The Work Between the Dog and the Table: Decision-Making, Boundaries, and the Cost of Grooming Well (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798244366624)

Grooming isn't just haircuts. It's judgment under pressure.

The Work Between the Dog and the Table is a blunt, professional book for groomers who are tired of the industry pretending this job is easy. It covers the realities groomers actually face: time pressure, decision fatigue, restraint risk, matted dogs, misunderstood behavior, client expectations, and the quiet moments where safety is decided long before anything goes wrong.

This book doesn't glorify burnout and it doesn't sugarcoat the work. It offers a systems-based way to think through grooming from intake to checkout, while protecting what matters most: dogs, groomers, and longevity.

For groomers who want the truth, the language for it, and a way forward-this is for you.