Hi! My name is Kim West. I'm a Graduate of the New York School Of Dog Grooming (Nov. 1984) and National Certified Master Groomer through NDGAA. I have been in dogs since the age of 12 with my first Am. Cocker Spaniel. At 17, I attended Pensacola Fl. Junior College and graduated from their Veterinary Assistant program in June of 1984. Passion for pets is a lifelong and rewarding journey. I have competed in grooming competitions nationally since 1994 accumulating over 50 placements, some of which include, Gold Medal Poodles 1999 Intergroom, Handstrip Terrier Silver Medal 2001 Intergroom, Wahl Artistic Innovations Grand Champion, Best in Show Div. B 1998 Gateway to the West, Best in Show Div. A Gateway To The West 1999. I was also nominated for the Cardinal Crystal Achievement Award for Grooming Contest Judge of the Year 2008. Currently I show my Standard Poodle and share my home with three wild and crazy Miniature Schnauzers. I have three children and one grandchild all of whom I love with all my heart. I love to teach others the art of pet styling, and share the information that others have graciously shared with me over the years. I believe in paying it forward. It seems that a recent post of mine on facebook has gotten some interesting responses.
It was due to reading these responses that I thought this might be an interesting subject to touch base on
and get feedback.
How do YOU handle pricing your services on difficult pets to groom?
On Matted pets?
On Aggressive pets?
On Untrained unruly pets?
Do you charge by the hour? A certain dollar amount?...It will be interesting to see how things are handled in various regions of the country. I thank you in advance for your participation! Happy grooming :) Kim
Hi Kim,
Just curious if you have compiled these results. I think it would be really interesting!
Posted by: Carrie | 11/13/2010 at 07:51 PM
I haven't recieved enough emails to count really, I need more participants! So, if you could , would you tell all of your groomer friends and tell them to tell thier groomer friends about this poll, and I would be ever so grateful! I am going to extend the deadline to jan. 1st. Thanks for your interest and possible help! I too think this would be very useful information.
Posted by: Kim West | 11/15/2010 at 08:37 PM