Gentleness and kindness
Photo by Karin Elton
Krista Davis trimmed a shih tzu recently as part of her pet grooming service at Animal Health Center in Marshall.
MARSHALL — The name says it all — Gentle Hands Pet Grooming By Krista. It tells what she does and how she does it. Pet groomer Krista Davis works out of the Animal Health Center in Marshall offering grooming services along with another groomer, Tamie Martin of Happy Tails Pet Grooming. “They needed another groomer,” Davis said of AHC. “They were busy.” Davis works two or three days a week, grooming dogs and cats. She said grooming isn’t just for aesthetic reasons, but good physical and mental health for the animal as well. “Sometimes I will shave an animal down so he doesn’t get allergies, I trim toenails so they don’t hit the ground before the paw does which causes arthritis,” she said. “The ears get dirty and they get infections.” Usually after grooming, a dog will come in “mopey and leave feeling refreshed,” she said. She does it all with kindness. “They respond better to positive interaction,” she said. “A dog is more fun if it’s been treated well.
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