Today my visitor was a one year old Chocolate Lab named Rooster. It was his first time on my grooming table and what a good boy! He wasn't too sure about getting the bath at first but did not fret about. By the time I had finished shampooing and thoroughly rinsing him he had quite relaxed. Ofcourse toweling his face pleased him immensely. I like to towel off the body as well just to get the really drippiness off. This is because I prefer to move the dog to the grooming table for the blow dry. I find that a dog will relax faster and I have better control of their actions with them double looped on the table. It is a real plus ofcourse to have the hydraulic height adjustment. The force dryer was a new experience for him but he handled it very calmly. During the bathing and drying process I lift and put down the feet over and over so that by the time I get to trimming the nails it is not a shock to have any of the feet handled. Many groomers prefer to trim the nails at the start...in the tub even. Not me. My thoughts on this are that by the time I lift and hold a foot firmly to trim nails, the dog knows me, my touch and that nothing bad has happen til then so no tension or struggle.....at least less anyway. This little guy was very good about nails. He did swing around to look at the first front paw. I let him watch closely as he showed no signs of aggression. He showed no interest in the other front. Rooster has a beautiful full coat...lots of shedding...so I used the rubber curry to loosen and get rid of more hair after he was thoroughly dry. It was an awesomely pleasant and rewarding way to spend some time.