This episode Barbara shares some interesting new news about conditioners, and then freshly graduated Susy takes the reins and talks about the nail trim struggle with Barbara doing color commentary.  

We learn some fun facts about Whiskers and discuss shaving them, and the Customer service manager talks to us about taking things to personally.

This week Barbara talks about her experiences with clients and hand stripping, she tells us about salt in shampoo, and Susy shares some ways to create a positive conditioned emotional response.

This is an unedited episode and it is also available on the fb page with video.  We do some really fun product reviews including the new stuff from Stazko and Best shot, and the groombathingtablets, trach saver and wha-ger dog walkers bag.  We also discuss what clean ingredients are, and Barbara has an angry bird moment. 

This is a very special crossover episode of the GroomPod and The Traveling Groomers featuring Chris Bear Anthony and Mary Oquendo. .  We chat about grooming stuff, and other stuff.  It's all loosey goosey like that.  

Barbara and Susy talk Skunks and Citric acid and it's function in shampoo.

Barbara updates us on a turn of events relating to the Seresto collars, we talk dog bathing past and present, and we learn about perceptual ingredients.

This episode we answer an assortment of "Ask Barbara" questions from our facebook group.

Barbara and Susy remember great escapes past and present, and Barbara teaches us about styling sprays and what makes them different.

We start out talking about grooming on auto pilot but we quickly head out on a tangent and discuss all kinds of grooming stuff.  Then we return to the outline and discuss Manuka honey and Show Season's Honey shampoo and conditioner.

Tech issues cut this episode short but we get in about 20 minutes of chat about our week.

Listen in as Barbara and Susy pontificate about the hands on portion of learning to groom online. Barbara teaches us about the uses of coconut oil, and we discuss combs. 

This is a remix of some really old episodes.  The audio is a bit uneven, I was just learning about editing then. We talk about shampoo safety, and using quats for cleaning and Barbara tackles some questions from the group. There is some cool vocabulary words, too.

Barbara and Susy shoot the s..t and also talk about deshedding. 

Susy tells Barbara how to keep her Andis clippers working, and Barbara answers some facebook questions about dogs that smell of essential oils, squeeky clean hair, and crusty old Yorkie faces. 

Barbara tells us all about taking care of the senior pets skin and coat and a bit about menthol, too.

Listen to a raw and uncut version of the podcast where Barbara and Susy talk about Pomeranian grooming and the dangers of antibiotic resistance promoted by our use of medicated shampoo. 

It's Doodle Day! Tips, tricks and Science.

Learn more about Yeast, and what Ophytrium is, plus how to maintain the full drop coat pups.

This is a compilation of segments from a variety of shows.  All kinds of stuff to listen too.

Susy and Barbara Chat about all kinds of suff including tips for clipping using a vacuum system and Dr. Bronner's Soap as well as private parts. 

Listen in as Barbara and Susy discuss their current ear cleaning protocols and Barbara tells us about a conversation she had with Jennifer Lee of Igroom.

Learn more about The Maxx By Best Shot and how to use it, Barbara goes deep down the rabbit hole of fabric softener, and we tell you about a couple of our favorite brush tools.

Barbara tells us what it's like to groom when you are over 80, and we look at a conditioner ingredient list for a listener.  

Susy and Barbara chit chat about grooming stuff, and also talk limitations in this conversational, lightly edited podcast.

Barbara regales us with some grooming stories from her week, and we answer some facebook questions about conditioning, linseed oil, and personal safety in your mobile unit.  

Barbara reaches into her past, puts on her therapists hat to teach us about negativity, and later she tells us about the new shampoo from Show Season called Blue-Shed shampoo. Susy just smiles and waves.

Barbara and Chris have a great conversation about becoming a Certified Canine Esthetician and telling your clients about it.

Are you interested in dog training and behavior? Do you wish you knew more about how to create great grooming dogs? Do you long for more letters after you  name?  We have the solution!  Chrissy Neumyer is offering a new Master Groomer Behavior Specialist certification option.  Barbara and Susy discuss it with Chrissy.  

Join Barbara and Susy as they talk tips for the tub, and Mud and clay treatments and how to make them work for you.  Enjoy a special musical treat by Bob Rivers Twisted Christmas at the end of the show.

