We’re excited to welcome Ruthie to our fear-free grooming team. Ruthie has joined the team as our new Fear-Free Grooming Stylist & Salon Mentor! Ruthie grew up in DC surrounded by animals. As a child, she had ten fur babies—three guinea pigs (Hercules, Xena, and Jeffery), four rabbits, one ferret, and two love birds.  When asked how she started working with animals, Ruthie says she has always felt like this industry chose her. “When I first started grooming, I found a grade school paper in my mom’s basement, who is the parent who keeps everything, and it said, ‘When I grow up, I want to work with animals and do art.’” When Patrick heard that he said, “that’s exactly what precision grooming should be considered: art on a living breathing canvas – animals. And it should not be painful or frightening for anyone involved. But it’s hard work and takes tremendous patience and skill.”  A few months ago, while she was working at Harmony Animal Hospital as a Fear-Free Certified Groomer, she met a former employee of Patrick’s Pet Care who highly recommended it as a great place to work. So when Ruthie saw an open position, she decided to apply.  “Of all of the business owners that I have met in the DMV, Patrick comes across as the one who I feel really genuinely wants everyone to grow. And I see that he backs what he says,” explains Ruth. “It felt like it was the right move for me to make at the right time in my career.”  Ruthie says she has seen first-hand how Patrick’s Pet Care is different from other grooming places. “Patrick’s brings a level of customer service that I have not seen, with a level of respect to the employees and what they actually do

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