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Andrea Kondax holds Yorkshire terrier Gracie while grooming the dog Tuesday at Dog’s Paradise in Detroit.
Mona Flewelling grooms Shih Tzu mix Kneesha at Dog’s Paradise in Detroit on Tuesday. Behind Flewelling is business owner Melissa Buzzell, who is grooming Duke, a springer spaniel.
Andrea Kondax wraps her arms around Duke, a springer spaniel from Palmyra, before grooming the dog Tuesday at Dog’s Paradise in Detroit.
Dylan Souza, left, and Destiney Quinn adjust their hearing protection Tuesday before blow-drying dogs Moxie, right, and Polly after the dogs were shampooed at Dog’s Paradise in Detroit.
Melissa Buzzell, owner of Dog’s Paradise in Detroit, grooms Yorkshire terrier Gracie on Tuesday.
Mona Flewelling returns Shih Tzu mix Kneesha to owner Keith Havey of Pittsfield after grooming Kneesha at Dog’s Paradise in Detroit on Tuesday.
Dog owners Charlene Babnaw, right, with her collie, Jake, and Karen Small with her lab, Cooper, exit Dog’s Paradise in Detroit after the dogs were groomed Tuesday.
Mona Flewelling grooms Shih Tzu mix Kneesha, a Pittsfield resident, at Dog’s Paradise in Detroit on Tuesday.
Dylan Souza shampoos and rinses a cockapoo named Polly at Dog’s Paradise in Detroit on Tuesday.
Melissa Buzzell, owner of Dog’s Paradise in Detroit, grooms Yorkshire terrier Gracie on Tuesday.
Melissa Buzzell, owner of Dog’s Paradise in Detroit, started grooming canines in 1991. She’s owned and operated Dog’s Paradise for 26 years. The business handles all breeds and has a customer base of some 3,000 dogs, according to Buzzell. With three groomers and two bathers working daily, the business handles about 30 dogs a day, Buzzell said.
Mona Flewelling grooms Shih Tzu mix Kneesha at Dog’s Paradise in Detroit on Tuesday.

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