I’m super excited to share this with all of you. If you loved the old Notes From the Grooming Table, you are going to LOVE the second edition!

Notes From the Grooming Table 2nd Edition is a comprehensive grooming guide that includes information on basic pet grooming techniques on over 200 AKC recognized breed standards. Completely remastered tools and equipment section, including new information on shears, brushes, clippers, stripping tools, and so much more! Over 150 breed profiles are covered. The book includes step-by-step instructions, typical grooming techniques, and illustrated up-to-date grooming styles.

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How do we handle that?’ I thought to myself at the end of a very long day. We were tossing color options around and having a hard time deciding. Then it hit me. The cover should be the color of a nice glass of red wine – something we were all going to be celebrating with once this massive project was finished! a completely remastered tools and equipment section, including new information on shears, brushes, clippers, stripping tools and so much more! Melissa Verplank is a self-taught groomer who, like many of us, was crazy about animals and worked with them in some fashion from a young age. In fact, she was working at a kennel when the resident groomer was let go and she instantly became the new groomer. Fast forward 10 years. The AKC was adding recognized breeds at a record pace. New grooming tools were being added to our tool kits. Coat types we had not seen before were walking into everyday pet salons. Styling trends were changing on a number of breeds. I knew it was time to think about updating Notes.

Notes From the Grooming Table – SECOND EDITION is a comprehensive grooming guide that includes information on basic pet grooming techniques on over 200 AKC recognized breed standards. Home » The NEW Notes From the Grooming Table is HERE! The NEW Notes From the Grooming Table is HERE! April 18th, 2016 by Mike The original Notes was released in 2004. It took three years to create the book. Lisa VanSweden did an amazing job illustrating the entire thing. It was a massive undertaking. There were times I questioned if we would ever complete it. At that time, I was questioning my sanity… Can’t wait for my updated grooming ‘bible’. I am, and always will be, grateful for what you’ve done for the professional groomer. Congratulations for this book and for all your contributions to our industry.” - Carol

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Not only can you use this as a reference for yourself, but you can also use this as a reference to educate customers when they are trying to decide what type of grooming experience they would like for their dog.