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Journal for Today’s and Tomorrow’s Professional Pet Groomers
April/June 2012
A PetGroomer.com Publication
Volume 2 Issue 2
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— Flamingo Sunset — by Dawn Omboy
Rags to Riches 4 Contest Winners
Sunshine State Gets Creative
The Making of “Flamingo Sunset”
Tail Styles: Flag, Westie, Rat & Poodle
To Clip or Not to Clip
Discussion: Canine Hair Growth
Buying Businesses with Zero Down
Setting Grooming Time Standards
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FEATURE STORY
Sunshine State
Gets Creative!
Creative Grooming Returns to Florida July 1, 2012
Since 1971 artificial coloring of animals
has been illegal in the Florida state. The
law was initially put in place to protect
chicks and small animals from becoming
impulse buys for children, especially at
Easter time. In the end, the law
blanketed all animals making it illegal for
anyone to color dogs.
On October 17, 2007, Gregg Docktor of
the Merryfield School of Pet Grooming in
Fort Lauderdale, FL got the ball rolling to
reform the law preventing creative styling
by pet groomers. He sent a letter to the
governor explaining how this 45 year old
law was outdated and unfair (see letter
on next page).
A few years ago the annual NDGAA Fun
in the Sun Competition held a creative
competition. This was about the time I
was really getting into creative styling. I
was fortunate to have competed with
Pearl in the very last creative competition
held in the state of Florida, around 1995.
I went away with a first place win under
Judge Michael Lamb, but we all lost
something else that day.
He explained how the law did not allow
the groomers of Florida to compete in
creative styling competitions, let alone
practice creative styling in the state. It
also prevented creative styling instruction
in professional grooming schools.
At the end of the competition I was
confronted by local animal control
officers aiming to give me a citation for
coloring a dog in Florida. They were not
nice to those of us who competed, nor to
the show producers for allowing such a
competition to take place where a law
was in place forbidding the coloring of
any animals. I thought to myself, “What is
wrong with these people? Do they not
realize one of the greatest Creative
Divas of all time, Donna Holtzer, lives in
this state?”
I took my dog and tucked my colorful tail
(so to speak) and left the state never to
return since there would never be
another creative styling competition in
Florida.
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To make a long story short, his
persistence helped get the law stricken.
The good news is that on July 1, 2012
groomers in Florida will be free join the
rest of the creative styling community in
a celebration of color! In honor of this
milestone I have decided to sculpt a
Flamingo Sunset into the coat of Birdie
Jade my 4 year old Standard Poodle
(see eGroomer cover photo).
In this article I am going to share with
you the steps I took to do this creative
style and the products I used.
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Certified Master Groomer Dawn Omboy, also known to the grooming industry as “The Queen of Color,” is the author of
Creative Canine Color & Design and Touch of Color instructional DVD’s for Creative Styling. A retired top creative
styling champion, Dawn is an international judge and industry speaker she is also a member of the International Judges
Association. She has been seen several times on the cover of Groomer to Groomer and writes regularly for the
magazine. Dawn is also a two-time nominee for the Cardinal Crystal Achievement Award for Congeniality. She has
appeared on the Today Show, a German documentary and Animal Planet judging a competition. Her passion for
creative styling keeps her busy exploring new products and techniques which she freely shares with fellow groomers
around the globe. The motto for the Queen of Color: making the world more colorful, one dog at a time.
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FEATURE STORY
Birdie Jade has a lot of coat. I am a
dddddddddddddddd
“Fluff-a-holic”
and the more coat
you have the harder it is to cut in a
design. The dog is always moving
and so is the pattern. Therefore a
shorter coat will be easier to style
and will hold shapes longer. But
that’s just not me. I began by
drawing the pattern in the coat with
the tip of my scissors before
cutting it in. I used a flamingo I
found at Party City as my guide.
See Figure 1 (right)
Next using a small curved
shear I cut in the flamingo
outline combing out the
excess hair so I wouldn’t
lose my line placement.
See Figure 2 (left)
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I like quick results. I used
Magic Color by Pet Society
diluted in a spritzer bottle to
color the bird. Spritz and
brush while drying with a
hand held or stand dryer..
See Figure 3 (above)
It takes time to get a dog
ready when working full time.
Work in stages to give the
dog plenty of time off too.
While I groom my assistant
Brandi will bathe and dry
Birdie Jade for me. Then I
can work a bit at a time.
See Figure 4 (below)
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I want to have a pretty profile instead of an extreme groom. I sprayed up her
head keeping in mind what I had learned from the Sasha Riess Passionate
Poodle Course. I put her in a pretty balanced trim. Then to get a good visual
I added colored switches to create flowers.
See Figure 5 (top left)
To make sure I liked this look I printed black & white photos of the groom.
See Figure 6 (lower left)
I then used colored chalk to draw out the design before coloring.
See Figure 7 (below)
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FEATURE STORY
To create the palm tree tail I banded her tail then used sienna artist chalk for
the trunk. The leaves were done with green blo-pen. I then sprayed with lots of
hairspray and shaped the palm leaves with my hands. The tufts of hair that
would become the purple flowers were banded at the base to help them stand
off the coat after they were sprayed and shaped anything that needed further
shaping was done with scissors.
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FEATURE STORY
The color of the purple flowers was done with Avatar weeks earlier and
freshened with purple glitter over the hairspray. The green stems of the
flowers were created by adding the artist chalk dry to the hair. The wing of the
flamingo was sprayed up, and then detailed with darker pink. The bird was
outlined with black chalk to make it pop. The sun was colored with Magic color
Yellow applied the similar to the flamingo. The fiery Sunset was a combination
of red, yellow and orange blo-pens with orange glitter to light it up. Pink nails
finish the style compliments of Warren London.
