Hour after hour of washing, trimming and blow-drying unwilling pups is not my idea of fun \u2013 or my dog\u2019s <\/p>\n
Lots of people like the idea of grooming dogs for a living. Some survey sought to identify the most popular jobs to which British workers would like to switch in the coming 12 months, and dog grooming came out top. I can see \u2013 or at least used to see \u2013 the attraction. Pooch parlours are the most delightful shop windows on any high street. There the dogs stand, big and small, being shorn, snipped, styled and blow-dried for all to see. It\u2019s a charming sight, to be sure. How nice it must be to be the human working in that environment.<\/p>\n
But I strongly suspect that these dreams people are harbouring of getting into dog grooming wouldn\u2019t long survive contact with reality. Take a closer look in the window of your local canine coiffurist. What is that look in those dogs\u2019 eyes? In some, to be fair, I see pure enjoyment as they luxuriate in all the attention, from their stylists as well as passersby. In others I observe nothing more positive than submission, as they roll with this necessary evil.<\/p>\n
Adrian Chiles is a broadcaster, writer and Guardian columnist<\/p>\n
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