The grooming school I went to had herds of show people of every breed under the sun that brought their dogs to us for grooming. Write the contract yourself, include waivers for student mishaps, include proof of vaccinations for the dogs, but give it up on holding owners responsible for bites. That's part of the job, and a risk you just have to take. The real world has more dogs that snap than dogs that just love a haircut and brushing, so instead of refusing hard cases, welcome them as more lessons for students to introduce them to how to handle this as well as just trimming and nail painting. Have the students sign a waiver upon enrollment stating that THEY will not hold the school responsible for bites etc. You will have a better variety of breeds if you open up to show and/or pure bred breeders for the pure bred dogs,,,,and open up to 'hard cases' for practical learning, and mixed breed grooming.
Think about it,,,,,alot of the dogs that are hard to do are refused, or overcharged by groomers. They will flock to you and won't mind a mess up every now and then to get half priced grooming for their snapper.
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