My first pet was a cocker spaniel named Daisy. I loved playing with her, feeding her, smelling her, she was my companion everywhere and in everything I did (besides my brother). Years after we adopted a cat from the shelter, I remember begging and begging my parents to get a cat. I even wrote them letters of why I wanted a cat and how I was going to take care of her. I remember the day she came home she was so terrified she hid behind the couch for days but eventually she came out and became part of the family, I also named her Daisy.  When Daisy the 2nd passed we went to the shelter and adopted a beautiful Siberian looking cat with green/yellow eyes. I remember my arms would always be scratched but I just loved her, I didn’t mind at all. Can you guess what her name was? Yup Daisy again, it’s a bit ironic since us groomers are supposed to be very creative…I guess I lack that in naming. 

As a little girl it was clear for me that I wanted to be a Veterinarian. I started to grow up and I started thinking of a career path so  I decided that I wanted to work with animals and made the decision to be a Veterinarian. I was living on my own, working and going to college. Suddenly  I realized that it was going to take a long time (FOREVER) to graduate so I decided that I wanted to work in a field while going to school so that I would be able to work with animals. 

I researched and I finally landed on DOG GROOMER, at the moment I had the cutest dog named Greñas and I took a course/certification and practiced on him. To this day I believe Greñas was a human soul, I can’t even begin to explain the connection we had with each other (he’s the dog tattooed on my arm).     I started working as a groomer from home because that way I was able to continue going to school and set my own work schedule. Eventually I rented a space/section inside a grooming salon. Shortly after I realized I had a passion for my work and that I was highly talented as a groomer. I had a lot of customers and said to myself “I have a passion for this profession, I am going to open my own shop” easier said than done right? But in February of 2016 Urban Pet was opened. I wanted to offer superior service and quality and I stand by that to this day. Quality above Quantity. I have to admit it was not an easy process opening my own shop, there was more to it than I could have ever imagined.