About ReadyToGroom

ReadyToGroom helps owners prepare their dogs for grooming using gradual desensitization and counterconditioning, the approach recommended by veterinary behavior resources. We're not vets or a grooming business, and we don't sell services.

Main sources

• VCA Animal Hospitals: Taking the Stress out of Nail Trimming
• Univ. of Illinois Vet Med: Trimming Away the Terror (PDF)
• Preventive Vet: Dog Cooperative Care
• Fear Free: Groomer Certification Program
• AKC: How to Groom a Dog

Breed pages also cite each breed's AKC page.

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