Learn how to encourage tipping in your shop and create a culture of tipping.  Barbara gives us a birdseye view of Hydra Moist Shampoo and we discuss feline shampoo options.

This is a GroomPod Remix of great segments from the past.  It includes clilpping with suction parts 1 and 2, a discussion about organic and certified essential oils, and some tips to encourage rebooking. 

Learn about ways you can extend your grooming career, and the Igroom Banana shampoo, too.

A rare mini solo Pod by Susy the Groomer.  The topics are tips for transitioning from shop to mobile, and how to choose equipment that will last.  

Barbara shares some more information about a hidden ingredient, the ladies discuss eye damage and taking responsibility, and Susy zooms through a primer on grooming arms. 

We ponder the importance of our work clothes and how it effects the shop image, and Barbara goes over the Chris Christensen Smartwash 50 ingredient list.  There is some rough audio, I left it in hoping you can follow the conversation anyway.

Barbara gives us a refresher course on Pseudomonas and Dave Campanella, marketing director at Best Shot, shares his insight on product spoilage.  Susy just smiles and nods.

On this episode we discuss dewclaws, and Barbara tells us about the new igroom prebiotic line.  Susy shares her tips on finding 20 amps for shore power grooming in your mobile.

Just incase you didn't catch the video on the internet here is our acceptance speech for the Barkleigh Honors best Blog, Vlog, and Podcast of the year 2021.  

We are talking to Jennifer Bishop Jenkins creator of the 15 coat types chart.  

Barbara develops a fabulous equation for drying with the quickness.

This episode includes a discussion of yorkie grooming and some blade care, too.

Susy gives her review of Groomexpo west 2021, Barbara pontificates about Head and Shoulders and other human medicated shampoos, and we discuss tips for grooming giant breeds. This episode is unedited.

The Ladies discuss the different brush options.

Providing exceptional customer service, DMDM Hydantoin, and Chrome coat vs The Maxx are food for thought in episode 304.

Can we demat humanely? What ingredients protect from heat and dematting damage, and learn about this cool Pannello brush/comb hybrid.

The ladies discuss Scottie grooming tips, and learn the function of alpha hydroxy acids in the ingredient list.  Plus cooling tips for the summer heat.

We discuss the mystery of dilution ratios and when we might choose not to give a bath.

The live 300th show, slightly edited and micelles.

Unedited, warts and all! How and when to quit your job, Nitrosamines and starting your personal ingredient journey.

This episode we stress out.

This episode Barbara and Susy expound on the subject of the groomer client relationship and hypoallergenic

Tangled up in matts, Lillian Ruff and sulfates vs sulfonates.

Join us for a super cool interview with Jorge Bendersky, Judge on ABC's new grooming show "Pooch Perfect". A true grooming celebrity and all around nice guy.

Grooming in the fast lane: how to keep up. A discussion about grooming more quickly

Pooch Perfect tv show, and Immortelle the Product and the Essential oil.

Angry Bird, review of the Andis excel cordless and Bobbi Panter shampoo (by susy), and dimethicolon

Seizures, and When is it appropriate to use antibacterial shampoo

A discussion about working with help, skin barrier function and ceramides, and too much of a good thing.

This week it's cat bathing, emulsifiers and the question of oil + oil = less oil.

A general discussion of the Norwich Terrier and how Caffine might fit in our products.

Cat Grooming and Biotics pre, pro and post.

Stinky dog discussion, Dawn the rabbit hole, and nail caps.

Storage solutions

Clipper burn, squalane, and what to do if you turn a dog blue.

Fire! a solo pod by Susy

Blending shears pt. 2, bath poofs, Grooming The Lagotto

All about Thinners, Blenders, Chunkers and Texturizers.

Recirculating fails, face washing, holiday fun.

Static Electricity, and fragrances.

Anxiety, harshness, and hand skin care.

Interview with Colin Taylor.

Blade care and quality ingredients are covered in this lightly edited episode.

Fleas and whitening shampoos.

Conditioners and the recirculator, oatmeal, and fizzy bath tablets from the Marshmellow lady.

Chrissy Neumyer Smith fills in for Barbara and we talk housecall grooming, rewards, and words to avoid at the table.

All about Haute Dog with the Dogfather of Harlem Brian Taylor.