[AnimalPlanetTV]

We would LOVE to hear your feedback and commentary so we can improve the show...

[RonE]

We would LOVE to hear your feedback and commentary so we can improve the show...

Are you kidding me? Have you read the rules on this spam-free site?

If not, please do.

[AnimalPlanetTV]

Originally Posted by RonE

Are you kidding me? Have you read the rules on this spam-free site?

If not, please do.

Sorry, we didn't realize a show based on Dog Grooming and a desire to involve the internet grooming community was considered spam here.

We will pursue our community building on other sites.

Animal Planet

[RBark]

Ha ha. RonE fears no corporation!

[AnimalPlanetTV]

Hopefully "RonE" isn't the only one. Corporations shouldn't ever have the power 'to be feared' and we certainly don't want to be included in that category!

We understand if the forum would like to stay grassroots, we just wanted to roll out our promotional clips to some *actual* dog groomers and dog grooming enthusiasts to see if the series covers anything of interest to them. Typically, reality tv has a way of taking something decent and completely ruining it...so we were really trying to stray from that and let America in on the quirky world of dog grooming.

Anyhow, this is neither here nor there. Have a good one fellas.

Animal Planet

[RBark]

It was a joke aimed at "RonE", not "you".

Regardless it would be wise, being a company based on profit, to discuss these things with the owners and moderators of a board that is not based on profit before one tries to scolit input.

[animalcraker]

I would love to comment on the show! however I have not seen it yet since it premeires on the 12th. Preview clipings are not nearly enough to start giving opinions on how to improve. Once I've seen the show and the context that the subjects are presented in then I will voice my opinion, and I'm sure someone will start a thread on the show. I do have to say though the preview vid on the website was very poor quality, I've seen amature you tube vids that blow it out of the water, the image was fuzzy and the sound was horrible! I could barely hear it and that was with my speaker volume turned ALL the way up.

[AnimalPlanetTV]

Well since this has yet to be locked or black holed...

I agree, the clips available on YouTube (both through our account and from user submissions of promo clips and leaked footage) are of much better resolution. There should be more floating around this weekend and early next week as well.

What I really wanted to find out about was groomers' reaction to the overall tone and concept of the show. Some of the forums we've posted in are expressing feelings of an almost 'mocking' tone in the series, basically saying that it is poking fun at the industry. Still, another forum of professional groomers couldn't be more excited for the series to start. So we're getting a real mixed boat of commentary and we wanted to find out more from people actually in the industry since a lot of us are, admittedly very new to the grooming scene.

Posting to get some reaction from the community seemed like a quick way to gauge the feelings, but I can definitely see how the original posting came off as spam. The idea wasn't to just post up an 'announcement' but rather to spark a discussion about what people know about the show and how groomers feel about the coverage. Is any press good press?

Again, if this is still considered spam please accept our apologies and lock up the thread. We're not trying to make any waves and viewing the clips is free for everyone.

[RonE]

We welcome your participation and have no intention of locking this thread.

But your first post looked like a full-page glossy billboard. We have paying sponsors with much more discreet ads.

[Kittie Gee]

I work in a grooming salon and am completely looking forward to seeing the show, as are my co workers. Although the one commercial with the crying guy makes me laugh EVERY time.

[AnimalPlanetTV]

Haha me too...I also just found a lot of clips that have been uploaded to AOL Video that show a few more of the elimination challenges. Also for anyone interested in seeing sneak peeks of the show, we did upload some clips to YouTube that you can view if you search for "Groomer Has It". I especially liked the cotton candy dogs for one of the elim challenges. :-D

[dane&cockermom]

i am so excited about this show! i am currently in training to be a groomer and the day after the show premiers i become a commissioned groomer.

again, i'm very excited about it. (and i've never really been into reality shows.)

[AnimalPlanetTV]

I'll be curious to see what you guys think of the actual personalities chosen as the show progresses....if it's representative of certain individuals that you run into within the grooming business, or if you think Animal Planet was way off base in their selection...if the dog grooming business is ANYTHING like the normal hair stylist business, then I almost feel like the range of extreme personalities may have been under-represented

Oh and congrats Dane&Cockermom! Are you going to be offering your services in the area? I actually live in DC and work in Silver Spring, MD...would love to know where I can take my aussie shepherd for a 'proper' grooming locally and meet some of the faces to go along with the screen names....

[MaliMush183]

I went to the animal planet website and saw the intro there. It looked pretty funny if you ask me. I hope that is what you were going for. I will be glad to send more input after the series gets started. I run my own grooming business, and just from the basic info I did not see much in your personalities that I could relate to, but I am a really small town set-up. That is the case with most things I see on T.V. Thanks for allowing us the opportunity to chime in on it though.

[lovemygreys]

I think it is in poor taste for anyone to expect free advertising on a site with *paid* advertisers

That said, I think the promo commercials for the groomer reality show are hilarious ("winning isn't everything....actually, it is" cracks me up every time). I'll watch a few episodes I'm sure just b/c I'm curious how they can do a reality show on grooming. Of course, I'm a reality show junky

[bbdane12]

I'm not a groomer, just a dog lover. I'll also admit that I love reality TV. I can't wait to watch this show! However, it looks like one of those concepts that's either hit or miss. We'll see if it works.

[Canadian Dog]

Does anyone know if the OP is actually who they claim to be?

[triaxle32590]

Originally Posted by AnimalPlanetTV

I'll be curious to see what you guys think of the actual personalities chosen as the show progresses....if it's representative of certain individuals that you run into within the grooming business, or if you think Animal Planet was way off base in their selection...if the dog grooming business is ANYTHING like the normal hair stylist business, then I almost feel like the range of extreme personalities may have been under-represented

Oh and congrats Dane&Cockermom! Are you going to be offering your services in the area? I actually live in DC and work in Silver Spring, MD...would love to know where I can take my aussie shepherd for a 'proper' grooming locally and meet some of the faces to go along with the screen names....

LOL When I went to look for a groomer for Bigsby.... I interveiwed about 6 or seven people and some of them really had an inflated veiw of themselves and acted like they were the Royal groomers for Queen elizabeths corgis... I really wished that I had a pin to deflate them....I found a great down home groomer that takes her time and loves what she is doing....As far as the Animal Planet show ... I would love to see it.... Looks like it is a hoot...

Originally Posted by Canadian Dog

Does anyone know if the OP is actually who they claim to be?

Well I looked at the profile .... Thats all we have to go by...

[bbdane12]

So I watched the first episode... It was pretty good. I think a lot of the groomers seemed realistic. Some seemed to really be trying to act over the top, but it was pretty entertaining. I'll tune in again...

[JackiesZoo]

I watched the first episode also. I enjoyed it and will be watching it again. I was floored by the lady that was able to guess all nine breeds blindfolded. Some are easier to guess (like the pug) than others, (the Australian Cattle Dog). I'm looking forward to the next episode.