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FEATURE STORY
Birdie Jade fits right in the flock of flamingos in our yard,
The only thing I see this needs is a winning Florida lottery ticket. But truly I
think all Florida just won the Creative Lottery!
Because I won the last Creative competition in Florida I hope to be able to
judge the first and continue to teach and inspire many groomers for years to
come.
DAWN OMBOY, Queen of Color
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Head & Tail Styles with Jodi Murphy - Part Three
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The Flag Tail
by Jodi Murphy
Photo 2
Photo 1
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A flag tail is seen on many breeds
including Golden Retriever, Setters,
Pomeranian, Sheltie and Shih Tzu.
The flag tail style is easy to achieve in
just a few steps.
First, hold the entire tail in your hand
and trim the excess coat off the tip of
the tail (Photo 1).
Hold the tail out and trim the rest of
the tail in a flag shape (Photo 2).
Hold the tail up. Use thinning shears
and neaten the base of the tail
(Photo 3).
The flag tail may be left at any desired
length based on the client requests.
The length is determined by where
the first cut is made at the tip. A flag
tail should never be longer than the
hock for a point of reference.
Photo 3
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S T Y&
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Tail Styles with Jodi Murphy - Part Three
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The Westie Tail
by Jodi Murphy
Photo 2
Photo 1
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Head & Tail Styles with Jodi Murphy - Part
S TThree
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The West Highland White Terrier should have a carrot shaped tail. When the Westie is groomed
for show they are hand stripped. Their body coat should be about two inches in length with long
leg furnishings. The length of coat on their tail should balance with the body coat yet shaped like
a carrot. You will notice the tail of a show dog is much longer than when groomed for pet trims
for that reason. For pet trims a #4F, #5F or a #2 snap on comb is recommended to set the body
pattern.
The tail should be set to the same general length as the body (Photo 1).
Trim the coat at the tip of the tail as close to the tip as possible. Comb out the coat and use
thinning shears to shape the tail like a carrot (Photo 2).
The coat on the top and sides of the tail should be slightly longer than the underside of the tail.
Trim the underside of the tail tight (Photo 3).
The rectum area should be clipped clean and tidy using a #10 blade. The finished tail should be
shaped nicely and balance with the body coat (Photo 4).
Photo 3
Photo 4
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The Rat Tail
by Jodi Murphy
Photo 2
Photo 1
The Bedlington Terrier and Irish Water Spaniel
have rat tails. It has become trendy to put
Poodles in Bedlington trims in the grooming
competition ring.
When executing a rat tail a #10, #15 or #40 blade
may be used based on the sensitivity of the dogs
skin. Clip 2/3 of the top of the tail from the tip
towards the base either against the grain or with
the grain (Photo 1).
Clip the complete underside of the tail in the
same manner from the tip to the rectum (Photo 2).
The top of the tail from the base to the clippered
area should be scissored in a "V" shape
(Photo 3).
Scissor the coat into the clippered areas until it is
well-blended (Photo 4).
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Photo 4
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The Poodle Tail
by Jodi Murphy
Photo 1
Photo 1
Photo 2
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Photo 3
The poodle tail can be done in three
easy steps. When held up, the tail
should be no longer than the top of the
poodle's skull.
Once you determine where that is,
comb all the coat down to the tip of the
tail and trim off the excess coat
(Photo 1).
Holding the tip of the tail up comb all
the coat down to the base of the tail.
Using curved shears trim the coat
around the bottom of the tail at your
clipper line. When holding the tail
down over the rectum the clipper work
should come to the bottom of the
rectum (Photo 2).
Once those two cuts are made the
majority of the tail has been set. Hold
the tail and comb the coat out. The
only coat left should be the middle.
Using curved shears scissor the
middle of the tail to blend into the rest
of the tail (Photo 3).
The actual length of the poodles tail
will determine whether you will get a
round tail or an oblong tail. If the
poodle has a longer tail you will get an
oblong shape. If the poodle has a
shorter tail you will get more of a
round tail (Photo 4).
Photo 4
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A CLOSER LOOK
To Clip or Not to Clip
A Summertime Converation
by Barbara Bird, CMG
As the summer heats up, so does the
conversation among groomers about the
pros and cons of clipping down doublecoated dogs.
Summer is the season for clip downs, or
is it? There are many groomers hold the
position that pet owners are asking for
shave downs, and we have the tools and
skills to do the job. We should do it. If
one groomer refuses, another will accept
the client and take home the money.
Many groomers agree with pet owners
that removing a thick coat is the humane
response. On the other hand, a growing
number of groomers are reluctant to
shave some coats and will attempt to
educate the client and redirect them to a
less radical solution to the heat problem.
Function of the Canine Coat
Together the skin and coat of all
mammals form the largest sensory
organ. Hair is an appendage of the skin;
it is not a separate system. The main
purpose of dog hair is to regulate body
temperature; it holds in body heat in the
winter and dissipates heat from the sun
in the summer.1, 2 The coat also provides
protection from environmental elements
and the sun.3 The canine coat features a
compound hair follicle where there are
several or many secondary (undercoat)
hairs and a single primary (topcoat) hair.
The longer the hair, the more it can
dissipate the heat away from the skin.
Light colored hair reflects heat, while
dark colored hair absorbs and holds
heat. Black, short-haired dogs are the
most uncomfortable in the heat and long,
light-haired animals will be the most
comfortable.2 Profuse or thick
undercoat, however, will trap heat next to
the skin, regardless of color.
