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While these factors are more prevalent in other sectors of the pet and pet care industry, such as retail and veterinary care, pet grooming as its own industry has yet to match their achievements. However, we are certain that the industry will reach a recognized professional level with the ongoing direction of today's industry leaders, and hopefully your contribution.

The source of much of today's somewhat poor stereotypical image in general is the result of outdated grooming management problems. There are many fine pet groomers with superior pet grooming skills and humane concern, but there are few that have equally accomplished the same level in the management of their pet grooming business. Without a broad representation of management expertise in most pet grooming businesses, it's unlikely that the full market potential for pet grooming services will ever be achieved. Did you know that in the U.S. there are approximately 5,850 pet dogs and cats per pet grooming business (based on the number of businesses advertising pet grooming services in the U.S. Buyer's Guide and an estimated 117 million pet dogs and cats)? How many pet grooming business have such a clientele, even a fourth?

Very few. However, where there are businesses with relative clienteles based on their area demographics, you will likely find an effective pet grooming business owner that obviously grooms well, but also manages well. They don't rely on simply advertising in Buyer's Guide and local publications. As a "professional" representative of their profession, they enlighten their community of the benefits of professional pet care services in many unique and complimentary ways, such as offering regulars tours of their salon to many organizations and schools. They form working relationships with every veterinarian, and seek the "lifeblood" of every service business, referrals.

Just as there are Dairy Products Councils which broadcast the value of their products, the pet grooming industry needs to form a council to attract a larger percentage of the approximately 60% of households in the U.S. that own one or more pet dogs and cats. Until then, do it yourself and conquer your market area. You are doing yourself a favor, and your community.

You are in a most unique industry. During the extended California recession, the pet care industry hardly suffered. Most pet owners know their pet dogs and cats as "household members" and for that reason they rarely cutback on clean and happy pets in their homes. Just days after the 1994 Northridge quake in Los Angeles several local pet groomers were doing brisk business. Amidst the aftershocks pet owners simply had to have a clean pet. What a unique market! It can easily support more service businesses. To tap into it you simply have to match your love of pets with modern, proven effective management principles for professional pet care.

Where the Groomers Are

Below you will find the top 20 states with the highest number of pet groomers pet capita based on a 1997 study conducted by our company, Find A Groomer, Inc. Colorado topped the list with 1 pet grooming business for every 6,878 residents of Colorado. The national average was 1 pet grooming business per 12,602 U.S. citizens. The approximate number of pet grooming businesses advertising in all Buyer's Guide of the U.S. was 19,880, and in 2000 the number exceeded 21,000. You can view statistics for 2007 results now at our Where the Groomers Area - Power Search.

For More Information and Statistics See
Power Search the U.S. Pet Grooming Industry
NEW 2007 RESULTS POSTED!

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