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Creating Great Grooming Dogs
Creating Great Grooming Dogs
"Creating Great Grooming Dogs" is the podcast that explores how to teach dogs to be Calm, Comfortable, and Cooperative during grooming and other essential care. Tailored for Groomers, Trainers, Veterinarians, Vet Techs, Owners, and all pet professionals, it bridges the gap between grooming expertise and behavioral science.
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Creating Great Grooming Dogs
Pet Grooming Industry Educators Award!

Creating Great Grooming Dogs

"Creating Great Grooming Dogs" is the podcast that explores how to teach dogs to be Calm, Comfortable, and Cooperative during grooming and other essential care. Tailored for Groomers, Trainers, Veterinarians, Vet Techs, Owners, and all pet professionals, it bridges the gap between grooming expertise and behavioral science.

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The Groom Pod & Creating Great Grooming Dogs Behavior Chat!
July 4, 2025

The Groom Pod & Creating Great Grooming Dogs Behavior Chat!

I had a great conversation with The Amazing Susy Scott on The Groom Pod. She's a friend and a Master Groomer Behavior Specialist. You can find The Groom Pod at https://www.thegroompod.com/ The video can be found at https://ww...
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But Is It Kind? Ep208
June 22, 2025

But Is It Kind? Ep208

Kindness is such a subjective word. How can we ensure that we're making kind decisions for the pets in our care and for our own pets? Because there are many pet owners listening to this podcast also. For full transcripts, go ...
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Getting Your Boss Onboard Ep207
June 2, 2025

Getting Your Boss Onboard Ep207

Episode 207. How do I get my boss on board? Geez, Chrissy. I like the show and I wanna do all these things, but I'm not self-employed and my boss isn't on board yet. So if you work for someone else, it may feel impossible to ...
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The Coffee Table Game Ep206
May 25, 2025

The Coffee Table Game Ep206

This week, we are talking about a game that anybody can play with their dog to help them be more prepared for grooming and other types of care. It's super easy. Young dogs, old dogs, dogs with no issues, dogs with plenty of i...
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If He
May 17, 2025

If He "Hates It" Why Do It More Often? Ep205

This week, we're answering the question "If he hates it, why on earth would you do it more often?" Oh, this is such a great question. We're gonna have so much fun covering this one because I think we hear that a lot from our...
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Emotional Wellbeing in Pet Grooming Ep204
May 9, 2025

Emotional Wellbeing in Pet Grooming Ep204

This week we're talking about why humane handling must be a priority for groomers, for owners. For veterinarians, we have to make humane handling a priority. And that gets tricky if we haven't yet defined what humane handling...
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More Than Just “Get It Done!” Ep203
Oct. 13, 2024

More Than Just “Get It Done!” Ep203

This week we'll talk about how grooming is more than just getting it done. We'll talk about how we can tailor our grooming sessions to each and every dog. We often think that groomers either have to get the job done or refus...
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Cooperative Care In The Real World Ep202
Oct. 6, 2024

Cooperative Care In The Real World Ep202

This week, we’re talking about cooperative care in the real world. What do we really need to focus on? This episode is primarily for trainers, but also for anyone who communicates with them. The grooming world has some unique...
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Recent Blog Posts

Modern Pet Grooming: Prioritizing Pets' Physical and Emotional Well-being
July 8, 2025

Modern Pet Grooming: Prioritizing Pets' Physical and Emotional Well-b…

Modern Pet Grooming: Prioritizing Pets' Physical and Emotional Well-being by Chrissy Neumyer Smith, host of the Creating Great Grooming Dogs podcast Grooming today isn’t just about getting a dog clean and trimmed—it's about the whole d…

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Prioritizing Emotional Wellbeing in Grooming
May 12, 2025

Prioritizing Emotional Wellbeing in Grooming

As groomers, we must prioritize humane handling—not just for the safety of the pet, but for their emotional wellbeing. It’s not enough to simply "get through" the grooming process. If a dog is panicking, flailing, or shutting down, we ha…

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Guest Appearance on ‘The Bitey End Of The Dog’ Podcast with Michael Shikashio!
Oct. 1, 2024

Guest Appearance on ‘The Bitey End Of The Dog’ Podcast with Michael S…

Exciting news! I had the honor of being a guest on "The Bitey End Of The Dog" podcast with the brilliant Michael Shikashio. We explored my passion for teaching dogs to be cooperative during grooming and why it's such a game-changer for both pets and…

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Reviews

Just what I needed!

"After 28 years in the industry, I'm always wanting to learn and improve and see things from a different point of view sometimes"

Michelle | Jan. 14, 2022

Best Groomers podcast out there

"If you want to help the dogs we groom and make your job more fulfilling and enjoyable this is perfect Love it !!"

Little Barks | April 15, 2022

Great podcast!!

"If helping your groom dogs be calm, comfortable and cooperative this is the podcast for you!!!!"

mithrandor | May 2, 2023

Such Solid and Good Information

"Please listen and hear the absolute dedication in all the ways to create success for all. Rich details and truly valuable information. Well thought out stack and build up for continued change in the …"

9007 | Aug. 11, 2023

Very helpful

"As a dog groomer for 30 years, I very much appreciate that this resource is here and I look forward to passing it on to the newbies! Great podcast and host."

freebyrd2002 | Feb. 18, 2022

Great Info!

"I absolutely love this podcast! Every episode is packed with so many good tips and tricks as to how we can make the dogs as comfortable as possible in our salons!"

Tiffski89 | April 21, 2025
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