It is a common mistake by humans to
assume that dogs experience their coats
the same as we would experience their
coats. Humans have eccrine sweat
glands over most of the body that serve
thermoregulation. Dogs do not. Dogs
pant, humans sweat. When dogs pant
on a hot day, it does not mean that they
need to have their entire hair coat
removed.
Here’s how one science writer puts it: “In
the case of man, the removal of clothing
during hot weather increases the ability
to lose heat by evaporation of moisture.
The dog does not have this ability and
therefore his insulation is a protection to
him during hot weather. If the animal
loses his insulation during very hot
weather, by having his coat clipped for
instance, he runs the risk of not being
able to maintain his body temperature.
His skin temperature loss probably is not
only inefficient but, since he does not
perspire, he will probably increase the
temperature of his skin and his body
temperature as well.” 4
Compound Hair Follicle
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Coat Growth and Growth Types
Mammalian hair grows in a three-phase
process: anagen, or growth phase,
catagen, a transition phase, and telogen,
the resting phase. Two distinct types of
canine coat can be identified by their
main growth patterns: Anagen
Predominant coats have a majority of
hairs in the growing stage at any time.
The growth stage is prolonged. Hair
growth and shedding occurs in a mosaic
pattern, sprinkled throughout the body.
These are coats of indeterminate length
that can be trimmed with little concern for
re-growth. Examples of this type of coat
are Poodles and Shih Tzu. Most of the
“low shedding” breeds have anagen
predominant coats. Telogen
Predominant coats will have a majority
Barbara Bird, aka
BBird, has been
grooming since
1971 and opened
Transformation
Pet Center in
Tucson, Arizona in
1977. In the
salon, BBird
specializes in
Bichons and
scissored trims,
hand stripping of Terriers, and cat
grooming. She has been writing and
speaking to groomers for over a
decade, and received the Cardinal
Crystal Achievement Award as
Grooming Journalist of the Year for
2006 and 2007. A regular contributor
to Pet Age magazine, Barbara also
writes for The Bichon Frise Reporter.
She has authored and self-published
three books, including Beyond Suds
and Scent - Understanding Pet
Shampoos and Conditioners. She has
also developed a line of aromatherapy
products, The Scented Groomer.
Website: www.bbird.biz
GroomBlog: http://
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A CLOSER LOOK
of hairs in the resting phase at any time.
This type of coat is found on Nordic
breeds (aka Spitz breeds), such as
Huskies, Malamutes, Chows, and
Pomeranians.
witnessed extended or permanent failure
of the coat to regrow, or situations where
the coat itself is permanently altered,
becomes wooly, thick, fuzzy, is lacking in
guard hairs, or loses color.
The telogen phase for these dogs may
be prolonged, even for years.5 Hair
growth, as well as catagen transition and
telogen phase is patterned and occurs in
waves, often in relation to changes of
light and temperature in the environment.
Characteristic of these coats is that the
secondary hairs are on a much faster
cycle than the guard hairs. When coats
of this type are shaved down, they
sometimes present problems re-growing
a new coat.
Dr. Linda Frank, a leading researcher in
the study of canine hair and alopecia,
considers post-clipping alopecia to be a
condition of hair cycle arrest. Simply put,
the hairs enter the telogen phase and
eventually fall out, but new growth is not
initiated.5 A similar condition exists
among a group of disorders called
Alopecia X, which include what
Malamute breeders call Coat Funk and
Pomeranian breeders call Black Skin
Disease. Alopecia X disorder(s) are
spontaneous, not related to clipping.6, 7
Post Clipping Alopecia – Hair
Cycle Arrest
Post Clipping Alopecia simply means
lack of hair growth after clipping. It is a
medical category coined by veterinarians
to identify cases where dogs were
shaved for surgeries and had significant
delay in growing hair at various sites.
Post-grooming problems with hair growth
are included in this category. Although
most medical references will maintain
that the hair will grow back within 12-24
months, some veteran groomers have
The incidence of post-clipping alopecia
from grooming is unknown. Many cases
go unreported and undiagnosed. About
Alopecia X, the Pomeranian Charitable
Trust notes that, “The reports of cases
that recoat using a particular method
(and not having responded to other
methods) tend to confirm the concept
that we are looking at multiple causes
which can produce similar results. The
number of confirmed ‘Clipper Alopecia’
cases appears with greater frequency
than thought previously. Commonly
these cases recoat spontaneously after
two years.” 8
In some cases of poor re-growth or hair
loss, the dog has an underlying health
problem such as hypothyroidism that has
not yet been detected. The shave down
just brings the condition to light. It is
important that dogs with post-clipping
alopecia be referred to a veterinarian to
be tested for endocrine disorders. These
diseases are treatable and have effects
on the overall health of the animal.
Alopecia X and post clipping alopecia
have no established treatments.
Does the clipping itself cause the
arrest of the hair growth cycle?
Inquiring minds want to know! The
cause of poor re-growth or hair loss after
clipping has not been determined. Dr.
Frank says, “The plush-coated breeds
may have Alopecia X or simply have
been shaved during the normal telogen
phase of the hair cycle.” 5 McKeever
Veterinary Dermatology Clinic says, “The
exact mechanism is unknown, but one
theory is that decreased perfusion of hair
follicles, secondary to vasoconstriction
due to cooling of the skin by removal of
the hair, may lead to premature
termination of the growing phase.
