When Groomswell Canine Salon located in Carlsbad, CA, reopened in May of this year after nearly 11 months of reconstruction, one fact told owner Maria Serpa everything she needed to know about the business her family had built: Nearly every employee returned. For a salon…
When Brooke Gabbert opened ABQ Cat Grooming in July 2021, the salon was not quite ready—but the cats certainly were.
When Molly Forbes was 11 years old, she wanted a dog of her own. And when a local woman who bred AKC Australian Shepherds and also taught obedience and agility classes agreed to give Molly one of her show dogs, it came with a catch.
Long before she owned a salon, trained competitive groomers or designed her California-inspired grooming space, Tracy Downing was a kid in Ohio helping her mother bathe and dry show dogs in a basement grooming setup.
“Iwas about 15 or 16 years old when I just walked into a shop and said, ‘Hey, I like dogs,’ and they took me under their wing,” recalls Scottsdale, AZ-based mobile groomer Heather Finegan.
In a quiet corner just outside downtown Atlanta, the atmosphere at Jazzy Pawz by Andrea feels more like a spa than a traditional grooming salon. Soft jazz hums in the background, the air carries subtle notes of lavender and chamomile, and dogs move calmly through…
When Monika Rynkowski and Arjun Singh decided to open The Modern Canine in 2023 in Belle Mead, NJ, they weren’t seasoned groomers chasing a lifelong career behind the table; they were dog owners who believed pet care could feel calmer, more intentional, and more respectful…
Maria Zakharchenko always knew her career would involve animals. She trained as a veterinarian in Ukraine, earning a diploma as a doctor of veterinary medicine and preparing for a life in clinics and surgery rooms. But when she became a mother, the realities of veterinary…
When Flint Beamon and Jeff Springer came up with the idea of Barkin’ Creek Dog Kitchen & Bath back in 2015, the duo wasn’t just trying to open another dog business, they were trying to rethink what “care” meant for dogs and the people who…
For Shannon Burr Desreuisseau, owner of A Muddy Paw Pet Salon in New Milford, Connecticut, a life centered around animals seemed almost inevitable.
As a fourth-generation groomer, pet grooming runs in Gabriela Rudnick’s blood. She grew up surrounded by the strong women in her family who passed down not just the skills of the trade, but also the belief that every animal deserves care, patience and respect.
Janet Wormitt has been involved in the professional grooming industry for close to 30 years, but it’s in cat grooming that she has really earned a name for herself.