Glad you asked. "De-shedding" is a term coined right here at Transformation
Pet Center to refer to the process of ridding the coat of excess dead hair...more
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No, it's not something we do on weekends to earn extra money. It is a very specialized
and ancient grooming technique...more
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Barbara Bird is an educator as well as a practitioner. She has written and
given seminars for pet groomers in the U.S. as well as the U.K. Her topics
include: Cat Grooming, Customer Relations, Groomer Survival, Chemistry for
Groomers and Home Grooming. Private lessons are available for professionals
and pet owners who wish to groom their own. |
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The Writings of
The Theeng
Mouse Report (AKA Meece Report) - Mamacita's Version
Mouse Report (AKA Meece Report) - El Gringo's Version
The Story of El Gringo
The Theeng
Hola Amigos! I wan to share with jou about the excitement I had Saturday
night when THE THEENG came into our house. Jou see, mi mamacita came
home from work berry tired (the poor woman, she works too hard at thees
grooming she does) and she fell asleep on the bed with the lights still
on in the kitchen. I always sleep next to Mamacita on the bed because
it ees my rightful place beside the Goddess. Our chow chow, ShebaLu ,
she sleeps near the front door on the kitchen tile because it ees more
cool for her there and she can bark at everything in the front of the
house, especially when the tenants that live in the other part of the
house come and go. She always woofles at them, so I don pay much
attention to her.
Saturday night, in the meedle of the night, ShebaLu started
barking different. "Look! Look!" she barked. She sounded berry
worried, so I got up and went to see. On the kitchen floor, I saw it.
Eet was THE THEENG. It was crawling on the floor and it was UGLY and
BIG. "Stop! Stop!", I barked. I did not want theese theeng to go into
the bedroom and hurt Our Lady. Amigos, it was fearless. It was not
afraid of anything, I jumped at it even, and it did not stop. I
shouted and shouted until the mamacita woke up. She knows I never bark
unless there is real danger.
Just as She got up and came to the kitchen, THE THEENG slipped under
the refrigerator. Then I saw the OTHER THEENG, which was about the
same size and also ugly. I continued to shout, "GET OUT OF HERE YOU
THEENG." Mamacita, the Goddess, came out and looked. "What is that?"
she asked. "KILL IT!", I shouted. I jumped at eet, and nothing
happened. This second theeng was also fearless. She stared at the
theeng for a minute and then she got her glasses to get a better look.
I thought she should put on her shoes, but she was very brave in her
bare feet. She looked again at the second theeng.
"Gringo, Honey (she calls me 'Honey'), this is nothing but a fur
ball from ShebaLu." "You are so cute, my brave little boy. Thank you
for protecting me from the vicious fur ball." She picked the theeng up
and put it in the trash. Then she laughed and hugged me. Ay, Amigos, I
was not amuzed. So I made a leedle mistaken identification on that one,
I knew there was still danger and I would not go back to bed with
Mamacita. I continued to bark at the refrigerator. Now she got angry
with me. "You stop that barking and come to bed," she said as she
returned to the kitchen. Just then THE THEENG crawled out to the floor
in full view. "EEEK!" screamed The Woman-I-Love. "That's the biggest
beetle I have ever seen!" "KILL IT" she yelled, "YOU KEEL IT!" I
shouted back. My Brave Woman grabbed a big wad of paper towels and grabbed
up THE THEENG and flung it out the front door. The front porch cats
were delighted. They are ready to hunt even in the meedle of the night.
Amigos, I tell jou, I still could not go back to bed, I was so
exhausted from the battle. I had to lie on the cool tile for maybe a
whole hour to stop breathing so fast. Thees was a family event. Muchas
gracias to our Chow Chow for alerting me, El Gringo, to the danger so I
could protect Our Lady from the dangerous beetle theeng. And thees
woman, she is like Xena the Warrior Princess, picking that THEENG up
with only a few hundred paper towels. What a night!
El Gringo de Tucson
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National Dog Groomers Association of America
Code of Ethics
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 Schnauzers were the first breed I learned to groom.
They often come in pairs. When they live together, they start to look alike. This is either Heidi or Schatzie Grace in a short pet trim.
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Puppies like little Yeti are
given exxxtra special care and a loving beginning to the grooming part of
life. Our emphasis is on getting acquainted with the groomer and the
procedures. It is really best when puppies come for their first grooming
around 12-16 weeks old. This is the best time for all socialization to
occur. A special puppy session will last only an hour or two at the most. |
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For pet owners or professional groomers who wish to advance their skills.
Lessons include - Better Bichons, More Style for Terriers, Customizing a
mixed breed style, The Miniature Schnauzer examined, Techniques of Hand
Stripping. Fees range from $60-100 per session. |
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