuss shaving dogs because shavi…

In the first part we'll talk about inspiring and encouraging others to try new methods. In the second part we'll talk about some types of touching to work on. We'll also talk about this week's "Weekl…

In the first part, we're talking about being scared, startled, and spooked. In the second part, we'll talk about if we need a training plan for every dog and talk about having a safety policy. 

We're going to talk about two common training words that can cause confusion, frustration, and chaos in the grooming setting. 

In the first part, we'll talk a bit about the use grooming loops, tables, crates, and tubs and why trainers need to know about the use of this equipment before they work with grooming problems. In th…

In the first part, we'll talk about body language that you can feel in your hand while grooming and not try to rely on watching faces and whole bodies. In the second part, we'll talk about expanding …

In part one, we'll talk about how pups grow up. In part two, we'll talk about fear imprint stages and we'll talk about aging.

In the first part, we'll review some of the topics for this podcast. In the second part, I'll give some examples of dogs that I'm working with. 

In part one, we'll talk about what dominance is and if it plays a role in grooming and vet situations. In part two, we'll talk about nervous dogs. 

In part one, we'll talk about why nail trimming is important for a dog's health. Part two is about figuring out what part of nail trimming is a dog having trouble with.

In part one, we're going to talk about how we can teach a dog to be truly still for a few seconds by using a countdown. In part two, we'll we'll talk about how food isn't always a great option for th…

In the first part, we'll talk about what the training goal is. You can't reach a goal that you haven't defined. In the second part, we'll talk about how good behavior starts at home. Getting owners p…

In part one, we'll talk about the variety of professions and people in the dog world. In part two, we'll talk about helping owners find the right pro and how that helps your business.

In part one, we'll talk about how grooming is always one millimeter from disaster and how training can address that. In part two, we'll break down how to work on loud noises. 

Encouraging what you want and building new skills takes some communication. In part one we talk about naming and explaining what we're doing. In part two we talk about reward markers.