About Penny DiLoreto Expertise As a certified veterinary assistant and a dog breeder, with over 16 years of hands on experience, I am qualified to answer questions in the following categories; General pet health issues, dog grooming, puppy socialization, dog breeding, and basic dog training
Experience In accordance with the Veterinary Assistant program requirmements, I completed 200 hours of intern work under the supervision of a licensed Doctor of Veterinarian Medicine, and volunteered the Escondido Humane Society
Organizations AKC, ACA, and ABA
Publications I have several articles related to; dog grooming, dog behavior issues, and medical topics, printed on various computer websites and free article content sites. If you would like to preview my articles, links to those sites, and articles, are posted on my website located at www.puppies-dot-com.com
Education/Credentials I have a Certificate of Competency from the San Diego Country Regional Occupational Veterinary Assistant Program, and attained Occupational Competencies in the following categories: Animal Handling and Restraint, Vaccines and Injections, Health and safety, Veterinary Laws/Ethics/Industry Data, Biohazard Waste Disposal Laws, Medicating and Grooming Procedures, Medical Math, Breed Identification, and Parasitological studies.
Awards and Honors I received an Outstanding Student Award for my accomplishments in these studies from the ROP program.
Past/Present Clients A partial listing of my past and current clients can be viewed on my website www.puppies-dot-com.com by clicking on the Testimonial Page.
Question Ok this is a question I've always wondered about but never got a clear answer. I have a Shih Tzu and I groom him my self, is it ok to cut his whiskers and eye lashes (his eyelashes are SO long)??? His face always gets wet and dirty and I was going to trim it up a bit to see if it helped but I dont want to do anything wrong!! Please let me know!!
Answer Hi Shawna. Dogs, cats, rats, rabbits, etc. all use their whiskers to measure how wide an opening is. Basically, if their whiskers will fit, in the hole, their body will fit.
Eyelashes protect the eye from forgiven objects. Trimming eyelashes can be very dangerous - I don't know of many dogs that will hold still for this, so please be careful.
It is really not necessary to trim either the whiskers or the eyelashes. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have additional questions. Sincerely, Penny D.
