Pro Grooming vs Do It Yourself

Professional Grooming

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Do It Yourself Grooming

by Tynia Johnson

The newest thing I have seen (Las Vegas and Lehi, UT) for the do-it-yourselfer is the dog wash at the car wash. For $5 you get 7 min. and as many options as you have when you wash your car. You can wash (several options), rinse, condition, de-skunk, vacuum and blow-dry. My daughter and I thought it was a hoot and could not wait to try it.

As it happened, that day we only had $5 and a muddy Rottweiler, so we put the dog wash and ourselves (we are both pro groomers) to the test. We put the dog in the tub and the money in the machine. I was to wash and she was to turn the knobs and update me on the time remaining. I learned years ago that you need a plan of action at the car wash. The water pressure was wimpy, but we pressed on.

As the minutes ticked away, my daughter decided she needed to help. We were both scrubbing and at the 6 1/2 min. mark we were done with the wash and rinse. That left us 30 seconds to dry. When the machine shut off, we looked at each other and laughed. The average person using this setup will spend at least $10-$20 to wash their dog.  If the dog is a husky or any breed of the really hairy persuasion you are looking at $50 easily. We are both groomers, and we barely  got done with the 2 of us working at full speed. By the way, we did not get our dog, Precious, anywhere near dry. For comparison to the groomer remember that after the machine shuts off, you do not have clean ears, nails trimmed or a haircut. You might not have a clean and dry dog either. You make the call.

I think I would enjoy this more as a spectator than a consumer. In the summer, I could sit nearby with a sweet tea and laugh my head off. I would be laughing WITH them not AT them as I myself have tried the 7 minute wash-dry drill and failed.

Some of the other DIY options are discussed in the full article found on the website on the Grooming tips tab.

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Buying Training Equipment vs Hiring The Sassy Trainer

Buying Training Equipment

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Hiring The Sassy Trainer

(it is my blog)

I am going to compare  buying training equipment versus hiring (me) a trainer.  But first a story. When I was 17, my grandparents thought it was a great idea to buy me my 1st car. I thought it was a great idea too, so I picked out a dark blue Toyota Corolla with a five-speed transmission. I am not exactly sure why I chose to get a stick shift (ok, it was cool). I had never driven a stick shift, nor had I even been in a car with a standard transmission. Actually, I  had not done much driving at all. 

My grandparents could have bought me a book (stick shift for dummies), or they could have hired a trainer. Thankfully, they chose the latter. As part of the terms of the sale, the salesman had to teach me to drive a stick (in retrospect, I kinda feel sorry for him). In the time it took for him to explain the basics and take me out on the road a few times (an hour), I may have gotten through half the book and burned out the clutch. One jerky week later I was driving my new car solo. So which is better? A. An hour of interactive instruction and roadtest, or B. 1-2 hours of booklearning and clutch burning. It is a no brainer -A is the way to go.

Sometimes it seems like the simple answer to your problems is spelled out on the infomercial at midnight.   All you need to do is purchase their equipment and your problems just dissolve. There is a secret to the success of this or any product....

In addition to buying the equipment, you are expected to read (and understand) the instructions, learn how to properly use the equipment, use the equipment properly for some unspecified amount of time and then you might achieve the desired results.

 And if it does not work you, try another and another and another product; or you begin to believe your dog is stupid or spiteful.

How many gadgets have you purchased?  How many gadgets have you  purchased to solve the same problem?  If you add up the amount spent on gadgets and the amount that you spent replacing carpet or furniture or shoes or whatever, how much have you spent?  And more importantly, is the problem solved?

Do not get me wrong, I have nothing against training equipment. I use it all the time. I have also spent years learning how to use it (or figuring out that it does not work); how long to use it, and what to do if something unexpected happens; it is my SASSY technique. You can buy the equipment, but not the SASSY technique.

I have experience using that equipment you just bought or something similar. I will show you how to use it, tell you how long you need to use it, explain what the progression looks like, and help you troubleshoot problems that ultimately will arise.

I work to fix your dog's existing problems with proven SASSY techniques (and sometimes equipment that I lend you), and also take time to show dog lovers how to prevent problems from ever showing up in the first place!

Again, I do not have any problem with the "equipment", but you also need SASSY technique to fix problems, and I love to teach it.

When learning how to train a dog it is important to try and do it correctly before the behavior issues become destructive.

Ultimately, if you hire The Sassy Trainer you will save yourself money, time, and headaches. I will help you create a pet you can live with.

would you rather this

    OR

THIS

                                                                  

Remember the rule here -

If ya can not stand the Sass, then get out of my BLOG!