News and Special Mentions From Connie
It's hard to believe that summer is coming to a close. Zoom Zoom Groom had the most amazing summer ever. Our year to date growth reached a 43% increase, which means we have been a part of many more furry friends lives. Growth like this doesn't happen by accident, and I truly believe it's due to the amazing staff at ZZG. The employees on our team are not only incredible, talented individuals- they are family and we love them dearly. This has become extremely evident with my recent news of being diagnosed with breast cancer. Life has a funny way of surprising us, and yes it has thrown me a curve ball. I pride myself for being a woman managing a new business, being proactive with my health, and loving what she does. From being in control to handing control over to the doctors and the higher being, is no easy feat for me. The staff has made this transition comforting. Their dedicated work and passion are immense and they have shown me that not only will they manage without me, but will do so with exemplary customer relations and workmanship skills. Randy and I want them to know how me we appreciate and respect them! With this being said, I may not be seeing my clients for the next few months so I can focus on my recovery. Please know that your puppy will be in the hands of groomers I trust, and who are highly skilled. Records have been documented on the cut/style of your dog for the groomers to refer to. I plan on coming back stronger than ever! I have an amazing support system and I thank all for their kindness, love and encouragement!
Life is a shipwreck but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats. - Voltaire
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Zoom Zoom Groom has been nominated for a Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce, Abex Award, honoring outstanding achievements in business excellence. We have been nominated in the New Business Category. We thank the individual who nominated us! Just to clarify, this is a different award than the Paragon Awards in which we were a finalist in. The Paragon Award is at the Regina level and the Abex Award is at the Saskatchewan level.
We are sending many of our groomers to Vegas to attend the SuperZoo show. They will be involved in wonderful grooming seminars, as well experience all the new trends in the pet industry. They will be attending this show September 12th- 16th. What an exciting experience this will be!!!!
We are renovating and expanding to fit more groomers and tables. We are also adding some "All Inclusive Cat Condos" and a cat grooming area. The condos will be modern, beautiful and comfortable to accomodate your feline friends when you go on holidays. To do this though we need more space, thus we will be modifying our retail area. We would like to downsize on our food, and simply carry raw, Pronature, and Nature's Variety Instint. We are clearing out the following at below our prices:
Acana
Orijen
TimberWolf Organics
At these prices they won't last long so come on down soon!
IMPORTANT REMINDER: PLEASE GIVE ZZG A 48 HOUR ADVANCE NOTICE OF YOUR CANCELLATIONS. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THINGS HAPPEN. OUR GROOMERS ARE PAID PER DOG AND IT IS REALLY UNFORTUNATE TO HAVE NO SHOWS WHEN THEY COULD BE GROOMING A DOG ON OUR WAITING LIST. THEIR TIME AND SKILLS ARE IMPORTANT AND WE WANT TO USE THEM TOWARDS THE BEST BENEFIT FOR ALL!!!
Please do not allow your dog to grow it's coat through the entire winter to keep it warm! Every spring we deal with matted dogs that have to be shaved to the skin. The worst part of this is many dogs have been suffering for months with mats that block air from reaching the skin, creating breeding grounds for skin issues, and the discomfort of pulling and tugging on their skin occurs. Please, please, please, continue your grooming program for the health of your pet. A dog can have plenty of coat with 1 cm of growth. There are jackets too that will help. I had a hairless Chinese Crested that loved the winter and would play in the snow all the time. Remember most dogs are only outside for brief periods of time. The rest of their hours are spent in a room temperature home.
Articles Worth Reading
Zoom Zoom Groom's Fall Pet Selection
We love Charlie Laird! Charlie has been a long time client of Zoom Zoom Groom's. He has the most amazing personality and expression. Especially when he holds his huge ears up. He is the best and for that we want to give him a special gift basket at his next groom.
Video of the Month
You have to watch these!!!! Amazing!
2012 Zoom Zoom Groom Calendar
Do you have some great photos of your dog? Why not submit them to Zoom Zoom Groom for our yearly calendar competition? Last year we raised over a Thousand Dollars for The Regina Humane Society through the sales of our calendar. Simply email your pics to zzgroom@sasktel.net by Friday, October 21st, and who knows, your pooch could be the next Miss April, or Mr. February!
