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This is such a joyful recording, join me on Pod on the dog for this recording with Arisa Thomas

We chat about planning content online and curating your social media page as well as

what we post and the reality of our day to day job.

Arisa’s secret nack for steering your clients hair cut decisions in your direction and avoid having a ‘skullet’ situation

Creating a working environment in which to thrive.

The cost of living crisis and being brave enough to make increases as everything rises around us

How we all have our good grooming days and our bad grooming days as well as ‘those doodles with the straight coat'

Is it all groomers who thrive on a last minute deadline?

looking over to Japan for inspiration and an educators mindset.

Make sure you share Pod on the Dog with a friend, the more you listen the more I keep recording these free educational pods.

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If you work with dogs in any capacity, even if you are just the guardian of a dog I urge you to listen to this podcast.

Plus I have two discount codes for you…

This record really may just make you look at your four legged friend differently.

Episode 43 of ‘Pod on the Dog’ podcast was recorded with Max at MK9 Plus dog training and I have a discount code for you all… for 50% OFF training tutorials on the website MK9plus.com use code: PODONTHEDOG

We chat about dog training the modern way, throwing yourself into your work 1000% and reaping the rewards, always learning being the key to success and importantly an understanding for a dogs mental health.

How being a ‘pet’ can be an unfulfilling life for many dogs and how giving them a job can improve their wellbeing dramatically.

We discuss how enrichment isn’t always mentally stimulating, about optimistic and pessimistic dogs and frustration amongst many interesting topics.

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I loved this record with Lisa Hart, we discussed so much, how Lisa juggles her busy week and work load including social media. Her journey from kennel hand, being thrown in the deep end and then remerging as Asian grooming supremo.

Lisa give us tips on where to go to improve our Asian styling, and what she likes to see when she's judging the style.

I loved finding out about her working trip to Australia and finding out about her exciting new Asian masterclass and Webinar.

We talk about groomer nerves, the highs and lows of our jobs and finally how Lisa stays positive.

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Zoe was one of the first people I met when I embarked on my career as a groomer, we talk about her early start in the wild world of dog hair, about the art of scissoring hair and tips on helping your technique using scissors, the different styles of scissors and their different uses.

Zoe explains how understanding structure and balance can really elevate your grooms and how helpful it can be to just rock up to a dog show and watch those beautiful dogs move. 'Its rare to have the ability to really understand shape and structure and also possess a natural aptitude for scissoring at the same time, one of these needs more work than the other'

Tips on Bichon Coat maintenance and also advise on how to deal with staining in our white breeds coats.

Hope you enjoy x

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“You Win Or You Learn”

A must listen from the Poodle expert Philip Langdon

“you sign up for a Poodle you sign up for work”

We talk about so much from Philips transition from horses to dogs, showing afghans to poodles, started out with only knowing an basic lamb trim to honing his skills with 40+ years in grooming and showing.

How Philip learned to groom with limited supplies and chemist bought scissors, the early grooming competition days and how he Juggles work, his dogs, showing and traveling. Including Philips training regime for his show dogs, show condition is so important, its not just about the hair.

We discuss understanding the need for mental stimulation in our dogs as well as looking at trims across the globe, the importance of learning the confirmation and having a good maintenance routine.

Tips on all sorts including wrapping a coat to finding the right products for your dogs coat.

I hope you love this episode as much as I did making it.

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What exactly is Reiki?

What's your business USP?

Perhaps Reiki is something you could do for your health, for your dogs health or for the dogs you are working with.

It can be done at the same time as you are working away without even costing you time, it could be an amazing side hustle for your business or what a fabulous unique selling point, what makes your different.

Take 30 mins to learn more about this ancient heeling therapy from an expert, how it can help you and our 4 legged pals and I hope you get the Reiki bug like I have.

I have a code for you too if its something you are interested in pursuing…VERITY20

Listen to Reiki Master Rob Fellows who specialises in Reiki for pets talk about how you could harness the power of Reiki to elevate your life.

How rob helped his own dogs arthritis through this natural healing and other amazing stories about this complimentary therapy we all have the ability to harness.

Visit www.robfellowsreiki.com and use discount code VERITY20

Rob also has an in person Reiki level 1 class in Yorkshire on the 4th September.

I hope you enjoy this record.

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On this podcast I'm delighted to be joined by grooming legends Sue Zecco and Jay Scruggs, all the way from Massachusetts and Tennessee, apologies for any distorted audio, it was very much a pod on the go as Jay and Sue were busy working.

We discuss a smorgasbord of topics from education, keeping things fresh and find out a bit more about the minds behind Super Styling Sessions. I hope you enjoy this record as much as I did making it.

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