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New Mobile Groomer Servicing Parts of Berkshire County
By Breanna SteeleiBerkshires Staff
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Nichole "Nikki" Varriale will bring her pet-grooming spa right to your doorstep.
The conversion van is fully kitted out with everything a dog needs to be clean and trimmed.
Curbside Pet Spa is a luxury one-on-one dog grooming experience that Varriale started in 2012 in Connecticut. Now that she's just over the border in New York State, she's brought the business to parts of the Berkshires.
"My goal would be to build up my client base to what it was in Connecticut," she said.
She had a little more than 200 customers before moving to Columbia County last year.
"I basically travel to the dog owners' houses or workplaces and groom the dogs right inside the van," said Varriale.
The van is equipped with a hydro massaging bath, adjustable grooming table, water, electricity, storage and heating and air conditioning. The service offers bathing, brushing, hand drying, cuts, ear cleaning and trimming and filing nails.
Varriale has been grooming for about 15 years but started her love for dog grooming in eighth grade when she had to do volunteer work for her school.
