tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8286733402811605546.post3012231795920945436..comments2023-04-21T10:05:07.777-07:00Comments on Friends of Portia: Tough Times for People. VERY Tough Times for Dogs.Judith Lownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11483411554456743562noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8286733402811605546.post-20512529959214610422010-03-26T08:52:52.774-07:002010-03-26T08:52:52.774-07:00Thanks so much for the recommendation. Yes, bathi...Thanks so much for the recommendation. Yes, bathing your own dog does save money and it is a nice bonding time between owner and pet. Charlie is available to show first-timers how to do a good job. We supply everything the owner will need including ear cleaner, cologne, brushes, combs, dryers and raised tables. Oh, don’t forget the nails. The owner can do it or Charlie will for a small extra charge.<br /><br />After professional grooming most of my adult life, I started this business to include self service after a brief period of ‘retirement.’ During that time, we had a Standard Poodle and it was very difficult bathing her in the home tub! I called every grooming shop in my area and asked if I could rent a tub. My question was met with laughter to bleeping no. I spent the next year talking to dog owners, researching self service pet washes and found only 15 in the entire U.S. plus only 5% of pet owners visited professional groomers. As the old saying goes, “Necessity is the mother of invention.” A Master’s Touch Pet Wash was born in 1993.<br /><br />So, as Judith said, “But hang in there! And hang on to your dog! You won't regret it, and your dog will thank you in dozens of ways every day.”D Barnumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13891489880391562601noreply@blogger.com