Juliana  Owner, Pet Stylist, Certified Bather with CPPS Juliana has worked with all kinds of animals in various situations; raising parrots and small pets in a pet store, hotwalking and grooming thoroughbreds at the Woodbine Racetrack and as an ACA in emergency and regular veterinary settings.  At 19 she started Toronto’s first bird sitting and grooming company which is still run by family. At 27, Juliana created a dog walking and pet sitting company in Etobicoke, but sold it to a fellow pet lover after two amazing years to follow her wonderful techie partner to Kitchener. The Pooch opened it’s doors in February, on Juliana’s 30th! When she’s not working, Juliana loves being a mom to her baby girl, riding on her motorcycle and hiking with her two and four legged friends. She is active in rescue and fostering with Potcake Puppy Palace and Wagtime Rescue. Juliana loves fostering feral mama cats and their babies and had over 40 fosters come through her home just in 2020! She shares her home with Gordo the cat and pups Stitch and Lily, featured below!

Lee, Salon Manager, Groomer Lee came to Platinum Pooch Salon looking for an exciting and rewarding career change back into pet care, having spent the last 10+ years in the construction industry. Prior to her career in construction, she was the Southern Ontario District Manager for a Canadian pet care company and taught others about small animal, parrot, fish and reptile health and husbandry. Although she has plenty of experience with animals of all kinds, grooming was brand new to her and she came in super eager to learn! Since joining the team, she has been apprenticing under our head groomer Shannon and is learning fast; quickly able to complete grooms on her own. Lee is a mom who enjoys music, sitting on a patio with friends and passing on her enthusiasm and passion for all animals to her 8 year old son, Xander. Lee also volunteers for two pet rescues and has Rosie the Airedale Terrier x Poodle, who was adopted from Save Me Rescue.