08/07/2026
We've had a lot of changes over the last two months!
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐ท๐๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฎ ๐พ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐๐๐บ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐:
โข While we didn't plan on leaving our part-time positions at Compassionate Groom and Spa until September 1st, our official last day ended up being July 14th, 2026. Ryan and I are no longer associated with the business.
โข We found a storefront at the very end of May and officially took over the space in June. We ran into some unexpected setbacks during the renovation process, but the major work is finally complete! There's still some organizing left to do, so thank you all for your patience with that. Going forward, all grooming appointments will be held at our new location!
โข We are officially accepting new clients again! With our schedule opening up after leaving our part-time jobs, we now have Monday and Tuesday availabilityโsomething we haven't had for the last two years. Ryan hasn't chosen a dedicated cat-only grooming day yet, but we'll share that information as soon as it's finalized.
๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐:
As many of you know, we found a potential storefront available for rent at the end of May. At the beginning of June, we decided to move forward with it and have spent most of our spare time, whenever we weren't grooming or pet sitting, helping complete the major renovations.
The entire building received new tile flooring to replace the old carpet, a larger water heater was installed, electrical wiring was updated, new lights were added, the walls were repainted, and all of our grooming equipment was moved in. Shortly after moving everything over, we also discovered that the bathtub wasn't draining properly due to an installation issue (not by Ryan). In addition, the property's main well pump had to be replaced.
I'm happy to report that all of the plumbing issues have now been resolved, and everything is running smoothly! While the drainage issues were being worked on, I intentionally limited the number of appointments we scheduled each day. Now that everything is functioning properly, we're excited to return to our normal schedule, booking one-on-one appointments back-to-back again and welcoming new clients!
Ryan is still deciding on a dedicated cat-only grooming day, and we'll let everyone know once that's finalized. In the meantime, he is happy to groom cats one-on-one on our slower days, or groom cats from the same household - while I groom the dogs. His cat grooming room is officially complete, and now it's simply a matter of building enough cat appointments on the same day to create a consistent schedule.
As for leaving our part-time job earlier than planned, I'm not going to go into many details publicly. Things ultimately didn't end the way I had hoped, so our departure happened sooner than expected. We understand that everyone involved has their own perspective on what happened, and we know that everyone will make their own decisions about what they hear and believe.
We truly appreciated all of the wonderful clients we had the privilege of getting to know there over the past nearly two years. We wish each of you nothing but the best as you navigate this unexpected transition with your new groomers. We hope all of the dogs and cats do well, and we'll genuinely miss seeing many of them. So many had become regulars, and we were grateful to have gotten to know them and their families!
Again, we wish everyone nothing but the best moving forward. We'll see everyone for their future upcoming appointments at the new location ๐พ
