Dog of another color
When he was just 12 years old, Gabriel Feitosa, now 31, started a dog-grooming venture on the streets of Sao Paulo, Brazil — washing and trimming animals for extra money. Finding the job “amazing,” he then started volunteering at a dog groomer’s after school. From there, Feitosa “fell into” his career and started working at dog shows before moving to the U.S. and opening his own shop — Gabriel Feitosa Pet Boutique — in San Diego, California, during the COVID pandemic. Today, his unusual grooming designs for dogs have him “transforming” canines into pandas, lions, cheetahs — even zebras — using a variety of dye techniques and unique clippers.
He charges a flat rate fee of $800 for small dogs and $1,200 for big dogs. “I turned my dog into a Pokémon, I turned a pit bull into a leopard and a poodle into a giraffe,” Gabriel said. “There are no limits to what we can do.” After appearing in 2021 on “Pooch Perfect,” a dog grooming reality TV show on ABC, business is booming, he said — and he said he has customers flying in from all over the U.S. for his creative designs. “I get inspiration from anywhere,” he said. “It can be a game, a tattoo or a sign on the street. It can come from anywhere — it brings out my geeky side.” “There are no limits to what we can do,” Gabriel said. He works with his clients to create what is best for their dog. Gabriel is earning “beyond what I ever thought I could make” as a dog groomer. Feitosa said he typically spends three to four hours on each dog, no matter its size.
He said that his designs can last up to eight months, depending on when the dog sheds its fur. “If you apply the dye when the dog is about to shed, then it might last two to three months. If you apply the dye when it’s just shed, it can last seven to eight months.” “A Frenchie will shed its fur twice a year, so it depends on when you apply the dye,” he said. Gabriel earns $1.3 million a year, which is “beyond what I ever thought I could make being a dog groomer.” “This shows that no matter what you do, if you do it with your heart you can go anywhere.”
Wow, that is a bad haircut
“Love me do” was written by John Lennon…After he got a really nice haircut.
I went to a Jamaican hairdresser once,
It was dreadful.
I have come to realize how bad hairdressers are to have as friends.
They are always talking about you behind your back.
Haircuts are great:
Because I did none of the work, but get all the credit.
November 20 Birthdays
1956 – Bo Derek, 1923 – Nadine Gordimer, 1964 – Min Na Wen, 1970 – Calley Thorne
1970 – Dabos Sweeney, 1981 – Carlos Boozer, 1985 – Jeremy Jordan, 1925 – Robert Kennedy, Sr.