Special care grooming, taught by the groomer who does it.

Ryohei trained at Yamazaki Gakuen College of Animal Health Technology in Tokyo. That grounding shapes how he assesses a dog before he picks up a clipper — what the dog can tolerate, what it cannot, and what has to be checked first.

He began grooming inside Takano Pet Clinic in Japan, working alongside veterinarians on live clinical cases. In Sydney he has worked as a senior groomer in salons and at Vetmed veterinary clinics, so he has seen grooming from inside a clinic — a view few groomers get.

A professional groomer since 2007, he has groomed more than 30,000 dogs, including anxious, senior, injured and medically complex cases. His method comes from that volume of hands-on work, not from a classroom alone.

He was invited by Pet Forest Trimming School in Japan to run a special care seminar for around 15 of their groomers.

Ryohei is the founder and owner-operator of Filicious Pet Services in Sydney, and the creator of two training programs built from his own casework: the Special Care Dog Grooming program and the Puppy Classroom program for puppies under 16 weeks.

He volunteers as a groomer at Monika's Doggie Rescue in Sydney — the same standard, for dogs with nowhere else to go.

“I believe every dog deserves a high-quality groom, and to be treated with respect and care throughout the process. What I provide is comfort, safety and love.”

Not to keep special care rare, but to make it standard — teaching groomers to read why a dog is struggling, so fewer dogs are called too difficult to groom.