Chantal Raby

Owner, Feline and Canine Certified Master Groomer 

         

 

Chantal is an Honours Graduate from the Dawn of a New Day Academy. She obtained the title of certified master groomer with IPG (International Certified Groomers) and CPPS (Canadian Professionnal Pet Stylists) in 2015. As a lifetime member of the International Society of Canine Cosmetologists, she holds a high standard of quality in the salon. Through the years, she has developed a cat grooming service, and went to South Carolina to become a certified feline master groomer with NCCIA (National Cat Groomers institute of America). She has also been an instructor of the grooming assistant program at Algonquin College.

 

Prior to grooming, Chantal worked as a licensed physiotherapist for 20 years. She now combines her love for animals with her experience in physical care. Chantal is passionate about grooming, especially with terriers, and specialized in hand stripping wire hair coats. 

 

She shares her life with her Chihuahua Big Ben, mini wirehaired dachshund Picottine, Cairn terrier Frimousse,  Yorkshire mix Gaston, Bichon Mimi LePooPoo and hound mix Birch that she found attached to a tree a few years ago.

 

Chantal is bilingual and can help answer any of your questions en français.

 

                     

 

 

Stefania Leonardo

Groomer

 

Stefania began mentoring under a professional groomer in the early 2000s. She later attended school at Iv San Bernard to receive her professional groomer’s diploma in 2009. She also received multiple certificates after specializing in skin health for dogs and special cosmetology in scissor techniques. She continued working as a groomer in Italy until 2012, when she moved to Canada.

 

 

 

Sem (They/Them)

Groomer

 

 

Sem is originally a graduate of Petsmart’s Training Academy in November 2017. Wanting further education they took online courses and worked with Paddy Gaffney to develop skills geared towards Poodles and Poodle mixes, and Samoyeds (as well as all double-coated breeds). Currently, Sem is working on achieving the title of Certified Master Groomer with the IPG and CPPS. Sem joined the Furry Friends team in February 2020. 

 

Sem loves working with puppies and doing nail trims for anxious dogs and cats. Their calming presence works wonders to help ease their minds. 

 

Sem enjoys creative grooming, so if that’s of interest, and you are willing to visit every 4 weeks, that may be an option we can work on! They also enjoy spritz’s of cologne and finishing touches like bows, feathers and nail polish. 

 

Sem lives with two affectionate and loving cats. Typhon, is a tortoiseshell-coloured, big, lazy cat whose favourite place to sit is Sem’s lap. Anri is a smokey blue mix with a plush coat. Their mother owns a Samoyed named Koda and a Sheltie named Skye who are the light of their lives.

 

 

"Extraordinary creature! So close a friend, and yet so remote."

Thomas Mann

Furry Friends Spa and Daycare, formerly Dawn of a New Day, opened it's doors over 15 years ago. This is thanks to you and the firm belief that your companions deserve comfort in their lives. In November 2014, we moved to a new location situated on Hawthorne Avenue near the Rideau Canal. We modernised the grooming salon and opened a doggy daycare and cat boarding facility. New equipment has also been purchased giving the salon some of the best tools in the industry. Throughout all these changes, we have maintained our goal of providing the highest quality grooming standard, for which our reputation is known. We are looking forward to more changes and improvements in the future.

AT FURRY FRIENDS SPA and DAYCARE, PEOPLE ARE MY CLIENTS And PETS ARE MY FRIENDS!

"Dogs come when they are called; cats take a message and get back to you later."

Mary Bly