05/18/2024
Hello Hippie Hounds Fam,
**(Please skip to the end for shop closure information)**
A week ago late Saturday night going into Sunday morning May 12th, at 3:40 A.M., a man walked into our parking lot and chose to violently throw 2 large rocks at our shop.
One of them shattered our middle suite window, and the second dented our front door.
We do not know who this man is. We do believe it was a random act, but we are not afraid of the integrity of the safety of our shop.
Our salon has been operating out of this location for over 8 years now... and in those 8 years we have never experienced this type of vandalism. A couple graffiti tags here and there, maybe some questionable interactions with some wandering folk, but never straight up violence.
Yes, a police report was filed. No, we are not expecting to find this man and "make him pay", nor are we pleading for help to find him. Even if we found him, we don't think it would matter much.
We can only give you the experience of what it is like owning and operating a small business, and it gets harder and harder every year for us in various ways.
Our success as a company has come with plenty of actual blood, sweat and tears over the years. When we opened, we owners continued to work a second job 6 days a week until working just at our business was sustainable.
We were not handed anything. We are not from rich families who gave us everything we wanted. We were broke 20-somethings surviving dramas, traumas and hardships who saved and pinched every penny we had to follow our dreams.
Our point in saying all of this is that small businesses are an integral part of our community, and to all of the small businesses fighting the good fight with us to improve our world, we stand with you.
Our dream was to provide a safe place for you to leave your furbabies, where you can worry a little less about the expertise of those handling your precious pets; to encourage education and foster good relationships within our community.
No vandals will dampen our spirit. The support we've been shown over the years fills our hearts with love, and we thank you all for this support.
Watch over each other. Stay vigilant. Seek help when you need it. Protect the children (furry ones too!), the sick and the elderly. Don't be selfish, always choose kindness and respect. Love above all else.
Enjoy your weekend everyone, and thank you for taking the time to read this. We truly appreciate every single one of you. Tell your dog we say hi :)
**Please note** We are closed next weekend for Memorial Day weekend. Please check our Google hours for more information.
