Cons of a groomer

Every groomer will get this or worse, usually when you least expected it. The doggy was wagging his tail when he did this and i haven't started grooming yet. Got to reject servicing him unless they send him for training and stop abusing him. That will be the third and last time i groomed him. Heard he was given away already. Hope he is happy and loved this time.

Lion?

Be creative with a matted to the skin fella. Only if the owner allow. Has the groomer gone nutsss!

Either i missed out the before or the after so here are the single shot of these sweetheart

Hana

Roxy

Jewel

Girl

Bella and Loewe

Mr Burgoo

Wendy

overdue photos

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Whisky

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whisky ran away from the adopter's home but was eventually found by his owner.he is pretty matted up luckily after 2hrs of dematting, still able to give him a schnauzer cut.

Fluffy and Max

FluffyHe has prostate cancer and the vet say he is not fit to be operated on. His owner told me while i took a break from grooming, he tried going to other groomers but was told never to bring him back there because he bites. he say fluffy only wants me. You are so strange, Fluffy. Even want to bite his owner when i pass him back. He never gave me ANY problem. He will growl at whoever is watching him groomed. I have never seen any dog as possessive towards me. He can be my bodyguard.

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AfterPoor Max's fur is too little to do much, can only give the schnauzer outline first. He is still a puppy so i'm sure his fur will be better as he grow.

Bailey and Xiaobai

This is Bailey....

This is Xiao Bai......

Xiao Bai nursing their pups couple of months later.

Both are only a year old and they are parents already.

Scampi and Chubby

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After Scampi used to sneak out of the house to roam the street but will come home himself. He can't sneak out now coz he is staying at a new place with better fencing. Wonder what he does when he goes out, find friends for coffee?

Chubby, i don't understand why i can shave your paws but you hate your nails done? I am still working on your paws, right? And i have never make you bleed also, you silly boy. So many years already and you still can't get use to it.

You are afraid of thunder too and i have to play some songs to calm you down while grooming. Hope you like Da endorphine, i love their songs!

Boy Boy.

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Boy Boy 's fur grow super fast so need to cut short every 2 mths. He is very well behave.

Wai Wai

Home cook meal for me from this doggy owner. I have to postpone his grooming but the owner already cook dinner for me so she sent it to me. The portion is huge enough to feed an entire family. I can't thank her enough seriously and our conversation always goes like this

Me : oh thanks for the gifts.(or food)

Her : i should be the one to thank you for willing to groom my dog, i know he is very naughty.

Me : don't say that. Okay i treat you lunch next time, ok?

Her : no no i should treat you

Me : pls don' like that, i very paiseh(uneasy) that i always getting from you. thank you so much Her : no need no need, i am very grateful to you.Thank you leh..

This thank you exchange will go on for the next 5 to10 min every time...rather funny actually.

I feel guilty about her dog because i was on maternity leave few years back and couldn't groom him so she sent it to a shop. He was badly injured before the groomer could start grooming him. Came home with blood clot in his eye and lost 3 teeth. After that he was never the same.he became aggressive when comes to grooming and got rejected by other shops. I don't know what happened while he was there but he never gave me any problems before.

Told his owner to let me try grooming him when i got back to work because i know at least he is familiar with me. she was afraid he might bite me now that he had been traumatized. i don't have the heart to reject him coz he is very loving to me actually. Give him time to built that trust.

I don't deny he is tough but end of the day, the job is done and a good work out for the 2 of us.

Merry Christmas

KiKi : Mummy was late wishing you guys but anyway hope you have fun during this festive season like me. We went to east coast park for bbq and hung out at uncle mert's place. Everyone enjoyed my company! They said,: "wow, kiki is such a good girl."
My mummy is so lucky to have me, you know?

pepsi

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Pepsi is still a puppy.very new to grooming therefore put up a struggle with me.got to have lots of patience especially dealing with puppy, just try to make them enjoy the process.

You don't want to make them fearful of grooming next time.Must remember to praise them for their good behaviour too.

chocolate and cookie

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cookie Chocolate has a new playmate, that explain his messy hair.Cookie got bored watching me groom chocolate so found a cosy corner to sleep.

scottie and mac

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MAC
These are taken before grooming, they will be clipped really short after that. Heehee..

they will be comfortable and cleaner that way. See you in 8 weeks time again, boys!

They are from different family by the way.

what you wanna be?

What do you want to be when you grow up?

Policeman, Soldier, Chef?

Had a little costume party.. The adults had fun laughing.

Uncle Mert Mert gave us lots of costume, they are from his nephews who grew out of them.

Didn't get the cow and batman costume photos taken.

Nowadays kids are so lucky.

Piju and Girl

Piju and Girl Girl are getting on with age, both are blind and deaf. Because they are not aware of the surrounding.. i have to stroke them often while grooming so as to calm them. Heard that girl girl is like 18years old. Really salute the owner for her love and patience because not easy caring for an old dog. Remember "Pet is for a lifetime". I have watch them grow old since i started grooming them 5 years back.

My heart ache everytime i see my client in bad shape due to old age but i believe it's part of life. Most importantly,they led a good life and are well taken care that matter most.

Grooming pics poodles

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after This is Biscuit, there are a couple of bald spot at his leg cause by his chewing so i didn't go too short there. I have not been grooming poodle for a while and this is a good chance. They do require more work than other breeds but i always look forward to the finishing touch.

I get a job satisfaction seeing a completed look.

I am not a show groomer so my style is a little different.seeing that smile on the owner's face really makes my day.Owner is happy, i also happy.

My piority is safety /comfort of my client(the doggies)before anything else. I believe dog grooming should be humane..not mass production...it is the quality of the job not the quantity.

I will probably get fired for working in a salon coz i am no Edward Scissorshand. I am too.. slow.....

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afterThis is Braveheart, he is a 5 mths old red poodle. The owner didn't like the new look..she prefer his old look. I thought he look better now. Sometimes they need a while to get use to it. He is a real sweet heart though.