Utah’s Top Rated Local® Pet Groomers Award Winner: Idlewire Pet Care

Top Rated Local® is pleased to announce that Idlewire Pet Care is a second-time award winner for pet groomers in 2019.

If you are looking for a pet grooming company that will pamper and polish your pet, look no further than this award-winning company!

Idlewire Pet Care has received many overwhelmingly positive reviews across four different verified sites with an average rating of 4.78 stars, earning them an impressive Rating Score™ of 96.77 and a 2019 Top Rated Local award for ranking as one of the top three pet groomers in Utah!

Here’s just one of their many five-star reviews:

“We stopped in without an appointment but were greeted so wonderfully. They managed to squeeze us in for a quick nail trim and our usually crying chihuahua was so quiet and good. Thank you so much for making the experience so painless for all of us!” – A.A.

It is because of excellent reviews like this that Idlewire Pet Care is now able to call themselves a Top Rated Local award winner for the second year in a row!

More Than Your Average Pet Groomers

We were excited to catch up with Idlewire Pet Care and hear about how the last year has gone for them, so we sat down with the owner, Derek Johnson.

Derek started off by telling us a bit about their business and their team, as well as what makes them stand out compared to others in the industry. He said that they have been in business for 50 years, and are always looking for ways to grow and improve the customer’s experience, whether that customer is the pet or the owner.

When it comes to their accomplishments over the last year, Derek told us that they have expanded their services to seven days a week, which was a step towards their goal of always pushing their limits and boundaries to help the customers as best as they can.

Making It As A Small Business

It takes a lot of courage, and even more hard work to make it as a small business in today’s world. We asked Derek what has been the most rewarding part of being a small business like Idlewire Pet Care. He said that he loves being able to find different ways to help people and pets and becoming someone his customers can trust.

Derek also told us about the biggest lessons they have learned so far as a business, which he said was learning that there is always a better way to do things and never getting stuck in the mindset that there is just one right way to groom animals.

There are many businesses out there that are looking to build as impressive a reputation as Idlewire Pet Care has managed to. We asked if Derek could share any expert advice with these companies. Here’s what he had to say:

“Care about what you do, and don’t take shortcuts. There is a reason it’s a short cut, and oftentimes it comes back to bite you.”

Derek also wanted to make sure to give a special thanks to the creators and original owners of Idlewire Pet Care, Verl and Saundra Hansen, for giving Idlewire a foothold in the community and for beginning care for multiple generations of pet owners.


Congratulations to Idlewire Pet Care for being a 2019 Top Rated Local award winner, and special thanks to Derek for taking the time to speak with us!

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