Alternatively, it may simply reflect a very
long resting period before the next hair
growth cycle.6
It is not possible to determine if the dog
that suffers from hair loss after a shave
down has a pre-existing Alopecia X that
may have manifested regardless of the
grooming. Because these poor hair
growth conditions are considered
cosmetic and have no far reaching health
concerns, they have low priority for
study. The uncertainty about the cause
of post-clipping alopecia has much to do
with the fact that scientists have not yet
been able to identify the precise trigger
that sends a hair from telogen phase into
anagen phase and the creation of a new
hair shaft.
Once they identify what triggers the
Example of Post Clipping Alopecia — Chow Chow
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growth message, they will be closer to
knowing what is missing in hair cycle
arrest. Meanwhile, it’s important to
remember that while we can’t say that
clipping causes hair cycle arrest, we also
can’t say that it doesn’t.
Why do some coats grow back
and others don’t?
We simply don’t know. The fact that
close clipping does not always result in
hair cycle arrest would suggest that there
are multiple factors in play that create the
alopecia. The clipping must line up with
some other factors. Unfortunately,
previous clipping with successful
regrowth is not a reliable predictor of
what might happen the next time a dog is
clipped down. Older dogs seem at
greater risk, possibly because the
amount of telogen hairs increases in
senior dogs. Very young dogs with coats
that are not fully developed also seem at
greater risk. Overall health is certainly a
factor to consider. Outdoor dogs are
more subject to sunburn, which can
further complicate coat growth. None of
these factors, however, can be relied
upon to predict whether a particular dog
is going to re-grow a shaved coat. It’s a
roulette game. Use your clippers and
take your chances!
Many rescue organizations dealing with
Nordic breeds are making strong
recommendations that their breed not be
clipped down except in a situation of
medical necessity. 9, 10 This position
against shave downs is not a fad or a
trend; it is a position that has evolved
through decades of experience and the
realization of the possible consequences
of the decision to remove a whole coat.
A dog’s coat may attract a mate in the
wild, but in the City, it attracts a pet
owner. Loss of the animal’s appearance
can make a rescue unadoptable. It can
be devastating to a pet owner, especially
when other people make assumptions
about the animal being ill or poorly cared
for. Engaging the veterinarian in the
decision to clip off a Nordic coat makes
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the procedure and extension of
veterinary care, and the vet bears the
burden if the coat does not re-grow.
Bbird’s Gallery
Alternative Approaches
A thorough carding of the coat or
deshedding will usually render a Nordic
coat “breathable” and comfortable for the
dog. Deshedding is best done on clean,
conditioned, coat. To attempt to brush
out a matted Malamute before the bath is
groomer torture. A bathing system is a
must-have for working products through
thick double coats. SaveUrFur has
designed a system to power shed in the
tub with their special products. Likewise,
a recirculating bathing system will power
shampoo through the double coat and
use the conditioner to slide hair off the
dog. By using water pressure to break
through the packed coat and slide
undercoat into the tub, you can save up
to half your time of blow drying with hair
flying.
Using silicone-based products can help
remove vast amounts of packed
undercoat. Silicone ingredients dry to a
glass-like surface on the hair shaft and
help the loose hair slide out. You can
spray a silicone detangler on a damp
coat and dry it in. If you have a
recirculating bathing system, you can
add one or two ounces of silicone
detangler to your conditioning phase and
rinse it through. There also deshedding
products available from several
manufacturers. Good products, good
water pressure and a powerful dryer will
enable the groomer to work out nearly
any double coat. Clipping the underbelly
and underchest can help a thick-coated
dog cool off without damaging the coat.
The rear end and forechest can be
trimmed with a snap-on comb to further
lighten the look and feel of the coat
without risking coat damage, coat
alteration or poor re-growth. Air can
move through the coat, the dog can cool
off by laying on a cool surface, and you
have achieved a trimmed up
“summarized” appearance. Win-Win!
In an Arizona summer this short blackcoated dog would sizzle and need to avoid
exercise under the hot sun.
This long-haired Akita was comfortable all
Summer after his shedding phase.
This is Buddy, a Border Collie mix that has
been deshed and trimmed for the summer
in Arizona. Most of the profusely shedding
coat was removed in the tub.
A CLOSER LOOK
What We Know and Don’t Know
About Canine Hair Growth
A Discussion by Barbara Bird, CMG
We know that hair goes through four stages: During anagen or growth phase the hair is attached to the dermal papilla, the source of
growth. This stage has different durations, depending upon breed and coat type. In studying mouse hair, scientists have identified
eight sub-stages of anagen. The catagen phase is characterized by the detachment of the hair from the matrix that created it. The
inner sheath closes around the bottom of the hair shaft forming a club hair. This hair bulb is often visible to the naked eye. An
interesting feature of the catagen phase is the phenomenon of apoptosis or cell death. This is virtually cellular suicide, and is part of
the detachment process. As the hair shaft detaches from the growth matrix and dermal papilla, it moves upward to a final resting
place closer to the surface of the skin. The hair then enters the telogen or resting phase, where neither growth nor apoptosis occurs.
The final stage is exogen, or shedding, which occurs when the hair exits the follicle and the matrix begins to prepare for new growth to
occur.
Although the exact mechanism for signaling new hair growth, from telogen to anagen and transition from anagen to catagen stages
has not been scientifically unlocked, scientists now know that the hair follicle contains stem cells which migrate from a location part
way up the hair follicle, called the “bulge”, to the lower region where they engage the dermal papilla and form the hair matrix that
generates a new hair shaft. Another interesting fact about hair follicle stem cells is that they migrate not only up and down the hair
follicle and dermis, but onto the surface of the skin as well. It is thought that these traveling stem cells participate in wound healing of
the skin.
