From Haircuts to Nail Trims, This Small Local Business Offers a Variety of Services For Any Dog, Big and Small
By Skyler Stern
A local business downtown, located near Elkhorn Valley Bank, called Happy Dogz, is the best place to take your dog for a sweet haircut. It is a spa for your dog, offering bathing, trimming, nail clipping, ear cleaning, and even teeth brushing. This business was started by Ashley Hanzlik, who was inspired to switch from cosmetology to being a full-time dog groomer.
“I love getting to see dogs, and they don’t talk back to me, but sometimes they bark back,” Hanzlik states.
Getting the business started up was an easy decision, as she had worked for another person for four years, but then decided to go her own route and become her own boss.
“You have to be compassionate about working with dogs, you can't be afraid to get your hands dirty and deal with poop and hair,” Hanzlik comments. “Over time, my business has gone from having no customers at my old place to outgrowing that place and getting this new place to expand.”
This is the best place in Pierce to get a dog groomed, not your cat, even if they are not happy about getting their haircut, because after they get it, they will be happy.
A customer, Brody Knox, says he would definitely take his small dog back there as “the price was pretty cheap, and since the dog was hyper, he loved it there and came out smelling clean and fresh.”
