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Five Winter Dog Grooming Myths

There are several misconceptions about dog grooming in the winter. Myth 1: The longer and thicker my pet’s coat is, the warmer it will be in the cold temperatures. Truth: Grooming in winter is extremely important to your dog’s health. Long, wet, matted hair can create a cold, wet and infection-susceptible dog. Matted fur does […]

Preventing Dry Skin for Your Dog in Winter

Most of us are familiar with that lovely by-product of winter – dry skin. Between the cold temperatures outside and the warm, dry environment indoors our skin is ready to crack, literally. While we can slather on moisturizer – the situation is a little more complex for our furry friends. A coating of creams, oils […]

How to Prepare Your Dog for Grooming Visits

When busy pet owners don’t have to stress about important grooming tasks, they enjoy more leisure time with their dogs. However, many dogs are scarred of grooming visits, especially if they’ve never been properly groomed before. Here are some methods to engage with your dog before visiting the groomers. Puppies: Young pets are far easier […]

5 Reasons to Have Your Pet Professionally Groomed

If you love tackling your dog into the bath tub, welcome the challenge of clipping toe nails while avoiding sharp teeth, enjoy cleaning stinky teeth and cruddy ears, and don’t mind inhaling clouds of dead dog hair, you can stop reading right now. For the rest of us, this article is for you! To Groom […]

Grooming Schedule (Frequency of grooming)

How often your pooch is groomed depends upon a number of factors – their breed, home grooming routine, length of coat, general health, and how mucky they get! Certain breeds need more frequent grooming than others. Check out our grooming schedule below to see how often your dog needs to be professionally groomed. If your […]

The No Fear Way To Trim Your Dog’s Nails

How to trim the nails, techniques, tricks, and making it a good experience.

But I don’t need a show dog!

Why do people recommend choosing a breeder who shows and titles their dogs to folks who are just looking for a pet and have no interest in showing? Why should breeding to breed standard be important to a pet home? Does it seem excessive, or “snobby”? It’s not, and here’s why. Dog shows are a […]

Tangles are Trouble

What are tangles, and how do they turn into matts? What can i do to prevent this, and what can i expect when it is left for too long?

The Ultimate Spring Cleaning Checklist for Pet Owners

We love our pets! And as pet owners, we are used to cleaning up after them. Between the drool, shedding and trips to the groomers – sometimes it can feel like a full-time job. But are you cleaning all the right places? Some of the dirtiest items in your house are the things your pet […]

The Right Way to Introduce a Dog and Cat

Cartoon animals may drum up hilarious antics, but millions of real-life cats and dogs have learned to love (or at least respect) one another. Perhaps that’s why millions of pet owners feel their house isn’t complete until they’ve added a puppy and a feline to the family. It’s easy, as long as you stick to […]