There are books you can get to show you how to properly groom a certain breed of dog. My grandma has had Cocker spaniels for a long time now and she only has one at the moment (named Sassy) anyway she bought a book that has alot of different breeds in it and it shows you how to groom them really nicely, she was tired of having to pay the groomer too. Now she does Sassy herself and she looks great. The first couple of times she did it Sassy looked kind of silly but after a couple of times you figure out what you're doing and the dog loks excellent.