Stephanie McCloud is a nationally certified master groomer with more than 20 years of experience. She has spent her career grooming pets in and around the Shelby County Al area. She began her journey in 2002 in Chelsea Alabama at the Chelsea Animal Hospital under Larry Stevens. Larry mentored Stephanie for the next 8 years before he lost his battle to cancer. After completing her master certification at the International Institute of Animal Arts in 2012, she took a manager's position for Petco in Hoover Alabama. She trained grooming students and ran the salon for the next 3 years until 2013 when she decided to open a salon of her own in Childersburg Al. The business took off fast and she was doing great before discovering she was expecting a set of twins. Because she had only been open a couple of months she decided it was the smartest thing to close up once the twins arrived in early October. Although grooming is her passion and what she loves to do, nothing could ever compare to being a mom and the joy and satisfaction of raising her 3 amazing children. Stephanie, and her husband of 21 years, Ray have 2 sons, and a daughter. They are residents of Vincent where both she and her husband attended high school. They love the outdoors and farm life. Stephanie enjoys spending time outdoors with her family hiking and camping. She also has a love for music and plays guitar and sings occasionally.
“Grooming is my passion. To me there is nothing I would rather do every single day. I don't think I realized how much I missed grooming until I took a break from it to be home with my twins for 6 years. I started back working once they started school. I missed it, I really missed it a lot. I can't imagine doing anything else. It's what I love.” ~ Stephanie McCloud