The Pro Groomer magazine

A COCKER Spaniel was virtually cooked to death in a home-made drying cage at a grooming salon.
The next time Maureece Sarell saw her dog Trudie the animal was critically ill at a vet’s.
Last week a court heard the seven-year-old had to be put down after suffering internal bleeding, blistered skin and dehydration.
Magistrates were told Trudie [...]

The first ever Grooming Matters, sponsored by Aesculap and the English Groomers Group was held at Hadlow College on Sunday.
More than 200 delegates from all over the UK attended the event and watched demonstrations on techniques including hand stripping, scissoring and trimming. Seminars were an important part of the day too and subjects covered included [...]

In the second demonstration of the day Mike Wildman demonstrated the technique to hand strip a Cocker Spaniel, Zoe Duffy of Groom Team England
Gave a masterclass in scissoring a Bichon Frise, Chrissie Warwick of the English Groomers Group clipped a Wire Haired Fox Terrier and Su Eld-Weaver of EGG scissored a Standard Poodle.

When the groomers had completed their work the audience was invited to come down for a closer look and to ask the groomers about the work they had just completed and about the finer details of how they had gone about their task.

There were grooming demonstrations in the main lecture theatre at Hadlow College on Sunday as part of the Grooming Matter event sponsored by Aesculap and the English Groomers Group. In this first session Jitka Krisova, a member of Groom Team England hand stripped a Welsh Terrier, Kerry Thomas also of Groom Team England clipped a [...]

It was a full house at Hadlow College on Sunday when the Aesculap and English Groomers Group sponsored Grooming Matters took place. Over 200 delegates travelled from all over the UK to hear expert speakers and take part in “The Big Debate” about the future of the industry. A full report in the next edition [...]

THE NEXT edition (issue 9) of The Pro Groomer magazine is out now!

Features to appear in issue 9…
* HAND-STRIPPING THE WEST HIGHLAND WHITE TERRIER by MARIE BURNS
* Business Profile: From unemployment to a grooming salon by DONNA KIRK
Read on for more…

Eileen Gesson’s Business Profile of Aesculap – It began way back in 1912 after Aesculap acquired their first patent for the manufacture of electric clippers. Since then new models have been continuously developed with emphasis on performance, durability and intrinsic value. Part of the renowned B Braun group, one of the world’s leading healthcare suppliers [...]

Now that issue 7 has arrived, what does everyone think? We love to hear your feedback, so please feel free to leave a comment here or on our Facebook page – Thank you.

ISSUE 7 of The Pro Groomer is due out on September 12!

Don’t forget to pick up your copy at the Dog World stand!
Features to appear in issue 7:

Eileen Gesson’s Business Profile of Hub International – In 1990 Gordon and Cathy Urquhart decided to start a business which incorporated their interest in dogs. The [...]