Page 33 - Real Rochdale Issue 21 Spring 2024

30 years of The Dog Shop

The Dog Shop in Littleborough celebrates 30
years of business this summer.

Owner Christine Lewthwaite knew she
wanted to work with dogs from a young age,
landing a job at the Poodle Corner under its
“very talented dog groomer” when she was
14.

After many years and after meeting her
husband and having children, she decided to
go back to dog grooming. In 1994 she found
“the perfect little shop” on Calderbrook Road
with a front yard and good parking for
customers.

Christine, who has also bred her own dogs
and won second place at Crufts with one, has Christine Lewthwaite with her dogs Rocky and Peaches
never used grooming tables, slings or cabinet
dryers so she set up her salon to her needs business and learned Christine’s unique
and the way she was taught at the Poodle grooming method.
Corner.
Janine said: “We love that our customers
Twelve years ago, her daughter Janine can’t wait to come to our salon, and we say
McGregor-Stead – who also worked with how it’s a pamper spa day for them, they walk
animals after leaving school – joined the out feeling a million dollars and it shows!

“We have many customers that travel fair
distances for our services; we love to get
recommendations through word of mouth.
Our motto has always been ‘your work is
your advert’ so even if the job is challenging,
we make our best efforts to do the best job
we can.

“Our customers, both human and canine,
make our job most enjoyable and Christine
even has customers still visiting that used the
Poodle Corner all those years ago.

“We are extremely proud of our family-run
little business, 30 years is such an
achievement.

“It just shows a little passion can fuel a
Janine McGregor-Stead successful lifetime career.”
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