New Grooming Client

This past weekend I groomed a heavily matted golden doodle, and a couple of equally matted bichons, one of whom was very anxious. The people were very happy with my work and I felt good about it too, so I guess I was feeling cavalier about the whole grooming thing overall. 


So cavalier, in fact, that when I was approached by a brand new client, a client who wasn't even of the same species as my usual clients, I didn't hesitate. 

Now I do specialize in grooming anxious dogs, and I've come up with a few tricks that allow me to do a reasonable job on most dogs.


But an anxious Swiss guy? That presents a whole new frontier of challenges.


I don't think I've ever had a client who stood up every five seconds when I was trying to cut his hair to check himself out in the mirror. 


But a little TTouch to the scalp, some soothing talk, and even this client was able to settle down and allow me to groom him. 

I won't be adding "Swiss guys" to my list of breeds I'll work on anytime soon, but I think I did a pretty good job for a first time!