Hi Carole,
I would not respond to your Dog Grooming question, because I don't have a clue if the plan would work or not.
In addition to that, I think that travelling with pets is crazy. Too many restrictions. Totally banned from all National Parks. Many travellers do have cats and dogs though, for different reasons.
Generally, on most forums, there are a lot of 'lurkers'. These are people who are interested, but a bit shy. They think they have nothing to offer. Bit silly really, because the more views, the better it all works. But that seems to be human nature.

Cheers,
Peter.