By Ann Craig-Cinnamon
Dog owners in the Fishers area have a new choice for grooming options, now that Indy Zoom Groom is up and running. On Nov. 3, Haley Brown started Indy Zoom Groom, which is a mobile pet grooming company.
She has a customized van and offers all-inclusive grooms with bath, blow dry, brush-out, deshedding, dematting, ear cleaning, nail trimming, a bow or bandana and an all-natural treat. She says what makes her business different is the convenience.
“I come right to your driveway,” Brown said. “I don’t need to hook up to electric or water or anything and it’s just me and the dog in the van, so the dogs are much more relaxed than at the salon. There’s not a bunch of stuff going on, a bunch of people handling him and dogs barking. They don’t have to be there for eight hours. It’s just better for them all around.”
Brown started her grooming career at a pet salon in Fishers several years ago and has certification from the Carmel Animal Arts Academy. She is focusing her business on the Fishers and Geist areas.
“I try to include pretty much everything in my grooms because I don’t like up charging people for things like conditioner and stuff that every dog needs to have done,” she added. Brown does offer extra services such as nail dremeling, specialty shampoos such as oatmeal and aloe, and specialty breed haircuts.
Brown said her business offers a stress-free experience for dogs. “So many people tell me that their dogs are just terrified to go to the groomer and they’re all upset when they come home,” she said. “All my dogs get excited when I come. They hop right in the van and get to smell everything, they get their treats. It’s one on one so I get to bond with them a whole lot more than with like the assembly line of the salon. It’s so convenient, too, for people because you don’t have to load them up in the car, drop them off and then go pick them up. I just walk in, you hand them to me and that’s it.”
For more information and pricing, call 821-PETS or visit indyzoomgroom.com.
