Customer Reviews:
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 Handy reference February 11, 2009
NancyT
I'm glad I bought this book. It is a hand reference to keep on hand for a groomer-in-training.
Dog Grooming July 6, 2008
D. Espen (Albq, NM USA)
Wonderful book if you're trying your hand at dog grooming. I've saved a lot of money in groomer's charges by learning to upkeep my own pets from this book. Easy to read and understand and is a "keeper" if you want to venture out on your own in dog grooming.
 Dog Grooming April 20, 2008
Kathleen Taylor (Ohio)
Ordered this together with a CD on dog grooming. It arrived in a reasonable amount of time in good condition. It was somewhat helpful, but probably could have done without it. The CD, of course, was better at illustrating grooming technique.
 Good Reference but not as detailed as I hoped February 29, 2008
MMS (Oxford, PA)
I bought this book and All-Breed Dog Grooming book. It is word for word the same book. Buy this book if you like both - it is half the price.
I bought this to learn how to groom by Cavalier King Charles and Shih-Tzu after disasterous experience with so called professional groomers. It provided many good basics but greater detail was expected from a book for beginners
Straightforward but lacking rationale. June 4, 2007
Bluestem (Illinois, US)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
A very insightful and informative volume of addressing various breeds' grooming expectations. Covered are the types of tools and even suggestions on chemical hair products that would enhance and attain the styles described.
The illustrations should have been more descriptive, using slides of steps, rather than rudimentary colored images of subjects with arrows showing direction of cut. In many cases, the depictions of certain breeds are not very accurate; some are even clumsily drawn.
Lastly, each breed's coat and classification has a purpose, regardless of the dog being a pet or an active service, hunting, working, herding, pulling, or performing animal; the history of grooming cuts should have been rationalized and justified beyond the standards of the show ring.
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