Page 22 - Trending Magazine 2018 Summer

Alyssa Fletcher, owner of Grassroots Grooming
on Rosser Avenue, grooms a dog for a client. Left:
Crystal Smitzniuk at her home with Stormie, one
of her two cats. (Tim Smith/Trending)

“(Grooming) has always been in really high pampered with a manicure, too.
demand,” Fletcher said. “I think people are caring “Kyle (a groomer at Grassroots Grooming) has a
for their dogs more all around … they’re coming out bulldog that comes in every month and every time
from the backyards and they’re in our beds and on he paints that bulldog’s nails pink,” Fletcher said,
our couches … it is a body and you want it taken care laughing. “It’s pretty great.”
of, it’s dog hygiene, really.” The shop has also recently introduced mineral
But taking care of your pet’s hygiene doesn’t have mud baths, which help exfoliate, purify and detoxify
to be boring. the dog’s coat and skin, as well as blueberry facials,
They’ve started doing airbrush tattoos, Fletcher which are ideal for white dogs looking to prevent or
said, where dogs can get a little paw print airbrushed clean up tear stains.
onto their backside. “It’s been surprisingly popular … It’s not for
And just like their owners, dogs can enjoy getting everybody but the people who like it, like it,” Fletcher

22