About the owner

Lily Stevenson, founder of Top Dog Pet Grooming and Boarding, was born and raised in Cali, Colombia. In 1993, she received the title of Zootecnia (Bachelor of Science with a Major in Animal Husbandry) from University National of Colombia Palmira South America. What is Zootechnics? It is a university degree of scientific, technical, socio-humanistic, and environmental training, applied to the study of animal science and the physiological processes of animals, which contributes to the human well-being and economic development of the country. Zootechnics rationalizes the use of agricultural resources to satisfy human needs and the conservation of the environment, with indicators of sustainability, competitiveness, and equity. 

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Over the first 20 years of her career, Lily went on to work with various types of farm animals, as well as dogs and cats. In 2000, she started working at Dwight Veterinary Clinic as a Pet Groomer. After grooming at Dwight Vet Clinic for 6 years, she left to be with her growing children. When she resigned, a few former clients asked her is she'd still be willing to groom for them, so one thing led to another and Lily started grooming to winter of 2007 out of her garage. At first, things started out very slow, but Lily decided to put her heart into her new business. She felt the care of her guests needed to be her top priority, and wanted to make sure her facility would be the cleanest  and friendliest place. Some of her grooming clients then asked her if she would be available to take care of their pets while on vacation or for when they would need a get-away from home. That soon led to boarding and the beginning of Top Dog Grooming and Boarding. The facility initially started with one room for grooming and an area for boarding, using the double and a half garage that was adapted prior with large windows for a play area for her children. Then in 2011, she added a new room for boarding, to separate the small dogs and the big dogs to prevent the small dogs from being intimidated by the bigger ones. A small reception/grooming room was added as well, and finally in 2015 the third boarding room was added to board medium and big dogs. And that is how Top Dog Boarding and Grooming came to be. ​