About
About why a Person chooses to dedicate there lives to anything –this is one persons dedication –for the Pet field–
David Barber opened to the public”Pet Barbers” in 1980 to provide New York City with the best pet grooming facility around, as we became larger we expanded our facility to accommodate boarding animals, later puppy and kitten nursery and all major pet supplies. In 1995 Pet Barbers change its name and renovated its location, “Puppy Paradise Inc” was created to reflect the changes David had made and to show New York that we are now the total package.
David Barber has 38 years experience in handling dogs and cats and providing an enjoyable service to the public……David’s experience dates back to 1970 at the age of 12. Many jobs overlapped, as he was at times involved in 4 different positions at the same time. His love and care for his work should be noticed by his achievements:
1970-1979 Handled over 100 dogs a day at Mr. Lucky’s dog training and boarding school which included feeding, cleaning and washing all trained dogs.
1973-1979 Worked for Ronnie’s dog grooming and dog training…….responsibilities included opening the store, taking care of all pets, feeding, walking, grooming, customer care, cleaning, ordering supplies and closing up.
1977-1979 Worked for Dyker dog grooming salon and groomed up to 20 dogs a day.
1975-1982 Groomed dogs and cats in peoples homes (mobile groomer) doing six separate jobs a day and many times groomed up to 8 dogs a day…..that’s a lot of traveling.
1980-Present Opened up the grooming store Pet Barbers till 1995 then expanded it to include boarding, grooming, pet supplies, puppies, kittens, pet transportation and veterinarian care and changed the name to Puppy Paradise to reflect the total package.
David’s Resume
1977 Organizer and director of the New York Grooming Contest in conjunction with the Jay Winters Pet Trade Show in New York City .
1977-1980 Board of directors and treasurer for the Northeast Professional Dog Groomers Association
1996-1999 Board of directors and treasurer for the New York Pet Professionals Association
1975-Present Lifetime member of the National Dog Groomers Association
1982-Present American Boarding Kennels Association member
Membership to the Massachusetts ABKA
1985-Present Master Certified Groomer
1989 Membership to International Groomers Association
1979-Present Nationally certified master dog groomer
1978 Certified in public speaking
1982 First place contest winner in poodle grooming
1983 Second place contest winner in terrier division
1989 Certified in:
Business relations
Aggressive animals
Skin & coat problems
Nutrition
Business management
Pesticide control by the Dept. of Agriculture
1981 Certified animal rescue tech
1981 Certified with Dept. of Health
1990 Animal Control Officers Workshop
1993 Pesticide control by the Dept. of Agriculture
1994 Patent holder (5299,531) and innovative invention of the ” Pro-Guard Softie ” dog muzzle that allows dogs to open their mouth to breathe while at the same time restricting dog bites. (www.proguardpets.com)
1988 Patent holder (4,747,842) for the ” Cut Stop Holder ” which allows all animal professionals to apply blood stop (styptic powder) to needed areas to stop bleeding immediately. (proguardpets.com)