Groomer Girl Pet Studio

08/27/2024

08/27/2024

Some of the dogs that have been groomed lately. Some have videos posted, some need to be edited, and some are just these pictures. Thank you to everyone who trusts us with these sweet souls. We truly love what we do and I can't think of a better way to spend my days 💗💗💗

08/22/2024

Merc got a good shedless treatment today

08/22/2024

CoCo is trying to earn her keep as shop kitty. Here she is showing off her mad skills as Emotional Support Pet to Bentley AND his cameraman. What can't she do?

08/20/2024

Maggie the cavapoo

08/10/2024

Charlie getting his 1st groom and pauses for watching CoCo the crazy kitty lol. He looks like a new dog

07/01/2024

Gretta got a new potential friend yesterday. They were both out of the cages today and called to each other from across the room but we're taking introducing them slowly. Nugget is the same age, he's friendly to people, looks like her late husband Jasper, and hopefully they'll be happy together for a few decades.

07/01/2024

I don't know this dog but please be on the lookout

06/30/2024

8 years ago today I made this wall. While most of these babies are no longer with us, I can still name most of them 💗

Gus, Rosie, Mojo, Buggy, Sasha, Kira, Grunt, 2 Poseidons, Mika, Ella, Champ, Goose, Sadie, Lucy, Freddie, Rhett, Marley, Cruze, Hanz, Winston. I can't zoom in on the others. Thank you to their owners for bringing them in when our salon was brand new and trusting them with us, many for years. And for letting me take over Ella's care when I inherited her.

06/27/2024

Pip went to the International Dog Show Saturday. He didn't place because he lost a few puppy teeth last week so his bite was off. And he was pulling to the left a little on the lead. We got the experience, he did great, we met some new people, and best of all, he got these ADORABLE pictures made! I'm so in love with them!

06/15/2024

Gretta is back! She went on an adventure across at least 5 yards, at the top of the tallest trees she could find and ended at a pool party. Thanks Holly and family for getting her back safely, and everyone who helped me look and just watch her in the trees!

Gretta the greencheek conure shot the gap in the door today and flew out. She's the more yellow (pineapple) colored one. She's never been outside except in a travel cage in the 5+ yrs I've had her so not completely sure which direction she'll go, if anywhere. Last seen in the treeline by Groomer Girl Pet Studio, Store Here, Outback Body, and Whitakers in Jackson, GA.

If you see or find her, please call or text 770-775-8161. Thank you

06/09/2024

Red and Princess Peach went to work, Vacation Bible School, picked up some greens from the Yard Stop to snack on, then enjoyed the afternoon at a birthday party on Jackson Lake.

06/01/2024

Eight years! Its been 8 whole years since opening the doors of the salon! I always knew I loved 2 things most. Art and animals. I searched for years trying to find my place in the world (as all young people do). I worked different jobs, tried different things in college, got 2 business degrees, and still didn't feel I'd found my true calling. When my son was born I worked at the daycares he attended so I wouldn't have to leave him but could contribute to the household financially. I loved making the curriculum of little crafts, helping the kids learn motor skills, and watching them grow and make friends and listening to the cute things they would come up with. But still, it wasn't my permanent place. Something was still missing.

I went to work for an office where I was in charge of helping with payroll, staffing medical professionals to see patients in their homes, and listening to the patients and their families complain about said "professionals" and dealing with trying to get approval from the insurance companies. I hated almost every minute in that office. It was some of the most boring, repetitive, mind numbing stuff of my nightmares and I spent far too long there trying to convince myself it would help me in my career.

Then I came upon a post about a grooming van and called. It just so happened that it was my old boss Amy's post. I talked to her for over an hour about life, her business, how unhappy I was with my career path, her kids (who I went to school with lol), and inspiration just sparked. She told me that she would finish my training to groom and help me open my own salon eventually when we both felt I was ready.

So I bought a grooming table, clippers, shears, and everything she listed. I trained with her weekends, my days off from the office, and anytime I could get there. My 1st several grooms were awful. But eventually it clicked, I could see the potential in how a finished groom would look on a particular dog and execute it as close to what the owners expected as possible, and I loved it! I knew I'd found my place.

Eventually I'd put in enough hours to be confident in my skills and decided to go the corporate route to do a higher volume of dogs each day to get my speed up and have benefits while getting ready to open my own place. I'd also worked as a bather at Petsmart part time before going full time at the office and had worked for Amy part time as a bather right after high school. For those that don't know, if you don't properly bathe and dry the dogs, the haircut won't turn out well no matter your skill level.

After a while I saw a rent sign in town, called the number, and suddenly I was ready to move in. The building was old, had been empty a few years, everything in it needed to be upgraded. But it was my starter building and I was ready! I had no idea if anyone would book an appointment with the new groomer in town. No idea if there was even a market or need for a groomer. But I wanted to at least try. So that's what I did.

And just like that, I had my grand opening, started getting phone calls and texts, and was officially a small business owner. I went from a few dogs my 1st day open to more and more. I found a nicer building and moved there. I met customers, rescues, other business owners, and just... grew.

Thank you to everyone who helped get the business started, grew it, shared it, returned to us, anything. Whether we've seen you once, dozens of times, you've been with us from the beginning, only came once, or just shared a post or liked us, you still helped us grow and we are grateful.

I'm so thankful I get to see the dogs everyday. I get to see them grow, get comfortable with the tub and table and process. I get to bring out the confidence in them, calm them, play with them, help them with a functional but cute cut, alert owners to medical issues that may otherwise be missed, and build relationships with the customers. My son has gone from elementary school to a high school senior. So many things have changed while the business has been a constant.

Anyway, thank you everyone for these 8 short years of being in business. We look forward to many, many more.

05/20/2024

For anyone that struggles with dog tags like I do!

05/18/2024

Some of the dogs we've groomed recently

05/16/2024

Bailey

05/16/2024

Jack looking perfect as ever!

05/16/2024

Sweet Ole Charlie

05/15/2024

Adorable Mia getting pretty