Shampooch Dog Grooming Hub services are now available in Wodonga.
Business owner and senior groomer Carley Hatton, who has been a Wodonga resident for the past decade, has moved the business across the border to her home, where working from her converted garage is fits both clients and her busy family life.
Shampoo began in November 2021 after a major career change for Carley, who was studying for an accounting degree, but quickly learned she couldn’t stand a desk.
“I discovered that working with animals was a better fit for me,” she said.
“I was doing an accounting degree and working in taxes, when it was uni break I started a dog walking business to get some exercise and some work.
“When uni came back, I had to get someone to do the dog walking for me.”
After Covid and the influx of population from Melbourne, there were more dogs than ever in the area in need of her services, so, along with her friend Liz Lambourne, who remains the senior stylist for the business, she stopped serving tax returns and started filing a dog. nails, including creating her own salon for dogs.
Naming a business is a difficult task and Carley enlists her friends and family to help choose from a list, with Shampooch leading the way.
“It was very stressful for me to choose a name,” she said.
Shampooch now employs two senior stylists and two support groomers and Carley is delighted to take on a work placement student once a week.
Shampooch Dog Grooming Hub offers:
- Dog Grooming;
- Dog Washing;
- Nail Clipping;
- Clipping and Styling; and,
- Pet care.
He said that business can be very busy, and that they had just finished the “mad Christmas rush”.
They are busier in the summer than in the winter, and she encouraged dog owners to remember to take care of their pets year-round.
“It’s important to get on a schedule — six, eight or 12-week schedules work well and brushing dogs at home is also important,” she says.
Shampooch Dog Grooming Hub is located at 24 Jacka Street, Wodonga. Bookings can be made at shampoochdoggroominghub.com.au and more information can be found on its Facebook page.
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