Sheree Carroll said her Canine Coiffeurs place on West Washington Street
stays busy by bathing, grooming and clipping dogs. The place is so busy
that customers make appointments a year in advance.
So it was no surprise the waiting room was full recently when a woman
arrived with two dogs for her scheduled appointment. She brought one of the
animals into the shop and went back to her car for the second.
While she was out, one of the groomers came from the back and took the
unattended dog inside for the works.
The dog, a mixed breed weighing perhaps 75 pounds, didn't appear to be the
ordinary candidate for such special treatment. In fact, it appeared
rather... well, not as clean as the dogs who frequent Canine Coiffeurs.
But the animal loved it -- the bath, the works. He rolled to his back and
whined in ecstasy. When the groomers were finished, the brown dog was the
happiest pet in the place.
When they brought the dog to the woman and prepared to pick up the second,
the woman exclaimed, "That's not my dog. Both my dogs are here. That must
be the stray I saw walking along the sidewalk.
The groomers looked at each other in disbelief, then looked at the brown dog
that trotted out the door, happy toenails ticking on the sidewalk, and
headed home to what would be one surprised owner.
