Pawcasso Cat & Dog Grooming

990 Crow Road

Anniesland

Glasgow

G13 1JN



 

URL

www.pawcassogrooming.co.uk


Email


Tel: 0141 959 8111


Our Staff...


 







Morag Brown (Owner / Groomer)


 

Hi my name is Morag Brown and I have always loved all sorts of animals. Don’t know where it came from as neither of my parents was obsessed with animals. I had a couple of dogs when I was growing up and my aunt owned a cat. I was always bringing home waifs and strays and still do to this day! Mum always found me helping out with the donkeys and ponies on holiday. She nearly disowned me when I bought a mouse at school and hid it in a box in the bedroom. Needless to say she found it pretty darned soon and the whole house had to be taken apart to find it behind a boxed up fireplace.
Being a daddy’s girl I was allowed to keep it, much to my Mum’s dismay. I can still close my eyes and hear her screams.


My previous career was in Office Management. I worked for 23 years in Royal Mail in various jobs. I obtained an HNC in Computers and later qualified as a Member of the Institute of Management Services. I was the first woman Industrial Engineer in Scotland in the company –of which I was very proud. I later became dissatisfied in Royal Mail as it was undergoing major changes and I felt that I wanted to move on.
My yearning to work with animals was taking over.


Over the years my love of animals had deepened. My husband Kenny’s aunt had a cattery and I became hooked on Cats. Once I got my own first cat Snuggles there was no going back. I became a volunteer for the Cats Protection League and I was a home visitor, helped with cleaning out runs and fundraising. This gave me lots of experience handling cats. I later became involved in a new local charity Catflap and again was a home visitor, helped trap and catch stray cats with Kenny and did a lot of fundraising. I really enjoyed this. In 2001 I took Voluntary redundancy and bought Pawcasso.
There have been huge changes since then, from the immediate installation of Stainless Steel cages for the animals, to air conditioning for the summer months. It took several years to build up a good solid business with a great reputation. Customers come to us from all over the Glasgow, the West of Scotland and Islands. This gives me great job satisfaction.  In April 2006 we totally refurbished the shop and I have made major investments in top of the range, specialist tools and equipment to ensure that we are always providing the best quality of service, welfare and comfort for animals in our care.


I joined the Petcare Trust, British Dog Grooming Association and Federation of Small Businesses to keep abreast of any changes in the Industry. I am now part of a Groomers forum and I am training to become City & Guild Qualified. Myself, and all Pawcasso staff are qualified in Animal First Aid.


I have been a Member of the Bearsden Dog Training club for four years and over the past 6 months have been training to become an Instructor. This training is very rewarding and I can also use this experience in dealing with difficult dogs in the salon and giving advice to customers on basic obedience. 

Star and I are a good team and we are hopefully going to pass our Intermediate class soon. We are also part of a very new Dog Display team which is hard work but fun.


All this business and animal experience has helped me in the running of my own successful business. Hard work has paid off and I now have a vast database of satisfied customers. I recommend customers to book early as we can have a waiting time of up to two weeks for an appointment.


Pet Welfare is our Top Priority.
You can trust Pawcasso to treat your pet with respect and leave them in safe hands.





 

Cindy (Groomer)


 

 Hi, my name is Cindy. I’ve been working in Pawcasso Cat and Dog Grooming Salon since February 2007 but stopped for a while last year. Now, here I am again and very glad to be back to the world of grooming small, mostly friendly furry animals.

Sometimes our job can be very frustrating when our little friends aren’t so friendly. Just like people, they also have their down moments, but just one kiss and a wag of a tail is all I need to make it all worthwhile. Then, all of the frustrations go out of the window.  A lot of my friends keep asking me why I love this job when every time they see me I have a fresh scratch or bite.  I’m still looking for a logical answer to that question. Maybe it is a definition of love.

Some of you may have experienced waiting in the shop for your pets to be finished being groomed and might have overheard me telling silly jokes.  Please forgive me, it’s solely meant for a good laugh. Don’t we all need some good laughter to let a hard day go by? But I must admit, when I am happy inside me, I let people know it.

I’m looking forward to see you in the shop with your waggy tailed little babies, even the ones that aren’t so little.

Love

Cindy.





 

Charlene McGlinchey (Grooming Assistant)

 

Hi my name is Charlene McGlinchey. I'm 26 and live in Glasgow with my boyfriend Quentin and Susie our beautiful greyhound.

I have always loved dogs and I'm so pleased to have landed a job at Pawcasso.

I have previously worked in a nightclub, so it’s a nice change to work in Pawcasso where the customers are much better behaved (the dogs that is ).

I will be training for the next few months and I'm looking forward to meeting all the dogs and their owners.




 

Star (Golden Retrever) is now two years old.

She comes to work with Morag, every day and meets and greets all the customers. They love her!


 


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