It has been lovely to bring my dog grooming business back home to South Shields
A popular dog groomer has returned to South Shields.
Established dog groomer Lisa Rowlands, from South Shields, has expressed her delight at bringing her business back to her hometown just six years after she made the decision to leave.
The 54-year-old started as a mobile dog groomer around 15 years ago before establishing a Klassy K9’s Dog Groomers shop next to the New Mill Inn, on Chesterton Road.
Lisa relocated the business to Lanchester, in County Durham, during the Covid-19 lockdown and now she has opened a second Klassy K9’s Dog Groomers shop as a co-owner alongside 20-year-old Jenny Blakey, on Westoe Road.
Having opened to members of the public on Monday, February 2, Lisa has given an insight into how it has gone so far and revealed that she is enjoying having a business partner for the first time.
She said: “I moved back to South Shields just over a year ago and a lot of people have been asking me if I was going to bring the business back over because a lot of my customers followed me to Lanchester when I moved there.
“So now I’ve done it, it has taken off really well because I did have a good reputation when I was here before.
“I’m Level 3 City & Guilds trained and Jenny will be taking her Level 3 qualification in May so we are both highly trained when it comes to dog grooming.
“I’ve been a sole trader for 15 years so having Jenny onboard is all new to me but it is really exciting to be 50/50 owners in this new shop and it is lovely to be back in South Shields.
“We’ve given the shop a different look this time as we’ve made it more modern and really inviting with an open-plan layout.”
“It has been great so far, we kept the news about opening the shop quiet at first but as soon as we started sharing videos on social media, the support and response has been lovely.”
You can keep up to date with Klassy K9’s Dog Groomers at: https://www.facebook.com/KlassyK9sDogGroomers/.
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