About Us ...
Our Resort is owned and operated by Rod and
Susan Stewart and Susan's mother Jean Canole.
Jean has lived in Platte City since the early
1960's. Rod & Susan moved from Kansas City to Chicago and then Atlanta
where they owned and Susan operated two similar facilities. After 22 years
of corporate transfers the Stewarts returned to Platte City in June, 2005 to
once again be able to enjoy family and old friends.
Our love of animals goes back to childhood.
When we were growing up out on HH Hwy, Mom adopted every stray that came to
the house. At one time I think the dog count was 25 or 26 and the cats
were ... well cats ... there were a lot of them. She taught us to love, respect and
care for these furry little gifts from God.
A personal tragedy moved us into the
grooming/boarding business in 1992. I took our tiny toy poodle, Beckett, to
the groomer. A few hours later they called me to say that "something is wrong
with Beckett", and I needed to come up there. The vet told me that Beckett
had been poisoned with a too strong application of flea dip and there was
nothing he could do to save him. I was devastated. A simple trip to the groomer turned into the loss of my sweet boy. I started doing research and
discovered that the pet care industry has no regulations, certifications or
professional licenses. Stunning! I also learned that the shop that had
poisoned my dog was for sale. Figuring that it was a good idea that the
woman not be in the business anymore Rod and I bought it from her.
I started doing research on pet care, holistic
medicine, stress and disease control. We bought a second facility a year
later. Both were operated without chemicals or toxins and we encouraged our
clients to feed holistic food and add supplements to their pet's diet. The
grooming shops expanded to daycare facilities and we eventually had to add
the boarding since our clients didn't want to leave their pets with anyone
else.
Main Street Pet Resort and
Day Spa is the product of my experience, research and beliefs about how our
precious pets should be treated when we have to be away from them. It has
been planned to meet THEIR needs. It will be constantly evolving. It is
where I would want to leave my pets if I had to and we hope it is where you
will want to leave yours.
We're looking forward to meeting you and your FurKid!
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