The Ninja Groomer

The Ninja Groomer Salon was built with a whole lot of love and even more grit. This is my heart . I went through hundreds of hours of video and got it down to six minutes lol. There’s so many things that I had to leave out otherwise it would turned into a five part documentary. I just tried to get a lot of the really big stuff in this video 💜 I hope it tells a good story. Our story. #theninjagroomer #ninjagroomer #groomerlife #love #livingthedream #mylife #myheart #nextchapter #thisisme #doggrooming #dog #petgrooming #doggroomerlife #goodthingsarecoming #success #shine #doggroomer #mylove #💜🐾💜 #containerhouse #construction

Pro tip of the week!! Skimming with a 7 skip tooth blade. Thank you to Miss Chaka Kahn for being my gorgeous model 💜🐾💜 #pomeranian

One of my New Year’s resolutions: to be better about cleaning the hair out of my fans. 😂

A tutorial on how I like to do an emphasized foot. 💜🐾💜

The new door system at the Ninja Groomer ! How to get out and how to get in….

TRUSS DAY WAS AN ASTOUNDING SUCCESS!!!! Special thanks to my brother, Erik Smith and friend, Joel Squibb for all the help today!!! We couldn’t have done it without you! I can’t believe what a difference the roof is going to make. It’s exactly what I wanted! Couldn’t be happier!!! #ninjagroomerbuild #theninjagroomer #ninjagroomer #containerbuild #doggrooming #doggroomer #doggroomerlife #livingthedream #containershop #groomingshop #lovemylife #container #containers #containerbuild #containerlife #mylife #goodthingsarecoming #onestepatatime #himandme #mswarriors #suckitms #livingwithms #keepfighting #keepliving #dothedamnthing #keepgroominyall

Spray foam day!!

It’s that time again!!! Get ready for your next update on The Ninja Groomer build! A big thank you to Indiana Spray Foam,LLC #ninjagroomerbuild #theninjagroomer #ninjagroomer #containerbuild #doggrooming #doggroomer #doggroomerlife #livingthedream #containershop #groomingshop #lovemylife #container #containers #containerbuild #containerlife #mylife #goodthingsarecoming #onestepatatime #himandme #mswarriors #suckitms #livingwithms #keepfighting #keepliving #dothedamnthing #keepgroominyall

Adopt me!!

“Magic” came to the shop for his makeover yesterday.. he is a five-year-old poodle/mix. He does not get along with small children. But with adults he has the most loving, sweet, and gentle soul 💜🐾💜 He is currently a resident at @therescueboutique . For more information please email [email protected] Someone needs some “Magic” in their life!!! Help get the word out for him!! #makeover #dogmakeover #rescuedog #rescuedogsofinstagram #poodle #poodlesofinstagram #rescuepoodle #rescuepoodlesofinstagram #shelterdog #doggroomingofinstagram #doggroominglife #doggrooming #doggroomer #myheart #adoptme

Lhasa available for adoption

Meet Augustus! He is currently residing at @therescueboutique and is looking for a home. If you’d like to know his story watch the video 💜For more information please email [email protected] #dogsofinstagram #doggroomingofinstagram #rescuedogsofinstagram #doggroomer #doggroomerlife #doggroomersoftiktok #shelterdog #dogmakeover #makeover #adoptme #thelovepetproject #lhasa #lhasaapso #lhasalovers #lhasaapsosofinstagram #rescuedog #rescueme #lovewins

Cutie Patootie!

So freeking cute!! Shelter puppy makeover day!! Love my job 💜🐾💜 #shelterdog #shelterpuppy #babydog #rescuepup #thelovepetproject #doggroomerlife #doggroomer #dogsofttiktok #myheart #dontitfeelgood #walkingonsunshine #rescuedogsofinstagram #shelterdogsofinstagram #available #socute #puppy #minidoodlesofinstagram

Private grooming sessions available for dogs with anxiety

Sunny has been coming to us here at Platinum Paws for her spa days for a little over 10 years now. She has such a sweet soul. A few years ago it wasn’t hard for us to see when she really started struggling with anxiety while at Platinum Paws . She had always had storm and noise anxiety but now it was taking over her whole grooming life too. We managed as best we could through the last couple of years trying different things to help keep her calm. We gave her lots of breaks. We tried to encourage her to lay down while being groomed. Her owner medicated her with calming medications. We had multiple groomers working on her at the same time …one trying to alleviate her stress and the other doing the grooming work. Eventually it became too much for her. She would become so stressed she literally could not stand. The stress took such a toll on her that she lost all capability of body awareness, was unable to stay balanced, Her muscles in her back legs would become so rigid and stiff you could barely move her. Her heart rate would skyrocket, and she would have moments where she looked as if she was having a panic attack. We just couldn’t keep putting her through that. We had been communicating with her owners from the very beginning about what we were seeing and when the time came where we had to make that painful call the decision was made that grooming Sunny in the conventional grooming shop manner was no longer an option. That’s when we collaborated and made decisions based on what was best for Sunny. I love all the dogs that come to Platinum Paws for grooming. I have a really special bond with a lot of them. That’s what happens when you have a heart of a groomer. So after talking it through we came to the idea of grooming her on Saturdays in a private session and her owner would stay and help with the process in the hopes of getting Sunny into a comfortable and acceptable grooming style with her owner by her side helping her to stay calm. Her o

Peg work

Worked on the pegs this morning and trying to remember to breathe 😂. I have definitely gotten better at these but the goal is to be able to do them in a lock off... soooo I still have a ways to go! ❤️💪❤️ #theninjagroomer #ninja #ninjawarrior #anw #anw12 #americanninjawarrior ##igotgoals #mywhy #purpose #iwantit #goodthingsarecoming #perserverance #resilience #faith