10/16/2026
The groomer is not "just" a groomer.
"You're just a dog groomer."
Just. As if reading a frightened animal's body language in real time is nothing. As if handling a hundred pounds of panicked dog safely is nothing. As if skin, coat, anatomy, behaviour — and sharp tools near a moving target — is nothing.
A groomer is part behaviourist, part nurse, part athlete, part artist. My body has the receipts: the wrists, the back, the shoulders.
So no. Not "just" anything.
