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3 Ways to Ruin a Cat Groom
1. Skip the temperament and needs assessment before grooming a cat. Skipping this ever-essential assessment can totally ruin a cat grooming opportunity. By doing this assessment in front of a client, especially a new client, a groomer is able to begin to establish...
Lions, Tigers, Housecats and Lynn Paolillo
NCGI Instructor & Certifier Lynn Paolillo was a guest on a recent podcast episode with industry leaders Mary Quendo and Chris Anthony! Click below to hear the full episode, here are some highlights of this episode: 04:50 - Discussing 1-star reviews17:50 - Taking...
Danelle Drops In on NCGI Certifier Jacque Opp in North Dakota
Meet Certified Feline Master Groomer & NCGI Certifier Jacque Opp of Pet Agree Mobile Grooming, LLC in North Dakota! See a tour of her mobile grooming trailer and hear her story about her cat grooming journey in this brand new episode of Danelle Drops In! Watch...
Why Shave in Reverse?
The world’s educational and certification organization for cat groomers teaches reverse shaving on cats for a variety of reasons. Some of these can be found in the following article “Crispy Legs.” In addition to the points made in the blog post article, it is...
Cat Salon Featuring: Fabulous Feline Grooming with Maria Drechsel, CFMG
To understand why I am exclusively a cat groomer, we need to go back to the beginning. I was born on…. Wait, not that far back! I bathed my first cat when I was 5 or 6 years old. Why would I bathe a cat that young? Well, my cats slept with me at night and...
Displaying Nail Caps in Your Cat Grooming Salon
Nail caps are a great option to offer in your cat grooming salon. They provide a humane alternative to declawing, can be attractive to many clients, and are a profitable add-on for your business!The best way to promote this add-on is to display the caps or...
How to Sell Expensive Cat Grooming to El Cleapo Clients feat. Melissa Hall
"People are cheap where I live. They would never pay that much for cat grooming!" If I had a nickel for every time I have heard this sentiment from a groomer, I'd be able to retire on a tropical island somewhere. The reality is that even CHEAP clients can learn to...
Grooming Services at a Cat Spa
So you live with a cat, or two (or three) and there’s cat hair everywhere! It’s on your clothes, your bed, the living room furniture, the kitchen counter…….pretty much everywhere. And your cat is shredding the furniture with his claws. Or maybe you just got a...
But What If They Bite?
By Gracee Owen, CFMG, Certifier of Upstate Meow in Greenville, SC and Lynn Paolillo, CFMG, CFCG, Certifier of Cat Naps Cattery in Hamilton, NJ Picture this: It is a new day with a new cat client scheduled! Ready to get this show on the ro.ad, you reach into the...
