11/01/2026
🐾 Happy Groomer Appreciation Day! 🐾
Today, I want to recognize not only the hardworking groomers out there, but the salon owners as well. Because unless you’ve worked in this industry, you truly have no idea what goes into it.
People see a freshly groomed dog, a cute haircut, and a happy pup walking out the door. What they don’t see is everything that happens behind the scenes to make that possible.
For salon owners, it’s so much more than grooming dogs. It’s payroll, taxes, unemployment insurance, workers’ compensation, utilities, dumpster services, equipment repairs, scheduling, employees, and the never-ending expenses of keeping a business running. Shampoo, conditioner, blades, sharpening, shears, dryers, and all the little things that add up every single day.
And for the groomers themselves? It’s a physically and mentally demanding job that requires a level of patience most people will never understand.
It’s the dog that spins in circles every time you try to trim its face. The puppy experiencing its very first groom that has absolutely no idea what’s happening. The senior dog that struggles to stand, requiring extra time, compassion, and a gentle hand. It’s the anxious dogs, the difficult dogs, the dogs that bite, and the ones that just need someone willing to slow down and work with them.
It’s being covered in hair, soaked in water, scratched, bruised, and exhausted by the end of the day. And somehow, you come back the next morning and do it all over again.
Salon owners carry the added weight of making sure the doors stay open, the bills get paid, their employees are taken care of, and their customers are happy. And many of them are doing all of that while grooming a full schedule of dogs themselves.
This industry takes more than a love for dogs. It takes dedication, patience, sacrifice, skill, and a whole lot of heart.
Having the opportunity to visit salons and work alongside so many of you, I get to see firsthand just how much goes into what you do. I see the long days, the frustrations, the hard work, and the pride you take in your businesses.
So today, from all of us at Professional Groom Supply, thank you.
Thank you to the groomers who give their all every day, and to the salon owners who have put everything they have into building something of their own.
You deserve a lot more recognition than you get. Happy Groomer Appreciation Day! ❤️🐾
And let’s not forget about those mothers with children who have their kids come up after school. Our daughter Jordan with Veda after a long day of school.
