Author: Heather Marcoux

The other day my husband told me that our cat spent a good part of his afternoon grooming our dog’s paws. “Good,” I joked. “Someone has to do it and it’s not going to be me.” Of course I’m not really going to rely on Ghost Cat to make sure GhostBuster’s doggy nails are clipped — but I know I’m too anxious about nail clipping to do it myself. I can barely cut my own toenails without cutting myself. My husband, on the other hand, is quite good at nail clipping, at least when it comes to cats. She manages…

Whether they have short hair, long hair, smooth or rough hair, all dogs need a little help from humans when it comes to grooming. As a new dog owner, my grooming experience is pretty much limited to backyard baths and following our Lab-mix GhostBuster around with a vacuum cleaner (seriously, last weekend he -we upgraded to a shop vac). That’s why I asked Jenn Shaw, owner of Tall Tails Grooming in Red Deer, Alberta, to explain the five most common grooming mistakes dog owners make. The 5 Common Dog Grooming Mistakes 1. Lack of training According to Shaw, grooming is…

The other day my husband told me that our cat spent a good part of his afternoon grooming our dog’s paws. “Good,” I joked. “Someone has to do it and it’s not going to be me.” Of course I’m not really going to rely on Ghost Cat to make sure GhostBuster’s doggy nails are clipped — but I know I’m too anxious about nail clipping to do it myself. I can barely cut my own toenails without cutting myself. My husband, on the other hand, is quite good at nail clipping, at least when it comes to cats. She manages…