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Apr 1, 2025

Take Your Pet From Muddy to Magnificent with Espree Pro-Grade Grooming Products

For pet parents who consider their pets as part of their family, Espree is the professional-grade pet grooming brand that brings out the best in your pet – a natural […]

Sep 1, 2019

PetPort’s Future in Benefiting Pets

Pet Age recently spoke with Holly Dolan to learn more about her decision to open PetPort, a pet store in Northport, New York, after a career on TV and radio. […]

Aug 29, 2019

Primp and Purr

The grooming sector of the industry continues to grow to meet the increasing demands of consumers, including cat owners. Dogs are no longer the only stars of the grooming world; […]

Aug 1, 2019

Grooming Like Royalty

Pet Age recently chatted with Carolina Herrera, owner of Versailles Dog Grooming Palace in Flushing, New York, to learn her strategies toward setting herself apart in the highly-competitive grooming sector. […]

Jul 2, 2019

Groom and Board at Cat Naps Cattery

Pet Age spoke with Certified Feline Master Groomer Lynn Paolillo, owner of Cat Naps Cattery, to learn what sets her business apart from other groom and board facilities. Q What […]

Dec 4, 2018

Ear Ye, Ear Ye: Ear Health is Vitally Important

BY: Jennifer Higgins It is quite clear that, in these days of pet ownership, there is very little left to a pet owner’s imagination when it comes to pet care […]

Nov 6, 2018

In-Store, Self-Serve Washing Bays Continue to Thrive

By Jennifer Higgins For years, car owners have been able to wash their own car without pulling the garden hose out, filling a bucket with soap and spending an entire […]

Oct 8, 2018

Groomers’ Tools Essential to the Quality of Their Work

By Jennifer Higgins Much like the high fashion world of human hair styling, the pet grooming industry demands quality and excellence in its artistry. This cross-species similarity doesn’t stop at […]

Sep 11, 2018

Brushes, Combs and Shears: The Stars of Grooming

BY JENNIFER HIGGINS There are plenty of clips and snips that go on in the average grooming salon these days, and no salon can function without these three stars: combs, […]

Aug 13, 2018

Make Safety of Pets, Humans a Top Priority in Grooming

By Jennifer Higgins It’s easy to get lost in the whirlwind of new and improved pet care products, services and equipment when deciding what is hot and what’s not in […]

Jul 17, 2018

DIY At-Home Pet Grooming Creates Customer Need

By Jennifer Higgins Let’s face it: if it’s got fur, it will shed; if it has nails, they’ll grow; and if it likes the outdoors, it’s going to get dirty! […]

Jun 12, 2018

A Roundup of Recommended Daycare Boarding Facilities

BY JENNIFER HIGGINS You would be hard pressed to debate that pet owners will go to great lengths, and expense, to ensure the health and well-being—both physical and mental—of their […]