Pippa Gorman MA LCGI (101)

The Dog House is a team of passionate pet dog grooming professionals with true customer service & care at our heart.

Located in Fakenham near the stunning North Norfolk coast we serve a wide range of customers, with many travelling from neighbouring cities, counties & beyond. Reputation & recommendation lead them to us… we listen to what our customers want & work closely with them to build long lasting, trusting relationships.

Working dogs, massive dogs, tiny dogs, show dogs…we love & groom them all! Having a fabulous team enables us to work 2 or 3 to a dog if required, for reassurance, support or to reduce the time of groom in the case of an elderly or lame dog which might struggle to stand.

We are highly trained & experienced in Hand Stripping, both wire & silky coats & work with many customers in the process of rolling their dog’s coats for breed standard conformation, skin & coat health & for show.

We specialise in handling techniques & work with many dogs & their owners that may have had negative grooming experiences elsewhere. A fabulous groom is important to us but not if a dog is having to be excessively restrained or shows signs of real fear. We take the time & patience necessary to bond & gain the trust of of all the dogs we are privileged to have entrusted to our care.

All team members have achieved or are studying towards their City & Guilds or Open College Network West Midlands (OCN) Level 2 & 3 Diplomas. I encourage their professional development at all times & we regularly attend professional grooming shows together & host several dog grooming seminars each year, inviting fellow groomers countrywide to attend. I am studying towards my Higher Diploma in Dog Grooming & Have recently gained my LCGI in professional dog grooming. I have AET & TAQA qualifications in teaching & assessing and am soon to complete my IQA.

The Dog House is also an approved Open College West Midlands (OCN) centre and a City & Guilds satellite training centre with Summit Groomer Training Group. We offer very flexible professional training, with a small number of students working alongside our team in a real, day to day environment, learning all the skills & theory to become professionally qualified dog groomers. Again the safe & compassionate handing of the dogs is paramount to our training offer.