Going through the Pooch Parlor Grooming School, was well worth every cent & then some. I had researched nationwide schools & internet home-schooling options for about a year. The Pooch Parlor not only met the standards of established larger schools, it offered a one-on-one experience. That meant there were no other students & I had 100% instructor time for about $300 less than the other top two schools I had been considering.

Another reason I chose the Pooch Parlor was because it was only 5 min from my house. I had been a client of DuAnn's for years & knew the quality of work she produced as a groomer herself. I enrolled in her advanced class. Not only did I learn all-breed grooming skills to an advanced level, but valuable business skills, psychology skills, and an unmeasurable amount of public relation skills dealing with difficult situations, people, & pets. Originally I planned to work under her upon graduation & then in a couple of years start my own business.

About half way into my schooling, DuAnn encouraged me to start my business upon graduation. Not ONLY did she encourage me, but she was a major & valuable part of me going through the steps of all the logistics of get started. By the time I graduated I could completly groom 5 advanced grooms in one day (Standered Poodles, Bichons, Snauzers, ect).

Within one month of graduation, I opened Amber's Mobile Grooming, 'The Spa for Paws'. Today, I run a high-end mobile grooming & spa. I take up to 5 clients a day & cater to a very high-end clientele, with an average grooming charge around $100. People comment that it is the very best their dog has ever looked, acted & felt after a trip to the groomer! Simply, because it is! There are several grooming shops in this area, & a handful of self-taught groomers have tried mobile grooming in this area themselves. I am the first in this area to succeed in mobile grooming—mostly attributed to the education, skill, & business knowledge that I recieved from going to the Pooch Parlor Grooming School.

I believe if you take the proper steps, in a professional manner to the do the very best, success in inevitable! The Pooch Parlor Grooming School was one of the biggest steps to my success. It has been one year since graduation, and, just today, a woman called for a 'Right Now' appointment (who was reffered by The Pooch Parlor to me) & I had to tell her I was three weeks out for availability. Her response was, "WOW, you must be really, really good!" . I thought to myself, "It's because I had a REALLY, REALLY GREAT teacher!" To my knowledge, every person that has graduated from the Pooch Parlor is a successfully employed groomer today! Amber Holt – Amber's Mobile Grooming, Kootenai, ID