madlady
Well-Known Member
I'm after some help/advice from any existing dog groomers please
I have very recently been made redundant (with a very good deal) and have taken the scary decision at the age of 50 to do something completely different and am going to try my hand at dog grooming.
I have the training booked and will be doing C&G and should have all that done by the end of July.
I am thinking of going mobile at first, probably looking to get a fully kitted out van on finance as I also need to carry on paying a mortgage so want to keep bulk spending from my redundancy to a minimum. The aim would be to move to some form of premises eventually though.
I know it will be hard work, which I'm not afraid of, but obviously at the training places they tend to just tell you the good stuff and not any pitfalls.
Any experience anyone is willing to share will be most gratefully received but I suppose my most urgent question is realistically how long will it take me to get up and running and able to earn a reasonable living? I know it will take a couple of years till I'm at the stage of doing 8 dogs a day but what is realistic after say 6 months?
Also anything to really avoid? I'm looking to do pet grooming not show clips or anything like that.
Is hand stripping worth it?
Are bigger dogs worth it?
Is there anything to avoid?
Thanks
I have very recently been made redundant (with a very good deal) and have taken the scary decision at the age of 50 to do something completely different and am going to try my hand at dog grooming.
I have the training booked and will be doing C&G and should have all that done by the end of July.
I am thinking of going mobile at first, probably looking to get a fully kitted out van on finance as I also need to carry on paying a mortgage so want to keep bulk spending from my redundancy to a minimum. The aim would be to move to some form of premises eventually though.
I know it will be hard work, which I'm not afraid of, but obviously at the training places they tend to just tell you the good stuff and not any pitfalls.
Any experience anyone is willing to share will be most gratefully received but I suppose my most urgent question is realistically how long will it take me to get up and running and able to earn a reasonable living? I know it will take a couple of years till I'm at the stage of doing 8 dogs a day but what is realistic after say 6 months?
Also anything to really avoid? I'm looking to do pet grooming not show clips or anything like that.
Is hand stripping worth it?
Are bigger dogs worth it?
Is there anything to avoid?
Thanks