On a chilly Friday afternoon a couple hours before sunset, the cozy shopping center of the Town and Country Village was rumbling with the barks of over 60 dogs huddled together, waiting for a signal.

A Maltipoo is a cross between a Maltese and a Poodle, and as with most Poodle crosses, they've got quite a bit of fur. If you don't manage it well, a Poodle cross's fur can quickly become matted and ...