In January 2015, my dad passed away. If you’ve had the opportunity to meet or know “Mr. C”, then you know this was a tremendous and difficult loss for our family. My daughter, Kelsi, and I were driving back to the funeral home after a full day of celebrating my dad’s life when we started talking about her job as a dog groomer. Kelsi went on and on about how much she loved her job, but she mentioned that she wasn’t getting enough hours as she would like and the wheels started turning. I started making calls the next day. We met with the owner of Central Plaza in Elizabeth, PA, and found the perfect little spot for our very own grooming salon. With the help of my cousins, Vincent Candelore and Larry Mink (both have since passed away), we pulled together the most magical business ever. Vincent built out our space exactly how we had pictured it and Larry was our marketing guru and helped build our brand and spread the word. With no idea what to expect or who would show up, my daughter Kelsi and I proudly opened our doors to the public in March 2015. Fast forward to today, where we have 6 locations across the greater Pittsburgh area. We now service and take care of over 45,000 barking beauties and we’re not stopping any time soon! We have plans to open more locations in the coming years to help widen our footprint to better conveniently serve our loyal customers.