Joanne In Home Pet Care

I like to sit an talk to them so there dog or cat can be there an get to no me as well ..Let the dog or cat smell my bag an my clothes an they usually know then im ok .The I tell the owners how I will groom an to show me the bathroom so the dog or cats usually follow which is good an then I tell them I will Take the dog an start right away at least talk to them for 10 min to get to know the dog an his or her behaviors ...

I worked for a vet for 3 years I trained her young horses .the past 6 years I was a kennel manager at a show kennel where a handler taught me how to handle puppy's an train them for the show ring . I groomed all her kennel dogs about 80 plus schnauzers were there....My mother had her own grooming business an I helped out with show dogs she would groom for her customers....Cats I just taught myself how to do the stuff I do with them....

Well I try to figure out how much it would be a hour an I was told by a top groomer never make under 35 a hour so I figure I go with 20$ a hour an deshedding takes a hour at least I use my own products to I figure that in an how far I drive so I try to figure it all together  on each job I do ..I give discounts for senior pets not people if your pet is a senior I will give a 15 percent discount an if customer is senior a 10 percent discount I want everyone to be happy an I am thankful that customers are giving me a chance to prove myself Thank you.

My mother had a dog grooming business an I always loved going there an watching her groom...she has recently died she was still grooming at age 90..

Most of my customers are very nice some can be demanding I just do what they want the customer is always right...

Deshedding my elderly horse she was a  mess.the opportunity to help animals an make them feel better .

Go with your animals instict if they bark at them an act funny they don't like the person ...example I had a ferrier come to do my horses feet he walked in she put her butt to him he said get they thing .(thing) I thought she is my baby . I bring her out cross tie her she was being so bad rearing up kicking out ...out of no where he took a hammer an started striking her stomach I threw him out if the barn with one shoe on an one off she tried to tell me numerous times an I didnt read the signs she did not trust him I should have asked him to leave when she put her butt at him...what's the dogs if they shy away an cower just be careful ....

How do you treat an unruley animal that's my first question when I was hiring dog handlers for the kennel if they have a attitude or chip on there shoulder they need to work in a factory not with animals...we are the animals advocates they need to trust us..