The exact mechanism of communication and signaling that is required for the dermal papilla to grow a new hair shaft has not been
identified; scientists have identified several factors in this process. The good news is that there is considerable interest in unlocking
this mystery, as it has implications for other organ regeneration.
DNA programs hair growth. In undercoated breeds of dogs, such as Husky, Malamute, Chow Chow, Pomeranian, the secondary
hairs that form the soft undercoat have a rapid often seasonal growth and shedding pattern, whereas the primary hairs are slow
growing and have an extended telogen resting phase.
We know that hair (Northern breeds) sheds (exogen/telopsis phase) partly in response to changes in environmental light and
temperature. But we do not know the nature of the signaling mechanism. And we do not know what signals a new hair to grow.
Dogs with Post-Clipping Alopecia, or Hair Cycle Disorder, sometimes seem to go through an extended kenogen or empty follicle
stage, as well as an extended telogen or resting phase. Does the hair coat itself play some role in the transmission of signals to the
hair follicle to begin a new anagen (growth) phase? When we clip the coat short, do we somehow risk short-circuiting the growth
cycle signaling system? This question cannot be answered until scientists come up with more information regarding the growth
signal.
Although groomers have noted instances where a clipped coat grows back with a very different texture, with either the undercoat or
guard hairs being wiry or even kinky, there is no literature identifying or discussing this phenomenon. Nor does there seem to have
been any scientific study of the alterations that happen following clipping of the harsh-coated terrier. It is possible that the study of regrowth of clipped terrier coat might shed some light on the changes in Nordic breed coats.
One thing that appears with terrier coats is that clipping alters the ratio of guard hairs to primary hairs, part of which is responsible for
the dilution of color and loss of texture in coats that are clipped. This may also happen when clipping coats of Nordic breeds,
especially after repeated clipping, or clipping again before the coat has been thoroughly replaced. When we clip a Siberian Husky,
Chow Chow or Malamute on an once-or-twice-a year basis, we may be interrupting the re-establishment of the normal hair cycling.
These coats are not genetically programmed to completely replace themselves year after year. When we take an altered coat and
clip it again, do we further throw it out of balance? Just asking!
There is no scientific indication that simply removing older telogen hairs does anything to promote hair growth. The groomers’ notion
that the old hair somehow blocks the hair follicle and prevents new hair from sprouting is not held up by the findings on hair growth.
Departure of old hair is not a signal factor for initiation of anagen phase or new hair. In fact the previous notion that a new growing
hair somehow pushes up the old hair and forces it to shed has been disputed by more recent findings that new hair grows parallel to
old and is independent. Also, the current understanding of shedding as a distinct phase, exogen, that has its own signal mechanism
contradicts this old theory. ▲
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A CLOSER LOOK
REFERENCES AND FURTHER READINGS
1.
2.
Structure and Function of the Skin and Hair Coat in Dogs, Virginia Wells, www.petplace.com.
Hair Length and Temperature Tolerance, Robert Jay Russell, Ph.D, Web Article, May 1997. http://www.lgd.org/library/hairlength.htm.
3.
Sunburn in Dogs: An Overview, author unknown, http://www.petwave.com/Dogs/Dog-Health-Center/Skin-Disorders/Sunburn/Overview.aspx
4.
5.
Temperature Adaptation in Northern Dogs, Ted Greenlee, Northern Dog News, March 1971.
Hair Today Gone Tomorrow, Dr. Linda Frank, Seminar Notes March, 2007, http://www.pomeraniancharitabletrust.org/5022/5064.html
Note: An overview of canine alopecia by a key scientist in the field, written in a less technical style than her scholarly works.
6.
7.
Post Clipping Alopecia, McKeever Veterinary Dermatology Clinic, Eden Prairie, MN, online library, www.mckeevervetderm.com/8701.html.
Alopecia X, Linda A. Frank, MS, DVM, Diplomate ACVD, Presentation to the Australian College of Veterinary Dermatology, July 2011, ANZCVS
Dermatology Chapter Proceedings 2011.
8. Recoated Pomeranian. A pictorial review of an alopecic Pomeranian restored to good coat by a groomer. Method including daily scrubbing of
the skin. http://www.pomeraniancharitabletrust.org/5022/18991.html.
9. Bay Area Rescue Keeshonden www.keeshonrescue.org. “They need their thick coats to protect their skin. A clipped coat mats more quickly and
is more easily damaged. Keeshonden are also prone to a condition called "post-clipping alopecia," which can happen any time a Keeshond is
clipped. Veterinary dermatologists advise that this breed should be clipped only for medical reasons.”
10. South Florida Siberian Husky Rescue, http://www.sibrescue.com/tip-shave.html “Shaving the dog does nothing to keep the dog cool. It just
makes the human feel better when looking at the coated dog. The Siberian Husky has little to no pigmentation in its skin. If you shave the Husky,
you expose it to the sun without protection. Now you have a dog that can come up with a variety of skin problems including skin cancer.”
ADDITIONAL REFERENCES AND READING ABOUT HAIR LOSS
Alopecia X, http://www.marvistavet.com/html/body_alopecia_x.html. Categorizes Post Clipping Alopecia under Alopecia X.
Understanding Coat Funk, Daitsch, Vicki, PhD, www.malamutehealth.org, 2004. http://www.malamutehealth.org/articles/cf_understanding.htm
Lack of Hair Growth in Dogs, Dr. Rosanna Marsalla, PetPlace.com. http://www.petplace.com/dogs/lack-of-hair-growth-in-dogs/page1.aspx.
