Noise Fatigue

Another problem that tends to accompany a grooming room in the rear of the building or anywhere near the play areas is that the dogs participating in daycare will become extremely excited and/or territorial when presented with an unfamiliar face. In either instance they will react by getting extremely loud. This tends to leave a bad impression with a potential customer as their first viewing of your grooming area will come complete with 100+ decibels (see table 1) of barking dogs leaving them with the impression that their poor dog will be enduring that level of noise for the duration of his or her stay. 

Another drawback to having the grooming area near the play areas is that the sounds of dogs playing throughout the day will cause the grooming dogs to be excited and less than at ease and your groomer(s) will suffer from noise fatigue. It is a well studied and well documented fact that prolonged exposure to loud noise can be detrimental to your health. In the case of a dog groomer which I would classify as very skilled labor, the constant barrage of noise and resultant stress will lessen the quality of their work and create a very unenjoyable work environment. 

Table 1a

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