National Cat Groomers Institute

08/27/2026

🚨 **NCGI MEMBERSHIP JUST GOT A MAJOR UPGRADE!** 🚨

We’ve officially launched our **brand-new NCGI membership platform**, making it easier than ever to join, manage your membership, and access the resources available to you.

And if you’ve been thinking about becoming an NCGI member, **now is a pretty darn good time to jump in.**

Your NCGI membership gives you access to:

🐾 The exclusive **NCGI Member Hub** packed with member-only resources
🐾 Member discounts on NCGI education, events, products & more
🐾 Access to our private members-only Facebook community
🐾 Opportunities to connect with professional cat groomers around the world
🐾 Your listing in the NCGI Member Directory (searched by cat owners daily!)
🐾 Access to NCGI certification and the path toward becoming a **Certified Feline Master Groomer™**

And now it all lives inside our new membership system, with **annual automatic renewal** so keeping your membership active is a whole lot easier.

For nearly 20 years, NCGI has been helping groomers build better cat grooming skills, stronger businesses, and professional credibility.

Ready to be part of it?

👉 **JOIN NCGI:**
https://nationalcatgroomers.com/products/membership

Come join the bad ass cat groomers. 😼

Join the National Cat Groomers Institute (NCGI) and enjoy member-exclusive education, worldwide directory listings, discounts, professional support, and the path to CFMG certification.

08/22/2026

We're almost ready!

**Stop Asking Facebook: A Practical Introduction to Cat Grooming** is happening **Monday, August 24 at 11:00 AM Eastern.**

Whether you're planning to attend live or watch the replay later, you'll have access to the recording for **3 months**, so you can revisit the demonstrations and techniques whenever you need them.

If you've been waiting for a practical, beginner-friendly introduction to cat grooming from someone who grooms cats every day, I'd love to have you join me.

See you Monday!
https://nationalcatgroomers.com/products/stop-asking-facebook-a-practical-introduction-to-cat-grooming

08/20/2026

"Never do this with a cat."

"Always do this with a cat."

After nearly two decades grooming cats, here's my much less exciting answer:

**It depends on the cat.**

Age. Health. Temperament. Coat condition. Body language. They all matter.

Learn how to make those decisions in **Stop Asking Facebook: A Practical Introduction to Cat Grooming.**

Live August 24 at 11am ET | Replay included
$127 | Members & CFMGs: $97

08/18/2026

**What will you actually learn?**

✔ How to evaluate a cat before grooming even begins
✔ How to recognize health concerns that may change your grooming plan
✔ How to read feline body language
✔ Practical handling techniques for safer grooming
✔ How experienced cat groomers make decisions throughout the appointment
✔ When it's time to modify—or end—the groom

If you've been piecing together information from YouTube videos and Facebook groups, this seminar will help connect all those pieces into one practical system.

📅 Monday, August 24
🕚 11:00 AM EST

Replay included for 3 months.

$127
$97 for NCGI Members & Certified Feline Master Groomers.

https://nationalcatgroomers.com/products/stop-asking-facebook-a-practical-introduction-to-cat-grooming

08/17/2026

Ask one cat grooming question on Facebook and get 20 different answers.

Hold them this way. Never hold them that way. Use a towel. Don't use a towel. Do THIS. Never do THIS.

The problem isn't finding advice. It's knowing which advice applies to the cat in front of you.

**Stop Asking Facebook: A Practical Introduction to Cat Grooming**

Live August 24 at 11am ET | Replay for 3 months

$127 | NCGI Members & CFMGs: $97

08/16/2026

Ever try a cat handling technique you saw online... only to end up wrestling with the cat?

The problem may not be the technique. It may be knowing WHEN to use it, when to modify it, and when to try something else.

That's what we'll work on in **Stop Asking Facebook.**

Learn practical handling techniques and, more importantly, the WHY behind them.

Live August 24 at 11am ET | $127
NCGI Members & CFMGs: $97

08/12/2026

Here’s some great info from NCGI team member, Lynn Paolillo.

You can get a day’s worth of useful and practical cat grooming advice from her on Aug 24 by signing up for the virtual seminar.

Stop guessing.

Get your ticket 👇🏼
Link in comments.

08/12/2026

You got through the groom... but you're definitely NOT posting that after photo. 😬

Choppy lines, uneven boots, questionable mane. We've all been there.

Random tips can teach you individual techniques. They don't always teach you how everything works together.

Let's fix that.

**Stop Asking Facebook**
Live August 24 at 11am ET

$127 | NCGI Members & CFMGs: $97
Replay included for 3 months.

08/11/2026

I once groomed a Pomeranian.

I was an expert cat groomer. How hard could it be?

Turns out, pretty damn hard. 😂

Poor Puff Puff came out clean, fluffy, dematted... and apparently looking like I’d groomed him with my eyes closed.

Because here’s the thing:

Being really good at grooming one species does NOT automatically make you good at grooming another.

I learned that lesson at the expense of one tiny Pomeranian and my dignity.

Dog groomers learning cats sometimes learn it at the expense of considerably more. 😬

Read about the day I butchered a Pomeranian... and what Puff Puff taught me about grooming cats.

- Danelle German, Founder and President of the NCGI

I groomed a dog like a cat—and butchered it. That one mistake revealed why dog groomers struggle with cats—and what they need to learn instead.

08/11/2026

Last week's top ranked video on our Youtube channel. Because, well, wiggly kitties can be difficult. Especially when shaving the groin.

Stop the struggle. Learn the techniques. This video with Certifier, Lynn Paolillo, will get you started.

YT and IG:

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