Taking the Grr out of the Grooming Salon is based on my personal, first-hand experiences grooming 100s of dogs. This book has been written to share my knowledge, experience, and techniques I use to help reduce your stress and minimise anxiety for the dogs you groom. I use the techniques described in this book everyday to achieve positive outcomes. There are no doubt many other positive and effective techniques to explore, and new methods are evolving all the time.

Some basic canine behaviour is included to help you understand your canine clients. It is so important that we observe when he is anxious, by taking note of his body language. In order to learn how we can change the way he views being groomed by taking smaller more manageable steps. Animal Cantered Education and Tellington TTouch Training are also included to enable you to offer him choices and techniques to aid relaxation.

This book will expand your dog behaviour toolbox with some wonderfully simple techniques for less stressful grooming. Easy to apply, you will see improvements in the behaviour of the majority of dogs you work with and feel reduction in your mutual stress levels.