Notes in the margin of the book
Studio notes
Credentials and studio facts as daybook jottings — not a corporate About page.
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Credential
Nationally Certified Master Groomer — Laurel Lee Behnke, owner and groomer.
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Specialty line
Toy breeds and Terriers. Experience with all breeds of dogs and cats.
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Years at the table
Twenty years of grooming. Loves animals; keeps her own Jammin’ Whippets for performance work when the daybook closes.
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Home studio rule
Quality care and personal service in a home-based facility. Surfaces cleaned with veterinarian-recommended disinfectants. Pets are never given tranquilizers or sedatives.
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Competition scrap
After 20+ years, entered the largest Northwest grooming competition with Domino (a Yorkie-poo client), clipped him as a Portuguese Water Dog in a lion clip — 2nd of 20.
Equipment logged
- Hydrosurge Luxury Bathing System — massaging jet action for shampoo and conditioner.
- Clipper Vac Grooming System — lifts cut hair and dander; keeps blades cooler.
- Quiet walk-in drying system — kinder than traditional cage drying.
- Hydraulic grooming table — non-skid; lowers for large dogs; holds up to 250 lbs.
Bio and facility details paraphrased from the live About page. No invented credentials.
- “Thank you for a lovely dog grooming. It was ‘just right.’”margin · live-site thank-you
- “Thank you for your loving care of our pets over these many years.”margin · live-site thank-you
