Going through the Pooch Parlor Grooming School, was well worth every cent & then some. I had researched schools nationwide, & 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 to be 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 because it was not only 5 min from my house, but 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, phsycology skills, attained unmeasurable public relation skills dealing with difficult situations, people, & thier pets. Originally I planned to work under her upon graduation & then in a quaple years start my own business.

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

With in 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 clientle, with an average groom around $100. People comment on 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 on thier own. I am the very first to succeed in this area of 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 mannor to the do the very best, success in inevidable! The Pooch Parlor Grooming School was one of the biggest steps to my success. It has been one year since graduation, a lady called just today for an '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!" Every person that has graduated to my knowledge from the Pooch Parlor is a successful employed groomer today! Amber Holt- Amber's Mobile Grooming, Kootenai, ID