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<\/p>\nBy Arden Moore<\/p>\n
All the dogs in my life have sported easy-to-maintain coats. Sure, Chipper, a Husky-golden retriever mix, did shed a lot, but rarely encountered any matted fur. Kona, my terrier mix, is easy to keep clean, requiring occasional brushing and water-free shampoo baths.<\/p>\n
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But a few years ago, we rescued Emma, a nine-pound poodle-Chihuahua mix. With her challenging silky, wavy coat and a propensity for gooey eye boogers, Emma really needs regular \u201cspaw days\u201d sessions performed by a professional pet groomer. She also counts on me to step up my at-home brushing and bathing regiments in-between those appointments.<\/p>\n
As a master pet first aid\/CPR instructor, I recognize that a dog\u2019s skin is the largest organ. Neglected coats can become oily, dry, matted or sport nicks, scrapes and even painful, hot spots that can take a toll on the other organs as well as the body\u2019s respiratory and circulatory systems.
\nBut I realized that I have a lot to learn and share with pet parents.<\/p>\n
In a recent Pro Pet Hero Instructor course, I met and trained Lindsee Lee Amsden to become a pet first aid\/CPR instructor. I discovered that she is also a top professional pet groomer s in Palm Beach County.<\/p>\n
Lindsee shares her home in Boynton Beach, with Cooper, her Chow Chow mix; and Harley, her tortoiseshell-colored cat. This professional pet groomer travels up and down the Florida coast as the director of education at two grooming schools: Pet\u2019s Playground Grooming School in Ocoee and Woof Gang Academy of Grooming in Pompano Beach. She is also a competitive pet grooming in shows.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen it comes to pet grooming, there is definitely an art and a science to it,\u201d says Lindsee.<\/p>\n
Lindsee shares these pet grooming do\u2019s and don\u2019ts:<\/p>\n
Lindsee\u2019s final tip to pet parents:<\/p>\n
Learn more on ways to keep your cats and dogs safe by visiting http:\/\/www.propethero.com. Consider taking our veterinarian-approved online pet first aid\/CPR course. Enter this code: CPR \u2013 ARDEN MOORE and receive a 10 percent discount! And, if you are interested in becoming a Pro Pet Hero instructor, please click on the BECOME AN INSTRUCTOR button on the home page for more details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
By Arden Moore All the dogs in my life have sported easy-to-maintain coats. Sure, Chipper, a Husky-golden retriever mix, did shed a lot, but rarely encountered any matted fur. Kona, my terrier mix, is easy to keep clean, requiring occasional brushing and water-free shampoo baths. Regular Grooming But a few years ago, we rescued Emma, a nine-pound poodle-Chihuahua mix. With …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":13728,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"","_yoast_wpseo_title":"","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-title":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-description":"","_yoast_wpseo_opengraph-image":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2315],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13771","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pets"],"yoast_head":"\n