Akron Life April 2022

PETS

by London Green

PURFECT CARE Find the right spot for your current or future pets’ needs.

GROOMING Wash Wag: Spoil your pet with full groom ing services, includ ing ear cleaning, nail Akron Peninsula Road, Akron, washwag.com Bath and Biscuits LLC: Make sure your pet gets the grooming services it needs thanks to flexible staff mem bers who can accom modate if your pet requires more time than usual. 1190 Tallmadge Road, Cuyahoga Falls, bathandbiscuitsllc.com Rub My Belly Doggie Spa: This dog spa pro vides delicate grooming services, especially for those pets with allergies and skin conditions. 137 East Ave., Suite 40, Tallmadge, rubmy bellydoggiespa.com Quick Clean Car and Pet Wash: Not only can you get your pet groomed here, but you can also get your car washed while your pet is pampered. 2500 Mayfair Road, Akron, quickcleancpw.com trimming and a la carte extras. 1521

Puppy Power

By Brendan Baker and photos by Hannah Rice

“He’s great at posing and just so cute and funny,” she says. Toby has a lot of energy and loves to play and chew toys in his free time. “When he was a puppy, I expected a nice cuddly puppy who would sleep on your lap, and he was not that way,” Rice says. “He barely slept at first. He has so much energy and loves to play. His favorite thing to do is play with toys, which I love. I’ll be sad if he grows out of it. He

on a walk. Highland Square is just so nice and walkable,” she says. “We go on two walks a day, and he gets to see a lot of other dogs, which is fun. He just loves other dogs.” Meeting even more corgis and dog owners through Instagram has been a pleasant surprise for Rice. “There’s definitely a community of dog groups like Corgis of Ohio,” she says. “Other corgi owners have contacted me in the area about course meetups, so that’s going to be super fun.”

Dogs can be so sweet — just ask Hannah Rice about her corgi, Toblerone . “He kind of reminded us of a chocolate bar,” Rice says. “He’s a tri-color rather than a blonde corgi. We thought that a choco late name fit him well.” Toby was a COVID puppy, so Rice spent a lot of time with him. “My partner and I both worked from home, so we were always around Toby,” she says. Rice has been taking photos of him since he was very young, and she started sharing them on her Instagram account, Your Boy Toblerone, at the begin ning of this year.

loves a good squeaky toy.” Rice recently moved from

Columbus to Highland Square, and she and Toby are adjusting well to life in Akron. “One of Toby’s favorite things is to go

instagram.com/ yourboytoblerone

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