Every year the body of knowledge available to pet groomers in books and DVDs continues to amaze us. We've been in grooming since 1961 and never in all that time has there been so many fine books and DVDs for groomers by astounding authors. The end is nowhere in sight. Every groomer needs to build a professional library. If you are an employer, provide your employees with a library too. You are invited to check the GroomerTALK℠ Message Board too. We have ongoing discussions of books and DVDs regularly including updates on future titles. Some of the authors take part on the part, and some even have blogs at GroomWise℠ and participate in our GroomerTALK℠ Radio.

Jodi Murphy is a Master Pet Stylist and National Grooming Consultant for the Andis Clipper company. She is a multiple Best In Show and Best All Around competitor and past member of Groom Team USA for four years finishing in the top four placements on the team. Jodi was an International medalist winning a gold and bronze medal in Barcelona, Spain in 2004 and a gold medal in Milan, Italy in 2007 competing among 13 countries of world renown groomers. In 2005 and 2006 she was awarded Best American Groomer.

Not only does Jodi Murphy produce mobile grooming DVD's but her Instructional Series includes DVD titles to help every groomer become the best groomer they can be. Here are some of the available titles and new ones are being added regularly:

Jodi has been a successful mobile groomer since 1997. She has bought and sold multiple vans over the years and established 3 businesses in 3 completely differently areas of the United States. With her success she quickly became a well-known and respected speaker in the pet grooming industry and her Mobile Grooming Success seminars have been presented all over the country. Now you can own on 2 DVD's all of the same valuable information from her Mobile Grooming Success seminars. Mobile Grooming Part I covers the business end and Mobile Grooming Part II covers a day in the spa. To learn more about this extraordinary opportunity click here.

To learn more about this extraordinary opportunity to learn from one of the top groomers in the US and World, click here.

Groomer to Groomer Magazine

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Notes From the Grooming Table & Whiskers Journal

Award-winning publisher of Notes From the Grooming Table. White Dog Enterprises develops creative educational materials for the professional pet stylist. The President and Founder of White Dog Enterprises, Inc., Melissa Verplank - CMG, has over 25 years experience in the pet grooming industry. Her mastery of grooming techniques has won her numerous awards on a national & international level earning her the right to become a team member on GroomTeam USA.

During her formative years running a fleet of mobile grooming units and a busy grooming salon, Ms. Verplank realized the need for quality training and reference materials. In 1992, Verplank founded one of the Midwest's largest pet styling schools; The Paragon School of Pet Grooming .Over the past12 years, Paragon has taught thousands of students in the fine art of grooming and styling our four-legged friends. Ms. Verplank continues to meet the ever increasing demand for new and innovative training materials for the professional pet stylist.

In conjunction with The Paragon School of Pet Grooming and White Dog Enterprises, a rigorous product testing and development program is used to create and fine tune each training and reference product. White Dog Enterprises is the vehicle that brings creative learning products to the marketplace. Please visit our website for more information.

Canine Grooming Secrets DVDs

The keys to success are yours with Canine Grooming Secrets – the knowledge and skills of two world-recognized leaders in grooming presented clearly and concisely on digital video disks. Canine Grooming Secrets is dedicated to making you a leader in your community by arming you with the same skills and the same bodies of knowledge that have brought them to national and international leadership.

These essentials are yours in a series of DVDs in which Sue Zecco and Jay Scruggs demonstrate the grooming techniques you’ll master en route to professional success. They offer specialized instruction in the grooming of today’s most popular breeds: the Poodle, the English Springer Spaniel, the Shih Tzu, the Bichon Frise, the Golden Retriever, the Welsh Terrier, the Yorkshire Terrier and the West Highland Terrier as well as mixed breeds. And more are on the way.

In a matter of days, you can become your community’s groomer of choice; the individual whose services are in demand at almost any cost; the professional who is no longer asked about price and whose appointments are scheduled weeks and months in advance.

Would you like to have a grooming practice in which prospective customers pay to reserve places on your waiting list? That’s what Sue and Jay have accomplished in their communities. That’s what they teach in seminars presented in the nation’s largest cities. And that information is yours with Canine Grooming Secrets instructional videos.

Place your first order today and start learning the secrets of acknowledged leaders in canine grooming. Go to http://www.caninegroomingsecrets.com.

The Reality Pet Grooming Home Study Series is designed to teach you how to actually achieve a beautiful, professional result using my trade secrets and techniques I've developed over the last 28 years in easy to understand, "this is how you do this dialog" as I show you exactly how to sculpt your dog with scissors, blades and guards instructions. These dogs are all in short, easy to maintain, breed pattern with emphasis on blending and "no lines" grooming with beautifully scissored cylindrical legs to give that show dog appearance. The best basic step-by-step easy to understand DVD's on the market! These DVDs will show you how to CORRECTLY groom and blend these breeds in short, everyday, manageable trims for real dogs with a life that is easy for owners to care for while still looking like the breed they are! Learn one breed well or learn them all well and start your own grooming business! Please visit our web site for more information.

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A complete manual on the in's and out's for setting up in the clients home, where to groom and how to market you own business. Complete with pictures, ads step-by-step process and more. Lorrie Bracaloni the author of this amazing eBook has been grooming successfully in the clients home for over 30 years. Email for more information and how you can get your eBook right now. Only $10.99. Please visit our website for more information and to download your eBook today.

New Mobile Grooming Business Book

Ellen Ehrlich, of Royal Canine Mobile Grooming LLC, proudly announces the publication of her new book, GO MOBILE AND SUCCEED, The MUST HAVE Manual for Starting and Growing Your Mobile Grooming Business. This long-awaited and information-packed book is a gift to the future generations of mobile groomers. In fifty concise pages, Ellen has laid out a roadmap for people who are interested in being part of the booming business of mobile pet grooming. It also contains ideas aplenty for established mobile groomers who want to crank their customer service up a notch.

Readers can follow along, step by step, as they read about how Ellen moved into a completely new career in pet grooming and set up an extremely successful mobile salon. Within three years Ellen had paid off her new van, all her canine clients weigh under twenty five pounds, live within twelve miles of her home, and are groomed on a maintenance schedule. Her formula worked for her and can be tailor-fit to work for you. This is the information she wishes she had when she started her mobile grooming business.

Topics include: scheduling, routing, pricing, breed and breed trims, policy/release forms, customers, overbooking, working on Saturday, marketing, advertising, client calls, newsletters, testimonials, the three most important questions, bookkeeping, insurance, the van, mobile tips, health and safety, and more. This book will help you answer the all-important question: Is mobile grooming right for you? For more information or to place an order click here.

2 Lion-Hearted Groomers ... Leigh & Eileen's Journey (Book)

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Embark on an emotional journey with Eileen and Leigh as they reflect on their turbulent personal lives, professional challenges', and the discovery of their individual strength. Through their twenty-year friendship and professional pet grooming experiences, they take us into their dark, hidden world where they confront their past, and fight to heal their scars through emotional healing and forgiveness. Ride along with them as they reveal true-life accounts of the relationships between their clients and their pets that are often times joyous, funny, and sometimes bittersweet. Click for more information.

#1 Pet Grooming Business Book Since 1989

More than 20,000 copies have been sold in 24 countries. A proven system of management and illustrated with forms, legal forms and so much more. Come see what has made this the classic book for grooming business owners. In 2007 6 additional workbooks with CD-ROM's are being published to accompany this classic business guide that just never goes out of date. Click here.

Professional resources for pet grooming business owners.