You are right four months is not long enough to be a great groomer, just like beauty school at nine months is not long enough to be a great hair dresser. In four months time I can teach a person to handle animals and to use their equipment with care. The people I teach work beside me and on every dog I do so they get one on one attention. My entire shop is in on the teaching also, we all watch the student close and we all teach her as much as we can . So when she or he goes out I hope they know enough not to hurt a dog and in time their skills as a groomer will grow.
I know this as I am self taught, I learned by watching and reading and having great friends at the dog shows that all pitched in to help me learn. It is an on going process, you can not learn everything all at once.
But I feel good knowing that no one I teach will ever be stupid enough to kill a dog in a dryer or let one fall from a table. I teach the best I can in the time I have and if they want further help my door is always open.
Debbie Ray |