Note: A good explanation of factors which affect hair growth.
Black Skin Disease, Pomeranian Club of Canada, www.pcoc.net/black-skin-disease.htm.
Note: An overview of the disorder and reporting of several protocols that have successfully recoated affected Poms.
ABOUT HAIR
Hair-science.com. Note: Outstanding graphics and clear explanations of the structure and growth cycle of human hair.
Exogen, Shedding Phase of the Hair Growth Cycle: Characterization of a Mouse Model, Milner, Yoram, et al, Journal of Investigative
Dermatology (2002) 119, 639–644; doi:10.1046/j.1523-1747.2002.01842.x
Note: First report describing a distinct shedding phase of the hair cycle, named exogen.“
Teloptosis and Kenogen: Two new concepts in human trichology. Arch Dermatol. 2004 May; 140(5):619-20
http://www.hairsite.com/hair-loss/board_entry-id-32593-page-1-order-qty-category-1.html
Note: Far from being pushed off by the underlying new anagen hair, as quite simplistically thought before, the teloptotic hair is the result of the loss of
adhesion between cells of the club hair and those of its epithelial envelope.
The canine hair cycle – a guide for the assessment of morphological and immunohistochemical criteria
Tabitha Müntener, Marcus G. Doherr, Franco Guscetti, Maja M. Suter, Monika M. Welle, Veterinary Dermatology, Volume 22, Issue 5, pages 383–395,
October 2011
Stenn, K. S., and R. Paus. Controls of Hair Follicle Cycling. Physiol Rev 81: 449–494, 2001.
Note: A seminal work on the description of the hair growth cycle and its study.
From Telogen to Exogen: Mechanisms Underlying Formation and Subsequent Loss of the Hair Club Fiber, Claire A Higgins, Gillian E Westgate
and Colin A B Jahoda Journal of Investigative Dermatology (2009) 129, 2100–2108; doi:10.1038/jid.2009.66;
http://www.nature.com/jid/journal/v129/n9/full/jid200966a.html
Note: This very technical article gives credence to the notion that both telogen and exogen phases have distinct early and late stages, and gives an
intricate insight into the shedding process.
Epithelial stem cells in the hair follicle bulge contribute skin epidermal cells during wound healing (Ito et al., Nature Medicine 2005). Ito M, Liu
Y, Yang Z, Nguyen J, Liang F, Morris R, Cotsarelis G . Nature Medicine 2005; 11:1351-1354. PMID: 16288281
Note: This study demonstrated that epithelial bulge cells, which are responsible for hair follicle renewal during the hair cycle, significantly contribute to
skin wound healing. This study also demonstrated that epithelial bulge cells are required for hair follicle renewal but not for skin epidermis under
normal homeostatic conditions.
Factors that control hair follicle cycling, Desmond J. Tobin BSc., PhD., FRCPath., FSB. Centre for Skin Sciences, School of Life Sciences,
University of Bradford, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD7 1DP, Great Britain.
Note: We know that hair becomes increasingly telogenic with age.
Mechanism That Controls Activation Of Stem Cells During Hair Regeneration Identified. University of Southern California. "ScienceDaily, 16 Jan.
2008. Web. 13 May 2012. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080116135214.htm.
Note: The findings suggest that hair stem cells are regulated not only by the micro-environment within one hair follicle -- as has previously been
thought -- but also by adjacent hair follicles, other skin compartments and systemic hormones, in a hierarchical order.
New Treatments for Baldness? Scientists Find Stem Cells That Tell Hair It's Time to Grow, ScienceDaily (Sep. 1, 2011),
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110901134641.htm.
Note: The researchers identified stem cells within the skin's fatty layer and showed that molecular signals from these cells were necessary to spur hair
growth in mice, according to research published in the Sept. 2 issue of the journal Cell.
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Buying Grooming Businesses with Zero Down
In a challenging economy for selling
businesses pet groomers are doing
relatively well. We know at least half the
advertisers selling their businesses at
PetGroomer.com Classifieds report their
businesses sold to us within six to nine
months. We don’t often know the final
selling prices or the financing details, but
having talked with some advertisers we
know business opportunities (no real
estate included) selling for $50,000 or
more often take longer for one reason,
the lack of cash or financing.
Even when the national economy is
bright selling businesses to pet groomers
has it problems, and once again the most
popular one is lack of cash or financing.
Looking back to when we were operating
our grooming business we assisted
others to buy grooming businesses with
zero down. It does require the business
owner to carry the sale by offering
private financing and to stay involved
with their business for at least a year and
usually not more than two years.
The length of time is not be a great
obstacle for most sellers. Many
advertisers at PetGroomer.com buy one
year ads. They know that selling any
small business commonly takes a year.
Selling in less than a year is a stroke of
luck and good timing, but not the norm.
If the seller accepts the sale might take a
year or more, they are a potential
candidate for selling with zero down. If
no one wants to buy your business it
may sell when you accept zero down.
Offering to sell with some or no private
financing usually generates interest from
potential buyers. There are risks which
we will discuss here. They are more
manageable when the seller already
expects to stay in business for another
year or more while selling. We don’t
recommend offering private financing
when the owner plans to sell their
business, carry the loan and not stay
active as a consultant in the background.
We successfully sold our business and
carried the loan. We turned the business
over to the buyer and departed, but we
retained strict demands to review several
operational reports and complete
financial statements provided by the
buyer’s bookkeeper within three weeks
after the close of each month during the
entire loan period. Some sellers accept
these conditions when they simply
cannot find a cash buyer. By carrying the
loan you can earn interest income too.
