An unusual pet salon in southern Taiwan attracts customers by providing fur grooming services that range from cute to bizarre.
台南一家宠物沙龙别具一格,提供各式各样的皮毛梳理服务吸引来客,从可爱的到古怪的,应有尽有。
Those include trimming the back fur of pets into the shape of Hello Kitty, a teddy bear and something the salon calls “Stegosaurus spine”.
服务包括修剪背后的毛发,梳成Hello Kitty和泰迪熊的形状,还有一种被沙龙称之为“剑龙脊”的造型。
Thirty year-old Lee who already has six years of experiences as a pet groomer, although she started out with trimming human hair. Lee said the designs on different pets are planned according to the natural assets the pets bring to the grooming table.
三十岁的李欧已经有六年梳理宠物毛发的经验了,尽管一开始她是给人修头发的。李欧说不同宠物不同的造型是根据它们带到修理台的自带物品设计的。
“Because we don’t provide the service of dying fur into different colours, we try to find a style that matches the appearance of (the pet) and then come up with a design.” she said.
“因为我们并不提供把毛染成多色的服务,我们力图找到一种风格可以配合宠物的外形,然后想出设计方案,”她说道。
Owner Ou said the idea for the “stegosaurus design” came from their customers, who wanted something different to the usual full-body trim.
宠物店主武说“剑龙设计”来自顾客,顾客想要和以往有所不同的整体造型修剪。
The shop charges at least 20 USD for one trim, depending on pet size and the level of difficulty. The teddy bear style, which can take Lee up to three hours to complete on one furry back, is the most difficult.
宠物店每次动物毛修剪至少要收费20美元,根据宠物个头大小和修剪难度决定。泰迪熊风格,至少要花李将近三小时才能完成一次背部皮毛造型,也是难度最高的造型。