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Marci Wanta is a competitive groomer and owner of Blossom Pet Salon in Verona, WI.  Does this sound familiar? You drop your dog off at the groomer and ask for a long, fluffy trim. BUT the groomer says, “Your dog is matted. We’ll need to go short today.” Bummer! You really wanted to leave them long. And you even waited longer than their last groom, so you could grow their …

One of the biggest fears people have is going to the dentist themselves. I get it. The scaling. The anticipation of needles. The quiet panic about what might be found based on how much sugar you’ve been eating or how little flossing you’ve done. Sometimes we project that same fear onto our own furbabies. But no matter how much we ignore teeth, they will always rear their ugly roots (ge …

What could $3,000, $4,000, $5,000 or more buy you? Would you pay off your credit card? Would you go on a vacation? Would you put a down payment on a new car? Maybe some new clothes. Maybe some new grooming equipment. Maybe a start to a retirement nest egg. Options. Options. The path to getting this financial boost is not by doing an extra dog or two every day. If you are grooming 6 or more dogs pe …

The Holiday Hustle When was the last time you were in an overwhelming situation? Stressful surroundings? Unpredictable activity? Somewhere you just wanted to escape from, and if you could close your eyes and wish it away, you would?! Welcome to the holidays in most pet services businesses! For the grooming veterans out there, you know exactly what I mean. For the new professionals reading this, bu …