Groom Alert Safety System
Groom Alert is a safety system of acquiring information necessary to provide consistently safe pet care services. Pets with conditions requiring special care should be assigned a “Groom Alert” symbol.…
Safety & First Aid
Emergency & Disaster Planning
By Mary Oquendo, CMPTI, CCS The days are gone where we can assume that emergencies and disasters happen someplace else. I have my local news station app on my cell…
Increasing Personal Safety in the Salon
by Matt Faulhaber, www.smartpractice.com Did you know grooming professionals work in a hazardous occupation? According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, animal care and service workers have a higher rate…
Heatstroke Awareness Day 2015
Pet groomers and pet owners alike need to know the dangers of these tools so that they can be used responsibly and safely and so that owners can ask informed…
Sanitation for Grooming Operations
by Mary Oquendo CMPTI, CCS Back when I was a baby groomer, I was fortunate enough to have mentors who impressed upon me the importance of cleaning and sanitation. As…
Ears, Eyes and Pads Pet First Aid
by Mary Oquendo CMPTI, originally published in eGroomer Journal Winter 2012 Sometimes it seems like we are grooming a creature that resembles a washing machine during the spin cycle. I…
D.I.Y. Pet First Aid Kit
By Mary Oquendo, C.M.P.T.I. C.C.S. What is your most invaluable piece of grooming equipment? Is it your clipper vacuum? Your bathing system? Your dryer? For me, it is my pet…