Example. The current owner and lead
groomer sells her business for $60,000
to an employee with zero down (down
payments are OK and preferred). The
current owner groomer is earning
approximately $50,000 a year gross
personal income from the business
before taxes. The buyer plans to cover
the identical grooming and management
duties as the current owner, and thereby
assumes she will now earn the $50,000
instead of the current owner.
There are risks. The buyer can make
serious management mistakes and
actually sully the reputation of the
business. Because you are carrying the
paper it is within the realm of possibilities
that you could repossess the business
when the buyer cannot make payments.
You are forced back into ownership and
management. You are back on the job
until you sell again, or simply accept the
loss and close the business.
Here’s the key! The new owner doesn’t
take the full $50,000 personal income
from the business, not even close. The
new owner agrees to take a minimal
salary of only $20,000 a year, and
everything above it goes to the seller
until the seller is paid $60,000. In this
case it would be $30,000 a year
($50,000 less $20,000 adjusted salary).
Theoretically the buyer will have the
seller paid in two years (2 X $30,000 a
year), and then her personal income will
skyrocket as long as the business is
doing well. New owners may excel and
pay off commitments early much to the
joy of their sellers. In the end, sellers get
their selling prices and interest income,
and buyers become business owners
with zero down.
We accepted these risks because our
buyer had successfully worked under our
employment for several years as a fullcharge groomer. She volunteered to
work after grooming hours learning how
to manage. We did have to occasionally
intervene with advice while carrying the
sale when sales temporarily went down,
or other problems. That is why we
required operational reports. Our zero
down idea is similar. It requires you to:
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
Know your buyer well.

Have a detailed contract of sale
written by your company attorney.

Limit the zero down sale financing
period to 1 to 2 years.

Buyer should be the new lead
groomer and manager.

Buyer should have a modest cost of
living household and minimal other
debt load. You will learn why just
ahead.
Offer your private financing.
Continue to “co-manage” in the
background as a consultant.
Do not arrange a sale like this without
the involvement of your attorney and
accountant. Discuss this idea with them.
Let the buyer meet them. Allow the buyer
to have their own professionals too.
Have them package a deal that works for
both buyer and seller.
Sellers must stay involved with their
buyers until paid entirely. By doing so
they are more likely to get paid. Sellers
don’t have to work onsite. Instead their
contracts should require monthly copies
of detailed operational reports, tax
returns and professionally prepared
financials for their review until paid in full.
When selling to employees sellers
should start training them to manage
several months before the sale. ▲
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THE
BUSINESS SIDE OF GROOMING
The Wheel Staff Organization
Too many staff meetings feel like
management is just talking at
employees. That manner is acceptable to
start staff meetings but the floor must be
opened to discussion. Management
needs to know what is on the mind of
every staff member. We suggest using
The Wheel illustration on the next page.
We didn’t use common organization
charts based on hierarchical structures
with management always on top over all
other employees, and supervisors over
all other non-management positions.
Invariably these types of charts lock Pet
Bather positions at the bottom.
Teamwork is poorly communicated with
hierarchical structures. The Wheel format
has no top or bottom. Everyone is
connected to others. The spokes
between job positions imply the
connections between all team members
regardless of their departments. Wheels
collapse when spokes are lost. The
same is true with teams. Each team
member is a supportive spoke in “the
wheel of the grooming operation.”
At staff meetings have a copy of The
Wheel on display. Open a period of
discussion between departments. Start
with one department and ask them to
follow the spokes of their job positions
across the wheel to positions in other
departments. Ask them how their jobs
have been affected recently by other
departments. You may notice that the
attendees have sorted themselves by
departments in your audience.
You need positive discussion between
departments in staff meetings. You may
need to prime the pump to get them
going. For example, ask the pet
groomers how they have been affected
by the bathing department lately.
Perhaps a groomer will say the stretchdrying has been poor as evidenced by
frequent curly cuffs. Allow the bathing
department to respond. Resolve the
issue with your lead.
Next, the bathing department may
comment. Service orders taken by
receptionists may have been hard to
read, or incomplete. Bring it to a resolve.
Keep discussions going without temper
tantrums and anger, you are the coach.
Listen to what they are even not saying.
If you do this correctly all of the
employees will realize how vulnerable
they are to the work of others. Teamwork
is subject to decay but when it is valued
by the staff lead by an aware coach, it is
the best method of operation. Employees
tend to stay hired longer, and drama
becomes a thing of the past. ▲
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Grooming Time Standards
Our goal as employers should be to
pay the best wages in return for the
best grooming labor we are fortunate
to hire. “Best” would include
productivity, quality, humane pet
care, teamwork, steady attendance
and general adherence to policies
and procedures.
common sense approach. 1) Welltrained, healthy, and experienced
groomers should have the highest
productivity. 2) New groomers have
the lowest. 3) Groomers with
temporary or permanent disabilities
require adjusted productivity
expectations.
There are tens of thousands of
grooming businesses yet few have
written grooming performance
standards for their employees (or
independent contractors). Fairness
requires grooming employers to set
and apply performance standards to
avoid the risk of bias and confusion
when judging the performances of
their employees.
Some job candidates want to work
on a basis of productivity to which
they feel comfortable. If it matches
their employer’s expectations, it can
work. Use common sense.
There are several types of standards
to set for grooming performances
(see From Problems to Profits book).
