28/06/2024
When new customers contact me, they often just ask about the price. While I totally appreciate the price is an important factor for budgeting, grooming (or choosing a groomer) should be about more than the price. I'm definitely not the cheapest - there will always be new and different groomers who are cheaper, that's always the case and there will always be a market for the cheaper and more expensive groomer, just like supermarkets. But whereas a chocolate bar in one shop is the same as that chocolate bar in another shop save for the price, groomers are not chocolate bars. Within my 'price' you are paying for a haircut yes, but also your dogs' and your experience, and my experience and skill as a groomer to do a good job, deliver a good experience and limit any inherent risks.
Nearly every week I have new dogs starting with me who hate the process because they've learnt it's horrible from previous salons, and I have to try and undo that. It upsets me. But in most cases I can build a trusting relationship with the dog and they improve over time, which brings no end of happy feelings to all involved. While it's true that most dogs never LOVE the process, to me there's no reason why they should HATE it .....and that is what you are paying for when you choose me as your dog's groomer.....as well as a decent hair cut and service of course....