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Our Founders Award recognizes certified professionals for distinguished contributions to the pet care industry. Recipients exemplify PACCC’s standards in their individual institutions and elevate our profession as a whole. PACCC is excited to announce the recipient of the 2022 Founders Award is Sami Engle of Pender Pet Retreat in Chantilly, VA! Read about Sami’s accomplishments,…

Kuranda is an incredible PACCC supporter and sponsor. Check out this article they’ve recently written here!

This year, PACCC is excited to welcome four new Board Members; Jenn Dahinten, Janie Budnick, Cathy Brooks and Tracy Marcotullio. Learn about them at paccert.dev04.nehmedia.com/about/

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It’s no question that the global pandemic has taken a toll on the pet care industry. Pet care providers struggled to keep their doors open last year. Now, as an industry, we are experiencing higher than normal business causing debilitating issues with current staffing while trying to hire quality, educated, and passionate team members. Let’s…

Meet Elizabeth Staples, PACCC’s latest CPACO! Elizabeth’s dream became reality in 2007 when she opened The Good Dog Spot, after working with animals for almost 10 years and being involved with the ABKA (American Boarding Kennel Association) Board of Directors.  The Good Dog Spot provides pet parents with peace of mind that their dog or cat…

We’ve heard your feedback; some pet care professionals haven’t been able to certify because they are too far from a testing facility or too busy to take the exam during business hours. If you are one of these people, we have exciting news! For the first time, pet care professionals are able to take the…

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Written by Tara Crouse, PACCC Board Member Wow! We can’t believe 2020 has come to a close. It’s certainly been an interesting one. Although the year didn’t play out as planned, PACCC was still able to spread the importance of independent, third-party certification and continued education in a number of fun ways. We also had…