
24/05/2025
The lack of regulation in many pet industries - including training - leaves room for poor practices.
Is your trainer/groomer/daycare one which strives to ensure best practice? One which has invested time and money into their education? One which has voluntarily agreed to be bound by the standards of a professional organisation?
Or not?
The only way to ensure you put your dog in the hands of an educated, dedicated professional is to become an informed consumer.
For training a good place to start is the ABTC register (www.abtc.org.uk)
๐ Letโs Talk About Itโฆ ๐พ
Thereโs an uncomfortable truth in the UK dog grooming industry right now โ anyone can call themselves a groomer. No qualifications. No training. No regulation.
And while many groomers work tirelessly to uphold high standards, care deeply for the dogs in our salons, and invest in ongoing education, the lack of regulation leaves room for poor practices โ and itโs the dogs who suffer most.
Itโs time for change.
Itโs time we raise our voices for professional recognition, proper training, and national standards.
Because dog grooming isnโt โjust a haircut.โ Itโs health. Itโs wellbeing. Itโs trust.
๐ Tell us:
Should professional dog groomers in the UK be regulated and recognised like vets and nurses? Letโs start the conversation.