Jun the Groomer

08/04/2025

Now available in audiobook on Audible.

Dog grooming plays an enormous role in the well-being and happiness of our beloved pets. My hope is that by reading this book grooming a dog becomes a beautiful and intimate experience for you that promotes inner peace, healing and happiness for both you and the dogs you groom. Rather than focus ...

05/04/2025

Lately, whenever I think about the past, it doesn’t bring me peace. It brings this ache—a longing so sharp it cuts through the moment I’m in. I start remembering better days, or at least days I think were better. And then I feel sad. Guilty. Stuck. Like I’ve left something unfinished back there.

But the past doesn’t want me.

There’s this old Twilight Zone episode called The Trouble with Templeton. An aging actor named Booth Templeton misses his younger days—his wife, his friends, his golden years. One day, he steps back into the past and finds them all again. But something’s wrong. They’re cold, dismissive, even cruel. And just before he’s pushed back into his own time, he finds a script in his pocket titled What to Do When Templeton Returns.

Turns out they weren’t really being mean. They were acting—deliberately driving him away. Why? Because he didn’t belong there anymore.

That story stuck with me.

Sometimes I feel like my past is doing the same thing. Every time I try to crawl back into it—through old photos, regrets, or daydreams—it doesn’t welcome me. It beats me up. It pushes me away. Maybe that’s not cruelty. Maybe it’s mercy.

The past served its purpose. It gave me lessons, memories, and wounds that healed into wisdom. But it doesn’t need me anymore. And I don’t need to live there.

I belong here. In this moment. In what I do next.

09/03/2025

Chapter 4: Jealousy vs. Envy

In a magical kingdom far away, a wise king summoned Jealousy and Envy. He was tired of the harm they caused and wanted to teach them how to find happiness in others' joy rather than misery in comparison.

When they arrived, the king made them an extraordinary offer. “I will grant each of you one wish,” he said. “You may ask for anything your heart desires, and if it is within my power, it shall be yours. However, whatever you wish for, the other will receive double.”

After a long, tense silence Envy said, “Oh King, I wish for you to pluck out one of my eyes.”

This is the true, destructive nature of Jealousy and Envy. They cannot bear to see anyone else have more. They poison everything they touch, turning even a blessing into a curse.

They would rather harm themselves, than do something positive if it prevents others from getting something better than them.

These two forces can never be satisfied. They are never grateful, always hungry to take from others, and in the process, they destroy themselves. The king’s offer could have given them anything—wealth, health, happiness—but their hatred for the other’s success was too much to bear.

Let this be a warning: never allow Jealousy or Envy to take root in your heart. They will turn it into a wasteland. Celebrate your own blessings, no matter how small, and take joy in the success of others. Gratitude and generosity will make your heart flourish.

The only reason we should look at a neighbor’s bowl is to make sure they have enough

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17/10/2024

I cannot access any of my email accounts because they are linked to my phone number - but my phone was stolen.

If you need to reach me, my new email address is:

[email protected]

17/10/2024

Dexter and WeMe are ok. I had to relinquish ownership because there was no way I could take care of them while in prison. Now that I'm homeless and unemployed, it really is the best thing for them. If I love them, I have to let them go.

They're probably going to be adopted by a nice family here in a nice, comfortable home. I'm fu***ng jealous if I'm being completely honest. Those lucky sons of bi***es!!! It's cold AF out here on the streets of Juneau!!! LOL

16/10/2024

In the past month, I've been attacked by people who live in Lemon Creek, bear sprayed in my face, beaten and robbed. I just got out of jail this week - I spent 13 days in isolation, and a total of 3 weeks in jail.

Someone took my wallet and went on a shopping spree so now I'm extremely negative in my bank account, and I have to go through a whole process with the fraud department.

My keys to my truck are with someone, and all I'm asking is if you have my wallet, or my truck keys (2014 Nissan Frontier - which is now in the impound lot), could you please drop it off at the police station?

Because I no longer have my ID's or my phone (it also has been stolen), I can't get into my email account and I have to use the public library to access my Facebook account.

I'll try my best to check this account once a day or every other day.

I know that this is not a reflection on the people or the culture here. I just ran into a few bad apples. I'm not angry or upset. I understand. There are so many good people here. I've met them. Just stay away from Lemon Creek at night. It's not safe.

20/09/2024

18/09/2024

Go to God for forgiveness 🙏

I am vengeance 😡
There is no forgiveness with me.

18/09/2024

You guys know how fu***ng petty I am 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

What the f**k??? All of a sudden liking all my old posts like you didn't disappear out of my life? Now you appear? Now that I made it clear that I really - no, really - not like you acting and all that fake s**t - I really Don't give a single F**k, now you want to be a fan - I mean, friend. Get the F**K OUT OF HERE 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

LIKE I FORGOT 😂😂😂😂😂

14/09/2024

I'm no longer making videos because I'm retired. But the vanity in me loves and craves the validation I get from strangers. So I look up older videos and rehash them in order to get the little attention I still find myself craving.

But this person is different. This person has dedicated their life to helping pet owners take better care of their pets at home.

But when she realized she had to help more than just the pet owners in her community, she looked for people who were doing it to show her clients. When she found no, I mean absolutely no helpful videos (this was before the "helpful groomer" trend got popular. This was when groomers were getting attacked for sharing information on YouTube. That's why there were none.) She decided to make her own.

Because she was limited only to the people who live in her community, she found a way to create a virtual community of her own. Where she tirelessly works to keep the content and the community helpful, encouraging and positive. There are a few bad apples, but what can you do. That's why she works so hard, and so long everyday to try to prune them out.

This is on top of running her own business... And being a wife... And a mother... To multiple children... And a dog mom... And they both like to give her lots of grief after a long, hard day 🤣🤣🤣 You she should see her Shorts and her Stories!!! 😂😂☠️

I hesitate to call her a friend because I am aware of my God awful reputation. I don't want her associated with me. Just go watch her videos. Even if you don't own a dog, I bet you $5 you will laugh and have a good time!

(I'm only betting $5 bc there are haters who will never laugh at anything, so this much I can afford.)

👉Why Watch: Amy's professional background and clear, step-by-step instructions make her channel a reliable source for learning effective dog grooming techniques. Amy Leigh has been a certified professional pet groomer since 2003 and enthusiastically shares her secrets of the Dog Grooming Industry...

13/09/2024

I'm retired. I realize all the groomers are right. If everyone disagrees, maybe everyone isn't the problem. Maybe the problem is me. I want dog grooming to be a licensed profession, but if I'm the only one that wants that - that must mean I'm wrong.

I'm only going to groom my own dogs from now on... and one client. They know who they are 🤗

12/09/2024

"Seek and ye shall find."
The finding is reserved for the seekers. If you do not seek, ye shall not find.

I look for beauty, for secret places, and for the truth.

11/09/2024

Guys, guys... I know we're dealing with a lot of big s**t right now.

But don't let any of this distract you from the fact that Cracker Barrel fired Brad's wife on his birthday after 11 years of loyal service for unknown reasons.

10/09/2024

My kindness is reserved for the people I like.

If you've done nothing to earn my kindness, do not demand it from me.

10/09/2024

Something I'm hearing a lot lately, that none of the groomers that teach at the tradeshows are rich, or even making that much money.

So you sold out, and you're not getting paid well? And you're still defending the establishment that used you? They literally don't care about you. The moment a more promising, younger groomer comes along guess what? You're done. And you're mad at me for calling this out?

Stockholm syndrome at it's finest.