This is one of Cross Town Pet Care's favorite grooming books and grooming authors. This book simplifies the grooming process by outlining the five basic skills that are essential to each grooming job. Helps groomers transfer skills from one breed to the next to create well-balanced, breed-specific cuts. Her other book, known fondly in the grooming industry as the "Grooming Bible", Notes from the Grooming Table, covers each AKC breed individually. If you are interedted in grooming or just want to groom your own dog, the Theory of Five would be a great place to start.