Maybe you can do an apprenticeship under her & she can train you. You can start off as a bather & at the same time be helping her work more efficiently.
A classmate was from Dakota & she said the same thing, that the groomer in her town was always booked & she'll go back & ask her if she can work w/her. I think it's a great idea.
I attended a grooming school that was only 5 wks long & cost about $2800. We started working on real dogs on the second day, totally hands on. I started a mobile grooming job as soon as I got out of school.
