09/19/2018
Shared from another groomer:
I was told today that grooming is easy and not a real job. Think about this. Grooming is a craft. It takes many hundreds of hours of training to just start our grooming path. It takes continual education to grow our talent. It takes sweat, blood and tears. It causes pain. It breaks hearts. Your groomer has cut herself more than she'll admit. She has pulled inch long hairs from her eyes. Blown hair out of nose. Pulled hair splinters from her skin, basically every where on her body. She has cried over the condition of her 4 legged customers. She has cried with an owner at the unexpected loss of a pet. She has cried and comforted owners as they struggle with the decision to put their pet down. If she has been unfortunate to cause an injury she has beaten herself up over it for longer than you'll ever realise. She has been hurt by the dogs in so many different ways, some times life altering ways. She faces being bit and attacked on a daily basis. She spends thousands on equipment and that equipment's up keep. She will have her hands on your dog more than your vet in a year. She knows every bump and lump on every one of her customers. She can spot some thing wrong with your animal lots of times before you do. She goes home some days physically, mentally and spiritually drained and broken from a days work yet comes back day in and day out. This is not a job for the weak. This is not a job for the lazy. This job is love and dedication and a very specialised craft. It’s far from easy."