In this article the focus is productivity
and its standards based on grooming
times.
We expect high grooming quality and
humane pet care. Faster, meaning
shorter grooming times, is never
acceptable where there is a loss of
quality or humane pet care. Don’t be
fooled by those who feel they must
defend their significantly extended
grooming times as better quality.
Extended grooming time alone is no
guarantee of quality grooming or
humane pet care. In fact, the longer
the groom the more time the pet is
separated from its owner.
Setting reasonable grooming times
and productivity levels requires a
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Productive employees delivering
quality grooming and humane pet
care deserve the recognition and
compensation that matches their
standards. They deserve the best
wage levels.
New groomers require more time to
groom pets while they safely raise
their productivity levels with handson experience and supervision. They
should expect to earn less during
this phase until they reach
milestones you set for productivity.
When done properly all employees
are classified according to fair
performance standards. They earn
fair and balanced wages based on
their grooming productivity. As a
result none of the employees should
feel rushed or expected to groom
more than the productivity basis for
their compensation.
Employer expectations should be
documented in personnel job
descriptions and agreements (see
From Problems to Profits book for
samples). Changes will occur. For
example, new groomers will reach
milestone increases in their
productivity and overall performance.
Their personnel files should note
evidence of the progress and the
adjustments made in compensation
and sometimes job titles.
Unfortunately almost everything
discussed thus far does not exist in
most independent grooming
businesses. Where it may exist in
practice, it may not be in
documented form. It must be both or
employers are needlessly at risk of
employment-related problems.
Standards for Grooming Time
Time plays a major role in wage
systems. Grooming is all about
hands-on labor. Time is something
the effective grooming business
manager can easily document daily.
The operations forms and computer
software used by employees should
document time spent on every
grooming. Using actual figures,
instead of estimates or guesses,
owners of businesses can accurately
determine average grooming times
for their pet clientele.
Using average grooming time
standards employers can more
accurately set standards for the job
positions they offer. For example,
here are some time-based standards
set by Madeline Ogle, author of
THE
THE
ensuring the department was
thoroughly cleaned and in order for
the next working day.
From Problems to Profits, in her
business during the years 19611986.
The position provides assurance for
business owners that all people and
pets in the bathing department are
safe at all times, and quality control
guaranteed.
Experienced Pet Bather
Average of 12 pets a day in 8
working hours.
Pet bathers prep pets including ears,
nails and de-matting when
necessary. They bathe pets and
hand-dry them, no cage drying.
Experienced bathers do Poodle feet
clipping where required. They can
finish bath-only pets as needed with
“bun and bows,” scissor around feet
and between pads as required. They
note physical and sometimes
behavioral observations of pets on
their respective Madson Pet
Groomer’s Report and Health Alert
forms, and note on the Madson
Client & Pet History Filecards their
initials as the provider of the bathing
services. They contact the manager
when observations indicate a
potential health condition which may
require veterinary care.
The manager signs the Madson Pet
Groomer’s Report and Health Alert
form when conditions warrant a
medical advisory recommendation
advising pet owners to seek
veterinary care.
Bathing Department Supervisor
Average of 10 pets a day in 8
working hours.
The supervisor does fewer bathing
services in order to closely supervise
the bathing operation. New pet
bathers receive instruction and
supervision from the supervisor.
Other supervisory duties included
restocking bathing supplies, mixing
shampoos and conditioners and
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Entry-Level Pet Bather
Average of 4 to 6 pets day in 8
working hours.
Entry-level pet bathers do not do
Poodle feet, special care pets,
scissoring pet feet or intensive dematting unless they are in training
and under active supervision.
Today business owners tell us
Madeline’s performance
expectations in terms of pets
groomed are relatively moderate.
Why? Madeline’s business operated
before the advent of high velocity
dryers and improved bathing
products. In the end you as the
owner will have to evaluate and set
your standards for grooming time.
We suggest you compile a chart of
grooming time averages for your
operation. A sample is provided on
the previous page of this article.
Breed Based Grooming Time
Averages
Every business should have a list of
primary breeds and their expected
average grooming times by an
experienced pet groomer or pet
bather as applicable. State a range
of time not spread by more than 20
minutes. For example, state the time
in this format, 45 to 65 minutes.
Ranges account for variables in the
sizes of pets. There are small
Shelties and large Shelties. Ranges
are not only required due to pet
sizes. How modern is your
equipment? Are you using products
that speed up the drying process?
Are you using low quality scissors
instead of high grade scissors? We
know excellent groomers including
ourselves that found scissoring time
was cut by up to one-third when they
used better quality precision shears.
Do you use high velocity dryers?
These are just a few reasons why
grooming times must be stated in
ranges. Don’t use another business
owner’s chart of grooming times
without updating the times specific to
the state of your operation. We
suggest putting a copy of your
completed chart in your employee
handbook. Have job candidates
review copies too.
Refer to the chart when you state
expectations for the number of pets
to be bathed or groomed on
personnel documentation. If you
state 15 bath and dry services in 8
hours (480 minutes) your
expectation is an average of 32
minutes per bathing services. Refer
to your chart. How possible is that
goal on a regular basis when many
of your bath and dry times are well
over 32 minutes? Be reasonable.
There is another important variable
to consider. The times in your chart
should measure dedicated time
grooming one-on-one. Although it is
possible for pet bathers in wellequipped bathing departments to
have enough space to actively work
on more than one pet at a time, do
not take that into consideration in
setting times for your chart.
You can learn more about time
standards and access fill-in forms
like the chart in this article in CD #4,
Pet Groomer Wage Systems by
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