Carol Visser

Carol has been involved in the pet industry since 1982 in various capacities, including grooming in and owning a busy suburban shop, teaching grooming, working as a product expert for PetEdge, teaching seminars and training dogs. She certified as a Master Groomer with NDGAA in 1990 and as a Certified Pet Dog Trainer in 2007, and she continues to enjoy learning about dogs and grooming on a limited basis in rural Maine.

All about Hot Spots on Dog's Skin

In hot and humid weather, dogs are more likely to get acute moist dermatitis, or pyotraumatic. What can you recommend to help the problem?

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How to deal with a grooming customer that has lost a pet

We all fall in love with our four-legged clients. Even those that might be a bit harder to love are as familiar to us as our own pets in some ways. When a client’s pet dies, we often grieve with them...

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Dog Grooming Tiny Timesaver Tips

Are you looking for some simple easy-to-do tips to make your grooming more efficient, easier, or just mor enjoyable? Check out these easy tips! 

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A word on dog grooming scissors

What’s the best shear? That’s one of the most talked about questions in the grooming industry, and a place where you can spend a LOT of money. We all want the absolute best in shears...

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Beating the Heat and Humidity!

Dog Grooming in a hot salon

Two of the major enemies of pet groomers, heat and humidity can be difficult for groomers to work with. Since Mother Nature won’t just change the weather to suit us, we need to learn how to work around these hazy, crazy, not so lazy summer days.

By Carol Visser, Journalist, Master Pet Groomer, Certified Dog Trainer, Pet Product Expert

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