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Creating Great Grooming Dogs

Creating Great Grooming Dogs

This is the podcast where dog grooming and dog training meet! Learn how to teach dogs to be great for grooming and other types of handling for health and comfort. Perfect for groomers, trainers, owners, and other pet professionals.

Recent Episodes

Ep183 The Customer Service Angle
Master Groomer Behavior Specialist Dog Grooming Dog Training Dog Groomer Dog Trainer Pet Stylist Pet Styling Holistic Grooming Wholistic Grooming Customer Service

Ep183 The Customer Service Angle

April 26, 2023

This week we're talking about how to make owners happy. How do we make a living working on dogs with difficulty with grooming? Now, this is very much for the groomers, but this is also for owners to understand where groomers…

Ep182 Science Based Training
Dog Grooming, Dog Training, Holistic Grooming, Wholistic Grooming, Cooperative Care, Operant Conditioning Science Based Training Operant Conditioning Humane Hierarchy Master Groomer Behavior Specialist

Ep182 Science Based Training

April 14, 2023

This week we're talking about science-based training. What does that mean? Why is there a controversy and what do you need to know? You'll get my take on that this week. Ep182 What Does Science Based Dog Training Mean  === …

Ep181 Who Does The Teaching?
Dog Grooming, Dog Training, Holistic Grooming, Wholistic Grooming, Cooperative Care,

Ep181 Who Does The Teaching?

March 30, 2023

Who does the teaching? That's an interesting question, isn't it? So if we have a dog that has trouble with grooming, that has some difficulty, is showing some behavior that we do not want, is it the groomer who does the trai…

Ep180 Humane Treatment

Ep180 Humane Treatment

Feb. 26, 2023

This week we're talking about Humane Treatment. That whole idea of "I'm not hurting him.", "This needs to be done.", "This is really important." We'll talk about some of the humane aspects we must look at as groomers, veteri…

Ep 179 Where To Start

Ep 179 Where To Start

Feb. 18, 2023

This week, we'll talk about what you're supposed to do if a dog is worried. If a dog is scared if a dog is being aggressive or acting aggressively, what can we do?  Find the podcast on your favorite podcast host, watch at , …

Ep178 What Keeps Us From Modernizing?

Ep178 What Keeps Us From Modernizing?

Feb. 7, 2023

Why do we get stuck in our ways? What keeps us from trying new things? We'll talk about it this week. Find the podcast on your favorite host or check it out on the website to listen or watch there!🎙 If you'd like to support…

Recent Blog Posts

Master Groomer Behavior Specialist (MGBS)

The Master Groomer Behavior Specialist website is up and running!  https://mastergroomerbehaviorspecialist.com/ Who we are. What we do.&nbs…

Chrissy was on The Traveling Groomers Podcast

We all have had reactive dogs in our facilities, and many of us have owned reactive dogs. Mary and Chris bring on Chrissy Neumyer Smith, Master Groomer B…

Master Groomer Behavior Specialist (MGBS)

I designed and teach the Master Groomer Behavior Specialist Diploma Program at The Whole Pet Grooming Academy. This is a program for groomers who want to…

Chrissy Neumyer SmithMaster Groomer Behavior Specialist MGBSThe 3C's