hey everyone

hi thought i'd introduce myself. my name is helen and i live in the UK. i've been grooming for bout 6 years now and i love it. previously i worked with horses which i loved but a job in a boarding kennel came up and i changed career. i started off right at the bottom and worked my way up and eventually learnt to groom. i left there and now manage a salon within a large pet shop although i will soon be moving to another salon. i regularily compete at grooming comps and have had a couple of class placing which i'm proud of. next one is in a few weeks if the bichon is ready. i've just recently become a mummy to the lhasa in my profile pic. i'm hoping to show her and use her at comps fingers crossed.
look forward to getting to know everyone

hello buddy

Welcome Helen
I look forward to sharing in the future....There is lots of sharing to be had here both information, support and friendship! I live in Sydney Australia and am mummy to four dogs -3 malt x and a poodle x tenterfield (Thanx to Tammy's Poppett and Matthew lol...) Hope you enjoy your membership here and make the most of it by posting heaps
Cheers
Donna

Hey... I thought this was an Australian forum... just kidding. Good to have you on here Helen, and look forward to some great posts from you. Good luck in your next comp.

Hi Helen.

Thanks for the intro and great to meet you. My name's Lisa and I live in Western Australia (Kalgoorlie) and groom from home. I have a nice little set up and take it very easy, only do about 6 dogs a day and I'm still there for when the child comes home from school. I've only been grooming for a year so forums like this are invaluable to me. I'm quite isolated here from major shows and competitions so any help is appreciated. Where in the UK do you live? I used to live in Reading, Berkshire when i was a teenager. I'm also a horsey girl but have to say in a town like this where no grass grows, it's high maintenance having a horse, so it hasn't happened for a few years, but will do again one day, except I would be the weekend plodder type now. Was accepted into Wellington stable (I think that was the name?), close to where I lived when i was 15 to start my horse career but we moved overseas and I was too homesick at that age to leave my parents. Anyway ...... enjoy the forum, good to have you aboard.

Lisa

woop woop helens in the house LOL hey buddy xxxxxxxxxxxx

Welcome to the Forum Helen.

It's always refreshing to have new members. I'm Sarah and I have a mobile business in Melbourne West Suburbs. I've made some great friends here on the forum. Their support has been invaluable.

Enjoy

Hy Hellen, I'm Iskra and live in Croatia... I'm grooming for 7 years now and enjoy it.... I'm the owner of a lot of westies and german shepherds (all together more than 50)...
I would love to here your experiences in the UK... Hope you'll send some pictures and advices about grooming...

I can assure you that you will love this forum I do

Hi Helen

Welcome to the Aussie forum. My name is Vanda and I operate a home based business in the SE suburbs of Melbourne. Love the job and have been grooming for about 4 yrs now. I am a expat and used to live in Penzance (Cornwall) and emigrated over here when I was only 20. Looking forward to hearing from you.