by Abby | Apr 4, 2022 | Uncategorized
Christina Lough, a January 2022 graduate of The Grooming Project, said one of things she likes most about working as a groomer at The Salon in Lee’s Summit is the creativity to adapt a breed’s standard cut to a dog’s particular facial features. “What’s considered a...
by Abby | Mar 15, 2022 | Uncategorized
Aware of her own potential, The Salon manager, Christine Banks (left), wants to show other graduates of The Grooming School how to embrace opportunity. When 26-year-old Christine Banks was selected to the inaugural class of The Grooming Project in 2016, she was a...
by Abby | Dec 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
Andy Wiltz plays with dogs at Woof’s Play & Stay. KC area employers embrace training program and skills of graduates ready to start their career. By Andrea Byrne If anyone knows how challenging it can be to hire a good dog groomer, it’s owners and managers...
by Abby | Dec 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
By Rebecca Smith You’d be hard-pressed to find a story that better illuminates the life-changing effect of The Grooming Project than that of Kylie Stevens. A recent graduate (April 2021), Kylie’s world right now is one she can barely have imagined a few years ago. She...
by Abby | Dec 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
How pet grooming can lessen the effects of trauma on humans By Betty Jean Curran When Annie started the program, she was terrified. After spending years living in a trailer with her abusive boyfriend and three children, miles away from any neighbors, she couldn’t...
by Abby | Dec 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
By Kelly Scanlon When 35-year-old Jeanne Dennison, a recent graduate of The Grooming Project, lost custody of her daughters two years ago, she was facing a long prison sentence for drugs and weapons possession. Losing her children turned out to be a critical turning...
