Between dog lovers, we stick together. This is what a community of professional groomers in England recently demonstrated after the call for help launched by one of them having to fight against the disease, reported the BBC.
Marion Preston is the head of the dog grooming salon Pretty Pups Dog Grooming Salon has Didcotin the county of Oxfordshire. His establishment is particularly popular with dog owners in the area; its clientele counts, in fact, 150 kids.
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Unfortunately, she recently had to put her activity on hold after learning she had lung cancer. Having to undergo chemotherapy sessions, it is impossible for him to continue working during his treatment. This is why she launched an appeal for help to her colleagues in the region, asking them to take back the dogs she usually takes care of during her period of unavailability.
She was moved by their reaction, having benefited from enormous support on social networks in particular. Many grooming salon managers and owners have offered to temporarily take care of its canine clients.
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“The response has been absolutely incredible”
“ The response has been absolutely incredible. It really felt like a community came together to help another groomer », she confides to the BBC.
Even if its only source of income is stopped, Marion Preston think especially of his furry protégés and their humans. “ As long as my dogs are in good hands and their owners are happy, that's all that matters to me. “, she said.
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Louise Smith, who runs the show Garden Groomingsaid to have “ immediately accepted » to help him. “ Going through cancer treatment is stressful enough in itself, without having to worry about what will happen to your clients », continues the groomer.
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