Jen I salute you! I have two dogs to groom and I only do each of them monthly but I know how physically demanding it can be. I prefer to do one dog per day, a far cry from the schedule you must maintain. The hardest part for me is bathing Bella just because of her size. Do you do all aspects of grooming or do you have people who just give the dogs baths and you do the rest? Of course when I do mine they know me and listen. I don't have to deal with barking, peeing or biting. I think so many of us would love to work with animals but we can tell from your average work day that it is not all fun but lots and lots of hard work. I am so glad you posted this because, if nothing else, it creates an awareness about how difficult your job can be. Maybe some people reading this now will increase the size of their tip the next time they take their dog to the groomer.