Glad you gave it a try. I had equipment about a year before I got up the nerve to try. The first time I put the clippers on LadyBug and some fur came off, I screamed. It scared me as well as LadyBug.....I'm not really good at it, but I like doing my own. I can take my time and let them rest.....They are all very good for me.......It is just a skill that takes practice, practice, practice. Marlys Gallagher was my grooming mentor and she let me try about everything. I will always "still be learning" as all three of mine have different things about their coats that are either easier or harder for me to do......Keep at it and it will be easier......I've been doing LadyBug for about four years plus as she will be seven next Saturday..... I was grooming Molly Bee as well. It took me about two years or more to get up the nerve to do nails, but Robin helped me do that. She was doing nails as a service at an AKC Event and a very old couple came by with a very old dog and extremely long toenails. The lady was a retired nurse and still didn't have the nerve to do them. I watched and thought.....would that be me years down the road.....so when I got home, I put one dog on the table, grabbed the nail cutters and did all three right then and there. The dogs were stunned and looked so surprised. I didn't have MiMi then but she gets her fair share now as well. I've made Suzie and MiMi's nails bleed, but all lived through it and are still breathing. Don't give up.....I am still cheerleading myself. Joyce
What kind of grooming equipment did you get?
