The turning point for Maria Mirti came in March 2004 outside a Ringwood, N.J., grocery store. Parked in the store’s lot that afternoon was a

Over the course of her career as a barber, Donna Worstall’s customers have gone from two legs to four. The Bristol resident owns Digger Dogs

Bath, Brush ‘n Bear Hugs will celebrate its first anniversary in February. The company offers dog grooming as well as overnight pet sitting for all

Eight-month-old Shih Tzu Savannah hadn’t experienced much luck with dog groomers. “The dog was getting seriously stressed. We used to give her medicine. That’s how

All her scars have names attached. But through the years, wet kisses made the wounds better. Over time, though, the minor injuries endured as a

We dogs like playing in the tub about as much as our humans like giving us baths — I can say it’s not a favorite

It’s a dog pack at Billi Bonz today. A crowd of canine customers needing care. Shop owners say when the weather gets cold and wet,

When Bubba’s first owner couldn’t take care of him, he ended up & as so many dogs do &at the pound. He was rescued by

With his bath pulled up and idling by the side of the road, 14-year-old Kramer hobbled bravely forward to take a plunge into the unknown.

Ninety years ago, the Girl Scouts developed a solid money-making strategy that would become the envy of charities everywhere: In 1917, a scout troop in

I continue to be amazed by people who decide to follow their hearts and do what they love doing, even though this means changing jobs

Dog groomers were once viewed as dilettantes who couldn’t get into Beauty School. No longer. The Midwest’s oldest, largest canine grooming show — in Rosemont

The 2006 eighth-ranked dog groomer in the United States lives in La Salle County and has opened her own shop. Diva Dogs in Marseilles, “the

Michael Bower, an L.A. hair stylist, was in a jam. His client was heading out of town and needed his hair done, but he also

A Hampshire woman has been given a ten year ban after her Pyrenean Mountain Dog got through a neighbour’s fence and attacked a woman in

The pet care business is booming. Americans now spend billions of dollars a year on their pets and they’re shelling out big bucks to keep

A quick trim and painted nails were in order for Trilby last Thursday, but these pampering services were somewhat special, because Trilby is a dog.

An Iowa City pet grooming business ordered to close two months ago as a result of clashing city codes has reopened in a bigger and

What will you be doing in 10 years? That was the question Toni Florence started wondering a couple of years ago as she reached her

That’s part of why Amy Stankiewicz of Yorkville opened a new kind of all-service pet shop geared toward peoples’ four-legged friends. Happy Hounds, located in