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I was an independent groomer for 25 years and then worked for a corporate business. I’m not gonna say who. But yes, the rules insane and obviously not made up by a groomer. Unrealistic.

I’ve been grooming for 10 years and have been with PetSmart for going on 6. I always say I would not be the groomer I am today had I been trained from PetSmart. My years prior to going corporate is what gave me the most knowledge. And at the store I’m at the salon leader holds academies that only last two weeks for dogs. And only two days for cats. It’s been honestly a living hell working there and I am at the point I am going to use up my vacation time and plan my escape from there. It’s weird they are all about safety but do some of the most dangerous things; such as the windows for pet parents to stare at their dogs. Not giving proper restraints for both ends of the dogs. And I just can’t take it anymore.

Very informative video. I have a 13 1/2 year old Powder Puff that I adopted when he was 9. He has the sweetest temperament of any dog I've ever met. He loves all people and all animals. He gets along with cats and can't be bothered to chase the squirrels in the yard. He rarely barks and never sheds. He loves going for walks. I don't think he was taken very good care of in his younger years. When I got him he was missing a leg and had a heart murmur, and when I got his teeth cleaned by the vet they needed to remove about half of them. He has little seizures often, that are very brief. He's quite deaf, though not 100%. He's definitely getting old, but he has an excellent appetite for food, and for life. I'm retired, so he's my constant companion, always at my side.

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Lots girlfriend everywhere are together with your girlfriend everywhere at pet smart I said no no no no no no no girlfriend and girlfriend you can’t not be together you will died real live its true

Yesterday I went to pet smart I get lots guys everywhere you follow me everywhere I go I’m not gay I’m straight

we got out Pit mix the test for xmas. Any suggestions as to how to effectively swab an 'active' 45 lbs Pit puppy? It's not a cheap test and I don't want to screw it up! TY (Happy New Year!)

Btw I’ve worked at 5 different private salons and was never turned away 3 in Texas 2 in Florida . I was trained from Petsmart. So if you are being turned away don’t give up.

Don’t do it as a career. I’m leaving it in 2025. I don’t wanna be 50 with a bad back ,hands , lungs and even ears.the stress and anxiety from getting attacked by so many dogs. Not worth the money all that we do and deal with . Groomers deserve way more. But you may be better off doing it at home . I would love to get into designing and painting . But not working at a private or Corporate job. I’m still thinking about it maybe once a while I’ll do it when I feel like grooming again.

I would love to help! I am a retired behavioral specialist, so . anything you need, just ask!

Great video! Thank you for sharing your knowledge. One other tip is to be careful of trimming their nails too short-especially if the nails are black and you can’t see how far their blood veins go. It’s not like other breeds someone might be used to-their feet and toes/fingers are longer compared to other breeds. One more thing: I don’t agree that Chinese Cresteds should pull weights due to their vulnerability to kneecap problems. At least maybe they should wait until they are about two years old and full grown.

I have an interview on Monday. I’m just trying to get in the door of grooming. I want to get my NCGI master cat certification and then open a cat only salon. Is working at pet smart worth it, just for time in the industry experience?

How do you “kennel dry” them

Can you do a tutorial? I just got a sheltie who loves to roll in things

I think for most people working at a Petsmart or Petco is just a stepping stone stone to get the basics to allow you other opportunities to hopefully then be trained by a reputable groomer

Hi, finished my first interview. So how long did you have to wait for the second interview?

I have tried Farmer’s dog, Ollie, Nom Nom Darwin raw pet table countless of dry food my 2 dachshunds don’t like dry dog food I even put on bone broth. I have spent so much money on my dogs and food I also tried Just for dogs dog food. my house is like a pet store I have so much food. I’m gonna try pet plate and Sunday’s tried Dr. Havery Purpose patties dog food they like those. My dogs are spoiled but I want the to eat. Also tried Yum woof and Fromm dog food. My dogs like Ollie’s the best pork flavor and sometimes beef. So I know dog food. I watch Doc Rea she’s a vet I watch the puzzle guy talk about dog nutrition. I have tried Nextition dog food. Bredwell.

i honestly don’t think ur the smartest person lol. all negative talk.

I agree with everything you said but I must say, the way you were talking in this video I expected your grooms to look exceptional. Your grooms don't look much different from groomers that learned to grooms at petsmart. Also it shouldn't take an entire year of bathing before leaning to groom, that's silly. I also think it's silly to train someone to groom but not allow them to use scissors until they've clippered enough dog?

Wish any of my dogs would like it 😅. Not one ate it and tried like 4 different recipes

These are just great explanations from her perspective and honest opinion from the hard end of things. My girlfriend just started Petsmart Academy and her interest led me here watching. Switching from a major corporation one stop shop to a proud private grooming company is exactly like my 15 years of Serving/Bartending experience. Those who are not willing to change or badge new shop policies are extremely difficult to work with. Also coworkers and management may make a huge difference in each individual experience person to person. Loved the conversation in the video though. Every experience is different but glad yours is here.

I really don't think you should feed that food to your dog

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Most people don’t get a chance to work private from the start because most private businesses won’t give them a chance. Which leaves people where ? At petsmart or petco. How will that individual be able to grow if no one is giving them a chance? It’s common sense!

