If you're a woman running a pet grooming business, this checklist is your roadmap to success. Ensure you have the required licenses and permits for your business. Stock up on high-quality grooming tools like clippers, brushes, and pet-friendly shampoos. Hire trained staff to provide top-notch pet care. Keep track of inventory and manage your finances with a reliable accounting system. Use social media and local advertising to market your services.

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Like their human counterparts, dogs require the occasional pampering, too. With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continuing to rage on across the globe, some pet parents are opting out of in-store bathing pet services. As such, Mira Showers, a U.K.-based shower company, looked into these pampered pooch trends to determine how pet parents are caring for their furry companions at home.

While brushing your dog is pretty basic, you do need to understand the type of coat your dog has to determine how often you need to brush it and what type of brush to use. You can ask your vet or groomer for more individual instructions but here are some general rules on the basics of dog brushes.

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