What motivated you to work in grooming?
My love for animals and wanting to help them look good and feel good
What has been your most rewarding moment working in grooming?
When the dog learns my name and gets excited when they get to visit me. Shows me they love me as much as I love them
If you weren’t working at a veterinary clinic, what would you do?
I’d open an animal rescue
What is the most exotic animal you have groomed?
I shave one of my long-haired guinea pigs
What animal scares you more than any other?
Alligators or spiders
What do you consider your greatest accomplishment?
Going back to school and paying off my house
What do you do in your spare time?
Read books, travel, drink coffee
What is your favorite comfort food?
Stuffed peppers or ice cream
What is your biggest pet peeve?
When someone is being rude
What animals do you currently have?
Two dogs, four cats, four guinea pigs, and a bearded dragon
If you were to come back as an animal, what would it be and why?
A jellyfish. They have calm lives and not much can eat them
What is your favorite childhood movie and why?
The Aristocats or Oliver and Company – for the music and the animals
What is your favorite childhood memory?
Skiing in Colorado
Name 5 things people might be surprised about if they knew it about you?
1. I’m from Tampa, Florida
2. I’ve been to Cuba
3. I used to teach kids how to ride horses
4. I like to play video games
5. I have 5 tattoos – mostly animals