3916 Central Sarasota Parkway, Sarasota, Florida 34238, United States
Your Groomer Jessica McCollum
Jessica McCollum
I was born and raised in Sarasota, my grooming career started back in 2006. I was attending college to obtain a degree in criminology as working in law enforcement was my dream. I took a job bathing dogs to help with tuition and living expenses. Soon after they offered to send me to grooming school, I accepted because I figured why not, I was enjoying working with the dogs. Originally I wanted to become a large animal vet but my stomach didn't agree with that when things got yucky. I graduated with my criminology degree in 2007. I then had the opportunity to join the police academy but I slid that to the back burner for a little while as I was really enjoying grooming. And now here we are in 2020 a new business owner. I absolutely love my job and I am beyond excited to finally share my passion with you. My goals are to become a master groomer with my certification through the NDGAA and possibly compete one day. When I'm not at work primping the pups I'm busy trying to keep up with my two girls!
Meet Your Groomer Hazel Jacobs
Hazel Jacobs
Hi, I’m Hazel Jane! I was born and raised in the U.K and moved to Florida in 2000, where I graduated high school and started studying art in college. While in school, I got a job at a local pet store when the grooming department needed help. I stepped in—and instantly fell in love.
What started as a temporary gig quickly turned into a lifelong passion. I realized dog grooming was the perfect mix of my love for animals and my artistic side. So, I left college to follow my heart and have been grooming ever since!
I’m a self-taught groomer with over 22 years of professional experience here in Southwest Florida.
I’ve had the pleasure of learning from some incredibly talented groomers over the years and am always eager to keep growing, improving, and putting creative care into every groom I do, so I am super excited to join the Lavish Dog Spa team!
At home, I’m a pug mom to Odin, and have a 1-year-old panther chameleon named Morty
C.E.O.
C.E.O ava
Meet Ava our CEO, a three year old French Bulldog. She is always the first one at the gate to greet all the pups as they come in. Unless of course she is napping which she does most of the day. However she will always wake up for snacks and lots of petting.
Update: Our sweet angel crossed the rainbow bridge on June 12,2025. She was only six and a half years old. We miss her ever so much.
The Salon
A Little About the salon (pictures to come)
Lavish Dog Spa offers one on one cage free grooming. That means each groomer only works on one pet family at a time from start to finish. The salon is a completely open concept including the bathing area. The drying room however is a closed off to help contain the flying dog hair.
After your pup is completed, they can run around free while they wait for you to come pick them up!
Dogs will overlap a little during check in and check out times, so they get a little playdate too. If your pet is senior or prefers not to socialize, we do have play pens in the grooming area. They can observe from the safety of their very own 3x3 area with a comfy bed.
