SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — For many of us, our pets are part of the family, and keeping them clean and well-groomed can be quite the task at times. In this morning’s Flashback Friday, KELOLAND’s Krisi Petersen takes us back to 1986 for a look at how one local pet groomer brought the salon right to her clients’ driveways.
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Lois Mueller is going to the dogs. She’s not insulted when people say that.It’s her job. She operates a mobile pet grooming service which offers curbside cuts to pampered pooches.
“And I started the van about three years ago. I don’t know exactly how we started it. It just kind of happened. And I’ve just gone with it ever since, and I really, really enjoyed it.”
A typical styling costs about $17 and takes around an hour to do. It starts with a brush out and bath. Most dogs aren’t too crazy about that part. Then, after a thorough blow-dry comes the snipping and the shearing…