Oh my!! Now I am really laughing!! When I first started calling around for a groomer for the poodle you should have heard the snarky remarks I got!!! Then I struck gold, got a show groomer, who was also a prof handler and took my under her wing.
Now when I called about the school the instructor asked why I was interested in grooming, I told her about how I loved grooming for the show...I got no further and she was very defensive and abbraisive telling me she does not tolerate "show people", she went on a tirade about show grooming...yada yada...I then told her I did not expect her to teach show grooming. She then was a bit testy and asked why I was bothering to consider grooming school cause they did not need a "know it all"! yikes, I laughed and told I was no a "know it all" that was why I wanted to go to grooming school, cause I sucked at it, lol.
It is not the best school, but it is the only option I have. my boys are still too young for me to leave for 3 months, the school is 1 hour and 45 mins away but it will be worth it.
I have been speaking with another groomer in the city who I have struck up a friendship with, I lurk on the groomers board and have for well over a year. I have been gathering up tools for grooming here and there (I love ebay...
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I have been eying the double K's for a while, that or an Edemeco (sp?).