Welcome

We have formed this Alliance for the following purposes:

• To foster friendly communication among all groomers on the World Wide Web
• To offer education and other resources of value to groomers everywhere
• To communicate news and developments of interest to the pet grooming industry
• To provide a non-political forum for discussion of industry issues and concerns
• To better define good pet grooming standards and practices
• To develop a consensus on the future direction and goals for our industry

• * seek to collect and make all possible relevant factual information readily available
• * seek to build a full library of free educational materials and links
• * seek to supplement, rather than compete with, existing groomer associations
• * encourage the statement of any opinion from any member
• * discourage discourteous and inflammatory language from any contributor
• * conduct all possible business consensually, as in a town meeting
• * encourage and assist non-Internet groomers to join the World Wide Web community

Please address comments and suggestions to: rev@groomers.org

Site Map

• Printable Copy of the Code of Ethics
• Inspiration and Creativity **Selected quotations and creative writing
• Alliance News **What’s new in IIGA
• "Paws" for Action" **Action for pets and groomers
• The IIGA GROOMERS BBS **Our new private bulletin board system for IIGA related discussions
• CLICK HERE To register for your username and password or to edit your profile on the IIGA Groomers BBS.
• Gimme all the Goodies....the link for experienced board users who like all the options:)
  
  

  And coming soon!

• Pet Owners’ Place: **Choosing a groomer, grooming at home
• "I wanna be a groomer!": **Career information, options and resources
• Opening and operating a grooming business: **(shop, mobile, home shop, travelling)
• Customer relations: **Customer management, problems, grief counseling
• Groomers’ How-To: **Health, safety, handling, breeds, patterns, techniques and tips
• Equipment: **Discussions on equipment types and use
• Standards for Professional Grooming: (To be developed)
• Groomer Licensing: **Brief history, current status, issues
• Local Groomer Groups:**Forming and encouraging local groomer groups
• Veterinarians’ Venue:**About, from, and for veterinarians
• Recommended reference materials:**with brief descriptions, sources, and links