I’ve been working for PS for about 3 years now, 2 as a groomer. Academy is only 2 weeks hands on and 1 week computer work. It’s very frustrating because they want you to crank out grooms as fast as you can. They have me at 3 and 3 in an 8 hour shift, and it’s a STRUGGLE! I feel like I have been set up for failure from the start. My own grooming experience comes from me shaving my own dogs, never having any accidents or injuries to them for the past 16 years prior to PS. I fight every day to try to get them all done on time…. 😮‍💨

I just started petco grooming last week, I have six weeks more of pre academy training before I go into academy. I see some flaws, but it's efficient in alot of ways, but some rules makes no sense. It's also never followed. I've heard horror stories about academy but am going to push through because I absolutely want this as my forever career, I don't plan on staying with petco forever. I also can say your opinion is kicking down of rude or more so your take? I know two people making 6 figures + who started at petco and stayed for a majority of their grooming time. But also again, they test different breeds on you before testing out and you learn as you go, just as you would appreciating. We have to test out with 6 dogs and then 3 more afterwards before getting our certificate of completion. Our GM and SLM take it very serious usually

The grass is not always greener on the other side. There are a lot of private grooming shops that use crappy products on dogs, it's all about the money 💰 Usually, they have no formal pet grooming skills other than the school of "hard knocks" and they don't like people who have gone to grooming school. I think the best is to do both, try corporate, try private and then open your own shop. A lot of private shops are family run and they only hire others to help them pay the bills, if you're not family they are not interested in teaching you.

Do they really mKe you kennel dry double coated dogs? I am thinking of Going there tk becme a groomer and i wouldn't kennel dry dog thT need to ha e the coat blown out

I will never understand how dying your dogs hair with safe hair dye made for dogs is animal abuse....

Grate video, the Andis pulse ZR i guess some people will find it heavy too much, than some people not too heavy for them. Have you still got and still using the andis pulse zr 2 clippers?

Hi, if I don't got the pre-employment question only one on operating a cash register, I select None (not less the 1 year, 1-2 years, 3-5 or not more then 5 years) for Early Morning Stocker, but most of the questions I got, but except only one for operating with cash. Will my chances hurt to get a call for an interview?

Grooming academy at Petsmart is 3 WEEKS… not months

What’s really ridiculous about the one hand on the dog at all times rule is that we are also required to answer the phone and schedule appointments WHILE we have a dog on our table. So we use a mobile phone and an iPad to do this while trying to keep one hand on the dog on our table… instead of just paying a freaking receptionist 😂

I’m a bather at Petsmart. We NEVER kennel dry brachycephalic dogs in our salon

Hi, this looks great. Did you trim the body? How short did you go? What length please?! 👍

You should not cut double coated dog so short. Shelties must look natural. You are damaging their coat by cutting it so much😢

Thats so cute.😊

Excellent video! So helpful. Thanks for posting! 😊

thanks cause my dog is going to cost me over 200$ each time so i dont care about price at that point i just want the best service and this confirms my worrys about a big retail chain groomer

Australian Shepard

So pretty

Hello, which brand dog cologne do they use?

When i was on my search for grooming education, i was origionally going to pay for my education. Well petsmart got back to me and hired me on the spot so i said, Hey! Its worth a shot and who doesnt want free education. Ive been in this company for 5 months, i was about to go to accademy and decided... free isnt everything, so im going back to my schooling for dog grooming. Our accademy has been squeezed into 3 weeks, 3 WEEKS. HOW DO YOU LEARN A WHOLE CAREER IN 3 WEEKS. When i was hired on there was a salon leader, mature staff, a generally good team. It took no time at all to lose all of our geeat staff, our salon leader. Infact all of our strong management are quitting or have one foot out the door. This is not a safe environment to learn in, they push you to take on more then you can handle, when you have decided that a pet isnt going to work out at a petsmart salon, management will not back you up. Theyre only looking for numbers and good reviews.what your looking for in education is not worth breaking your body for. Trust me there are safer ways to manage stress. Yes the 2 year contract is no longer in affect. But ask yourself why, do your research. Theyre is so many abuse in the workplace violations nations wide in both canada and the US. simply put they cant afford anymore lawsuits. The company keeps getting bought out by new management and that management is making it cheaper and cheaper. Im working with someone who has 23 years experience in petsmart. This company isnt what it use to be.

Now petsmart training academy is TOTALLY different, very riggerous and mad hrs.

You sound paid so fake

Dr. Marty food is scam and toxic. This dog food make dog get really sick. Stop lying. Stop scamming.

See I have been thinking about working at petsmart as a groomer but thats crazy

I 100% agree The first time I saw a comment on some video about how the poor dog was being abused I couldn't even believe it I was in shock I have seven dogs four small and three large My dogs are cleaner and fed better and taken care of better by my hand then some people's children! I just started adding little accents to little ones and dying them and of course I use the dye that is created yeah that's a thing lol for the dogs and my dogs are far from miserable and you shampoo them after you do it so they do not get anything in their mouths they don't do any of that nonsense It's not toxic I'm so grateful I came across your video just to see somebody else say it out loud people just want to comment on everything!