Lake Scugog Historical Society Historic Digital Newspaper Collection

Port Perry Star, 10 Mar 1987, p. 14

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SY I mE my III rr SR TOLD sS\¥ fin ¥ A Words ' a of ae lgnored . Wott Lynne's own pooch, Wellington, looks on. For some reason, Wellington just loves to watch other dogs get bubbled up. Who says dogs hate having baths? Above, Lynne Needham, who runs a dog grooming salon in the basement of the Port Perry Pet Shop, - APU ea SE 5 eee wf PCL Sr , RR IE en al a A dl ' turn. 1 : It'sa | NOISY place, the basement of radio up." al iia A j the Port Perry Pet Shop. The noise wasn't too bad last Fri- WE ad i : Customers aren't usually content day, thank goodness, despite the vo = S$ so { toread a magazine and sipa cup of . presence of Cricket, Scruffy, Muf- i Pe SE EEme---- | WE HAVE MADE A coffee while they wait to have their fin, and Wellington, Lynne's own % -- oT - SPECIAL FACTORY 1 hair done. Instead, they're more in- dog, who wanders around quietly, & : i 4 " mi tof res : v \ / R SE OF 1987 5 clined to make their presence checking hi¢ mistress's progress. EE PURCHASE : known with assorted barks, howls The 26 year old Port Perry resi- TRUCKS ... WE SAVE and yaps. dent has been reporting great pro- BRAND NEW '87 YOUSAVD... SEE Dog groomer Lynne Needham gress in the business, actually, even FULL SIZE 16 TON ' takes it all in stride, however. With if she didn't grow up wanting to be Dogs. love getting roomed almost as much as people enjoy a trip to the beauty salon. And like the hairdresser's, there's always something to read for those, like Scruffy, who have to wait their eight years of experience under her 'belt (in places like 'Le Chien Elegente' in Toronto), she pretty well knows what to expect from her canine customers. She began renting the space from the Pet Shop in January and now keeps busy with up to four pooches a day, washing, chipping, trimming and brushing. "It's been going really well," she says, her attention focused on a black poodle named Cricket who doesn't enjoy the electric razor and proves it by howling. "Sometimes it's crazy in here," she says, referring to the noise. "When it gets too bad, I just turn the a dog groomer. Her job started by accident, really "I had an old English sheepdog "and I went to a kennel to ask the owner to show me how, to groom her," Lynne recalls. The next thing she knew, Lynne was offered a part-time job. "And I.thought, well, this seems alright," she says. "'It was all just by chance." Eventually, Lynne would like to groom more famous pets for movies or television, but for now she's hap- py dandying up local dogs. Even if the radio is turned up 1} 4 Lou niry Lane CONGRATULATIONS .. PERRY MOJACKS & their coaching staff for a fine year and great playoffs. * YOU ARE THE BEST! to the PORT GENERAL MOTORS FACTORY PURCHASE THESE TRUCKS NOW! + FROM ONLY Plus Freight - Tax - License a 3.9% FINANCING FOR LIMITED TIME ONLY - HURRY IN! y or BRAND NEW '87 \ > 5.10 PICK-UP > FROM ONLY Plus Freight -Tax - License NDERSON CHEVROLET OLDSMOBILE LTD Hwy. 7A at Water Street -- 2 LOCATIONS in PORT PERRY -- 268 Queen Street PORT PERRY: 985-8401 AJAX LINE: 427-6903 gives Cricket the poodle a good scrub while | | ;

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