CC: image source is from www.thepetproductguru.com a wonderful pet store supply
We all love our pets and care dearly for them. They are part of our family and like any other members must pay attention to. When searching for a family doctor, dentist, school or even a place of hang out, you carefully review their qualification, safety and standards so your family can be in perfect hands. This works for your pets as well when it comes to finding the best pet groomer that fits your pet’s personality and character.
With technology improving, many pet groomers took it to the next level and made a mobile grooming a trend. Mobile pet groomers are an amazing way to find and locate clients. Some travel to their clients and others change their location and geographic often and inform their clients of their where about using Twitter.
How to find a good pet groomer?
- Ask friends
Getting a reference from friends and family are the best way to find any service professionals. Use Bids By Pros project format platform to post your inquiry. You can also include any pictures, full details and attachment to fully explain what your need is. Publish and finalize your project post and share it via Social Media channels with friends and families. They see a carefully put together request package that is hard to ignore. At this time, your social media friends will participate and recommend their favorite pet groomer. Bids By Pros community members are very caring and helpful. They also engage into your request and post response in your project message board.
Collect all the names and contacts and make a list and follow the tips bellow to select the best one that suits your need:
“5 tips: What to look for in pet groomer and pet grooming stores”
1- Licensing for pet grooming Business?
There is no specific licensing requirement for pet grooming business in most of States to regulate them. So it is not necessary for a pet grooming business to obtain a mandatory State license. However in some states like California, this step is progressing to regulate pet grooming with license after few horrific incident and many complains. In regards to the groomer, there is no license required either. Some they start working after few hours of training and others obtain a pet grooming license and diploma after extensive training in related college. Since it is not mandatory to have certain prior education or training, it all depends on an individual who is caring enough to be a groomer. The best way to judge a groomer is to find love and passion for what they do. In reality most of people choose pet grooming profession out of love for pets and take it quite seriously so they become “Master Groomers” which gives the credentials to obtain this certification which includes written and verbal tests and educates them for pets anatomy, CPR, safety and hygienic tips and all pesticide danger and remedies for pets. Many pet groomers are member of a NDGA (National Dog Groomers Association) and are monitored regularly. But in general to choose the right groomer, their loving personality is the most important for many.
2- Time in business and experience
Length of being in business as a pet groomer store is debatable for how good you are based on the years of operating that business. The more important quality is love and caring consistency. A groomer might have enough love and talent for pets that can do an amazing job without being many years in business. However when it comes to experience, that is an important issue. Each pet has many races. Consider dogs. We have many kind of shapes and sizes, short haired, long-haired, small and large and each have different character, attitude and specific ways to get groomed. It is important to find out whether your selected pet groomer is familiar with your type of pets for grooming and its trimming requirement.
3- Cleanliness and hygiene practice
- Ventilation
You can tell how clean a pet grooming salon is as soon as you enter as a fist impression to smell the air. A hygienic pet grooming shop offers good ventilation and keeps the air in a safe degree for pets.
- Free of debris and dust
The shop should be free of dust and debris from any pet hair. This is an important practice as the flea and ticks in other pets can be transferred to your newly walked in pet.
- Using safe chemical
To clean the store, all pet shop owners must practice using pet friendly chemicals since all pets are not shy playing right on the floor.
- No carpet
It is best for a pet grooming and any other pet related shops to have no carpets on the floor as ticks, fleas and other pesticides can get lost between the fabrics and carpet is harder to manage thorough cleaning.
4- Offering private cleaning room per pet
This might not be very important to others, but many others prefer to have their pets be groomed privately away from other pets. This is not a common practice and falls under individual preferences since many do not even allow their pets to get close to other pets. (This is debatable and is for certain group of people)
5- Clean and safe practice
- Trim table
It is important to view the pet grooming practice on another pet before committing your pet for grooming. The trim tables should be comfortable for pets to stand safely and have stability with strong legs.
- Brush, scissors, nail clippers
It is very important to sterilize all cutting and trimming equipment before using for another pet.
- Shower and spray
The showers tub should be according to standard and safety. The shower spray should be adjusted to a delicate pressure offering lukewarm water.
- Dryer
Pet dryer is very important, as it has been reported some not so caring pet groomer salons use fan instead of standard dryer to dry few pet at the same time. Pets are extremely delicate and vulnerable to catch cold after shower and must be cuddled in a towel using pet dryer, which offer not too hot air, to get dried one at a time.
- Lighting
Having a proper light in every room is essential to practice safety as a pet groomer especially when trimming sensitive areas and clipping nails.
Pets are daring and need special care and attention. A most important quality in a pet groomer and pet grooming store should be love for pets. With enough love and care for their business, they gain enough experience to maintain the consistency and further education. To locate a reliable, caring and clean pet groomer for your pet, pay attention to precautionary list above regardless if the pet groomer is mobile or a stand still store and retail.
Don Zilleri