05-21-2023 Harford Magazine - Flipbook - Page 38
PAMPER
YOUR
PUP
From waffles to facials
and enrichment toys,
here are a few ways to
spoil your furry friend
BY KAREN NITKIN For Harford Magazine
PHOTOGRAPHY BY LLOYD FOX
elle and Lincoln are used to enjoying the occasional spa
day.
From shampoos and trims to blueberry-scented
facials and blowouts, the offerings at To Wag For, a
grooming salon in Bel Air, seem to put pep in the pups’ steps.
“When I pick them up Lincoln always looks sharp, Belle is
always nice and fluffy and they both smell so good,” says their
owner, Renee Martin, 37, of Forest Hill.
Belle, a lab mix, and Lincoln, a Yorkie, have been going to the
salon for about five years. “Lincoln goes once a month and Belle
goes every couple of months,” she says.
Martin also likes to stop in for treats and toys for her two dogs,
as well as for her cats. “They’re constantly bringing in new stuff,”
she says.
The shop is one of many businesses in Harford County that
is finding success by tapping into a seemingly inexhaustible
resource: The desire that people have to lavish luxury on their
pets. To meet those desires, the county boasts doggie day cares,
pet grooming salons, and several bakeries that create small-batch
preservative-free treats for pets.
To Wag For, which has a sister store in Santa Monica, California, bills itself as a “welcoming one-stop shop” for dog products and services. The salon features hypoallergenic grooming
products, and promises such services as hand-clipping of unruly
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