Home VS. Professional Grooming: Is One Better Than the Other?

Getting your dog to trust a professional groomer isn’t easy, but it’s no walk in the park to try grooming your dog yourself either. Dogs can be fussy when you’re grooming them and you may end up with a few cuts or scratches if you try. On the other hand, your dog might feel stressed out and anxious if you leave them to be groomed by a professional groomer. This then begs the question, is it better to groom your pet yourself or leave the job to a professional groomer?

Professional Grooming

As compared to our Google-based knowledge, professional groomers are equipped with years of experience. Knowing that your pet is in safe hands and effective is probably one of the biggest cases for professional groomers.

Taking your dog to the groomer’s also means that you don’t have to clean up after the grooming session. Neither will you have to buy any special equipment for the grooming since the groomer has the right tools designed specially to keep your dog safe throughout their grooming.

On that note, professional groomers are trained to work with even the most uncooperative dogs as painless as possible. It may take you multiple sessions and worse, injuries for you and your pet than you would like for you to learn the ropes of pet grooming. With the ready availability of mobile dog groomers, professional grooming has also become a more convenient option for pet owners.

At the same time, dog breeds such as Poodles and Pekingese with higher fur maintenance will require professional grooming care. In this case, trips to the pet salon may be inevitable.

Home Grooming

As compared to professional grooming sessions, home grooming is less costly and can be a huge time-saver, especially when you get the hang of it. In addition to grooming your pet in a comfortable environment, home grooming sessions also allow you to spend quality time with your furry companion.

However, this would require many practice sessions – something your pet may not be fond of. Plus, while home grooming may save you a bundle, pet grooming kits may come at a high price tag.

There’s a case to be made for both professional and home grooming, but ultimately, the preference is personal. As long as your pet is safely and thoroughly groomed, the means to which it was groomed does not matter as much.