17/06/2025
If I knew I would be a business owner 10 years ago, Id have never believed it was possible...
So how did I get here?..
My first love, Marley (Staffordshire Bull Terrier) opened the doors to my passion for 4-legged waggy tailed friends 🐾 I built such a bond with this girl, she became my world 🌎
Since then, I've been dog-mad and forever distracted by beautiful pups wherever I go. I used to work in an office, working as an IT Analyst supporting colleagues with their computer issues. BUT as soon as a dog came through the doors, I'd drop everything I was meant to be doing and make friends with them 🐶💜
I got bored of being an IT Analyst, it wasn't for me, I wasn't interested in progressing or learning code and how servers worked 🙄 I wanted to work with dogs.
I looked into dog forums, speaking to other groomers about how to get into the industry and found Merrist Wood. There I could do an introduction level and a C&G level 2 dog grooming assistant course.
I waited for my place and started in Sept 2019, where I met some amazing people and made new friends. I became a sponge for all the information there was to learn and wanted to achieve the highest grade.
I did just that! I got through both courses and passed lvl 2 with a Distinction 🏆. I'd found my new career and was so excited to get started.
Due to not having additional space at home or the opportunity to purchase a van, I decided home-visit dog grooming would be the way forward. Setting up in people's homes, working with their dogs gave me a way to continue building on my new found passion.
For the next 20 months, I'd work 13 days in a row to build my business, get regular clients and more exposure to all breeds and temperaments. I managed to fill my part time diary and realised just how fun is it to be working with dogs .. so I took the plunge and said goodbye to my stable, regular income office job and Hello to self-employment.
Now working for myself for 2 and a half years, I have more drive and passion than I started with. I absolutely love working with new dogs, getting to know their owners, taking extra time to understand their needs. It's a joy to get up every day and do something I can't quite get enough of.
I've recently just completed further training and waiting on my results for C&G level 3 dog groomer qualification. This was a goal I wanted to achieve when I started 4 years ago, and I've now completed it and feeling really quite proud of myself.
So that's how I got to where I am today and I'll be doing this for the rest of my working life 🛁🫧✂️🐩🐾
