She calls it Serendipity: New dog grooming business opens in Auburn

AUBURN — a dirty dog and a single moment of concept greater than 30 years in the past led Christine Smith to pursue a profession in dog grooming.

Like many people in their early 20s, Smith stated, she turned into wondering what she desired to do with her life. Then, sooner or later, whereas sitting out on the lake along with her then-boyfriend observing his dog stroll alongside the shore, this conception popped into her head: I wish to be a dog groomer.

"His dog changed into getting filthy, honestly," Smith laughed. "I consider adore it became a present. It become simply something that popped into my head and i went with it."

That moment led Smith to what's now a 29-12 months career in dog grooming. She attended the Rochester Institute of Dog Grooming and expert herself via attending seminars and trade shows, and analyzing books. 

"I knew in my gut that i wanted to do that and i find it irresistible," Smith mentioned.

brand new to the Auburn enviornment, Smith said her total profession — including the circulate to Auburn — has all the time been very serendipitous. So much so that it grew to become the identify of her new business: Serendipity Grooming Salon.

For the past 24 years, Smith owned her personal salon within the Marcellus enviornment. but she mentioned a brand new proprietor bought the building she operated in and had different concepts for the space. 

"So right here i'm," Smith stated. "life alterations, and this is my new path and that i love it, adore it, love it."

She brought that her friend Renee Smith-Ward, the owner of Wag-N-Tail, told her concerning the 1 Bradford St. place in Auburn and has been making an attempt to get Smith in the space for more than 15 years. 

"I said 'good enough, time for that bounce of religion,'" Smith defined. "It just feels so appropriate, actually pretty much everything fell into location."

Smith targeted her event of opening in Auburn whereas shampooing elegance, considered one of her pooch customers that followed her over from Marcellus. She stated that it be been busy in view that her June 1 opening, and while she's had a fine variety of purchasers follow her circulate, she is additionally making new connections and grooming new canines already.

services at Serendipity include dog grooming, bathing, haircuts and trims, brush outs, nails, ear and gland cleansing — "you identify it," Smith stated. As of presently, Smith is taking all breeds of dogs; however, her new space is smaller than what she's used to. After having a couple of large-breed appointments, she spoke of, she'll see how it feels and make a call on sizes if she finds it would not work well for the canines.

"I are looking to maintain it comfy. this is home away from home here," Smith mentioned of her salon, explaining that she usually most effective takes in two dogs at a time so she will be able to stagger her appointments all through the day to provide greater one-on-one consideration to each dog.

Smith imagines that her functions are similar to different groomers in the enviornment, but referred to that she has yet to fulfill the entire different native groomers. She is eager for Smith-Ward introducing her to the neighborhood, which they have already got plans for.

whereas she's adored dogs her complete lifestyles, Smith admitted that her thought to turn into a dog groomer caught her off-shield at the start as a result of she was scared of canine.

"I adored dogs before, but from over there," she laughed as she pointed to the other facet of the salon.

"one of the most scariest issues in my lifestyles are the things I want to do," she brought, asserting that an apprehension of water is also what led her to find out how to kayak.

similar to her initial suggestion for her profession, Smith talked about one of the premier things in her existence "just pop up," and launching Serendipity has, thus far, adopted that equal vogue.