PENDLETON ROUND-UP
Thursday, September 16, 2021
East Oregonian
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Old school country music
Galloping with Old Glory
Phil Wright/East Oregonian
The Robert Henry Band performs Wednesday afternoon,
Sept. 15, 2021, on Main Street, Pendleton, as part of the
Main Street Show, which features a variety of free per-
formances the week of Round-Up until midnight Sept. 18
along fi ve blocks on Main Street.
Shoppers have room to roam
Nick Rosenberger/East Oregonian
Ben Lonergan/East Oregonian
Will Jons of Hermiston carries the U.S. fl ag on his ride around the Round-Up Arena at the start of the Pendleton Round-Up
on Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021.
Vendors are open and early shoppers check out the goods
Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021, on Pendleton’s Main Street while
the Round-Up was going on. Evenings on Main are busier
than days, and crowds tend to fi ll the scene later in the week.
Pendleton dog groomer does the im-paw-sible
By ERICK PETERSON
East Oregonian
PENDLETON — Though
dog groomer Lesley Crosby
is busy throughout the year,
Round-Up week is especially
hectic.
During this time, people
bring their dogs into her busi-
ness, Pupcakes, more often
than usual. There, the dogs
receive grooming, “hotel”
stays and day care visits. Not
that she minds it. Work is not
work if you love what you do,
she said.
“We are beyond slammed
busy,” she said of busi-
ness at the moment, even
before many of the tour-
ists descended on Pend-
leton for Round-Up. Her
phone is ringing nonstop,
and full grooming sessions
are booked up until the end
of October, though she can
still make time these days
for quick “bath-and-tidies.”
Crosby, whose childhood
dream was to be a veterinar-
ian, missed out on that wish
when she decided instead to
care for her sick mother. Her
father left their family when
Crosby was very young.
When grown, she went into
telecommunications work,
but still felt the longing to
work with animals.
Thanks in part to the
support of her husband, she
was able to sell handmade
dog treats and handcrafted
items. In 2015, she became
a groomer, and her business
grew from there.
In a busy day, she can do
12 full-body haircuts, 12 bath
and tidies and 10 bath pack-
ages. That is 34 dogs in a
single day, just for grooming.
Ben Lonergan/East Oregonian
Bentley plays in a group playroom Wednesday, Sept. 15,
2021, at Pupcakes in Pendleton.
At the same time, she and
her staff care for 10 boarding
dogs and 14 day care dogs.
“It’s a full house,” she
said. But she has help —
seven full-time and four part-
time workers. She will hire a
couple more employees soon.
Pupcakes occupies an old
veterinarian clinic, around
4,000 square feet, 15 kennels
in the main kennel room, two
grooming rooms, two tub
rooms and four luxury suites.
The luxury suites are a
home away from home, she
said. They have toddler-
sized beds with mattresses,
comfortable bedding, TVs
with DVD players, infrared
fi replaces for ambiance, rugs
and home décor. They also
are themed. There is a dino-
saur room, a princess room
and a Parisian room.
She just purchased an
electric tub on hydraulic lifts,
and will be installing a self-
serve dog wash in the near
future.
“We have some big ideas,
big plans,” she said. “If we
can do what we have in mind,
our little town could be a
doggie hub for a 50-75 mile
radius.”
She wants to make a
member’s only doggie
splash pad, pool and park
8
with solar-powered light-
ing. Crosby even envisions
a future when she could
help with vaccinations and
licensing. She also wants
to build a walking track
and agility courses, and she
wants to expand her facility
to include outdoor cabanas
for dogs.
All of this planning and
working leaves her with little
time to sleep and eat, she
said. Her days start at around
8 a.m. and she does not leave
work until 8 p.m. Though she
has made her life hard with
work, she loves it, she said.
She said she believes her
business is helping to create
a better world.
“A well-groomed pet is
a happy and healthy pet,”
she said. And a happy and
healthy pet creates a happy
and healthy owner.
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HOUR
Business booming
for Pupcakes,
especially during
annual Round-Up
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