Donna and Baxter
Donna Brooks earned her Bachelor’s degree in Political Science and her Master’s degree in Criminology and formerly worked with juvenile delinquents for the State of Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, and then with abused and neglected children, as well as people with developmental disabilities, in the social services field before deciding to pursue her passion of working with dogs.
Donna attended the Bay Area Pet Grooming Academy in Tampa, Florida. Following her graduation, she worked at a local grooming salon working alongside a former show groomer before opening her own shop in St. Petersburg, Florida. She has always had a love of dogs, and is thrilled to be able to turn that love into a career! After mourning the loss of her beloved chocolate lab-shar pei mix "Baxter", Donna adopted a chocolate lab mix named "Charlie" from a shelter in Arkansas. Charlie loves going to "work" and can often be found hanging around the grooming shop!
UPDATE: We lost our Charlie in September 2022 and are currently “in between dogs” as we are still mourning his loss.
Central Bark Grooming by Donna is open Monday through Friday by appointment only. To make an appointment, please stop by or call us at (727) 570-BARK (2275). At this time, we are currently booked out about three to four weeks.
We are located in the Northgate Center in St. Petersburg (corner of 9th / MLK Street and 94th Avenue North): 1118 94th Avenue North, St. Petersburg, FL 33702
Baxter
Charlie