about us
Embracing a lifelong love for animals, Stephanie, a native of Two Rivers, chose to transition from early childhood education to dog grooming; and in 2016 opened Lucky Paws Pet Boutique.
The staff at Lucky Paws are animal lovers to their core. They enjoy creating engaging environments for dogs and they perform their job with integrity and gratitude.
Our Services
grooming
Our cage-free salon offers semi-private grooming services to keep your dogs stress levels low, now that’s piece of mind for owner and pooch! All grooming appointments include, bath, brush and blowout, nail trim and ear cleaning.
Our experienced groomers will pamper your pets and send them home looking and smelling fresh.
boarding
More and more hotels and Airbnb’s are pro-pet, which makes it easier for you to bring your pooch anywhere you go. You and I both know that sometimes it’s just not practical.
At our doggie hotel, your pets are our guests! Our staff will give your pup love and attention, exercise, kibble and potty breaks.
Your baby will never feel alone. They will enjoy their vacation in a cage free suite while you enjoy yours.
daycare
Not everyone has the luxury to work from home; or if you do, sometimes you just need a break from your four-legged kids. Am I right? Or maybe you’re taking a day trip and no one is able to help you out with Fido. You can’t leave the poor little guy cooped up for 8+ hours with no potty breaks or exercise.
Doggie daycare is the perfect solution because it provides a dog-friendly atmosphere where playtime never stops and each pup is treated as if they were one of our own.
Let your dogs run and play in our indoor, temperature controlled playground, and when Wisconsin weather cooperates, our extremely large, fenced-in outdoor run.
boutique
We carry an incredible selection of holistic, organic, and locally sourced products. From high quality food and treats to every day necessities, your pup is sure to walk out with a special treat.
GROOMING SERVICES
Basic bath GROOMING package
Service includes: bath, ear cleaning, nail trim, deshedding brush, blowout and scented spritz (optional).
the works GROOMING package
Service includes: bath, ear cleaning, nail trim, deshedding brush, blowout, trimming of face, booty and paws, gland expression and scented spritz (optional).
full-service GROOMING package
Service includes: bath, ear cleaning, nail trim, deshedding brush, blowout, full-body trim, gland expression and scented spritz (optional).
skunk dip GROOMING PACKAGE
Service includes: a bath and gentle scrub with a specialized shampoo, made to help neutralize skunk odor.
grooming package upgrades
These services can be added to any of our grooming packages
Dematting ... $5+
Facial ... $8
Fur dye ... $8+
Teeth brushing ... $10
Booty trim ... $10
Paw balm ... $10
Nail polish ... $10
Speciality shampoo + conditioner ... $10
Face trim ... $12
à la carte GROOMING SERVICES
Ear clean/pluck ... $10
Teeth brushing ... $10
Booty trim ... $10
Paw balm ... $10
Nail polish ... $10
Feather/color extension ... $10
Face trim ... $12
Paw trim ... $12
Nail trim/file ... $16
Gland expression ... $15
Grooming prices are subject to change.
$35...
DAYCARE ASSESSMENT
4-hour playtime, supervised by a member of our staff, to be sure your goodest boy, or girl, will play well with others.
$30...
Half-day daycare
Running, playing, napping and eating from during any 4-hour window from 8am to 6pm.
Add one-on-one enrichment for an additional $10.
$40...
full day daycare
Running, playing, napping and eating from 8am to 6pm.
Add one-on-one enrichment for an additional $10.
$35…
small dog boarding suite
More than one guest? $20 per additional dog.
$35…
medium/large dog boarding suite
More than one guest? $20 per additional dog.
$20…
small animal boarding
CAT BOARDING $35/NIGHT
ADDITIONAL CATS $20/NIGHT
boarding add ons
Kong® stuffed with yumminess ... $8
Bow Wow Bowls……$12
One-on-one enrichment ... $10/day
Daycare ... $15/day
Departure bath (pick-up after noon) ... $20
meet the team
Stephanie
Stephanie has spent the last 10 years devoting a large portion of her time to local shelters in Manitowoc County. From bottle feeding kittens and puppies, to fostering nursing mothers with puppies, to caring for kittens with ring worm, to grooming our local shelter dogs; she has a huge passion for helping animals in need and providing them with the most gentle humane care possible.
She worked at Petco as a dog trainer and companion animal specialist. After having her son, she began grooming at Pet Nirvana. Early Childhood was no longer Stephanie’s passion, rather, she wanted to pursue a life long career helping animals. She turned that dream into a reality when she purchased Pet Nirvana, which is now know as Lucky Paws Pet Boutique.
She specializes in the more difficult cases whether it be more aggressive dogs or just pets that are scared of human touch and need to learn to trust humans – it warms her heart being able to see their transition. She has also recently started taking care of senior hospice dogs.
Megan
Megan’s always had a love and passion for animals but this only grew stronger when she began her first job, working for an alpaca farm, while in high school.
After falling in love with a very special alpaca named Opportunity, Megan knew that her specific purpose in life was to love and care for animals.
In December of 2020, Megan graduated from UW-River Falls with a Bachelor’s Degree in Animal Science with a Companion Animal Emphasis. After completing an internship in college, Zoology became a new passion.
Megan worked for the Manitowoc Lincoln Park Zoo for many years, volunteering while attending school and working for other facilities. Her favorite animals to work with were the Mountain Lions, the American Bison, and of course, the Alpacas!
Megan began working for Lucky Paws in 2022 after her dog, Moo Moo, started attending daycare! You’ll often find Megan working the front desk, spending time with our boarding dogs, or playing out back with our daycare friends! Her favorite part about the job is being able to greet everyone that walks into Lucky Paws with a smile! She also loves caring for all of the boarding animals that spend their “vacations” with us. Her goal is to make sure that they are happy, healthy, and to feel like Lucky Paws is their home away from home! Megan feels so “lucky” and blessed to be apart of the Lucky Paws family!
ARIEL
Owner and Operator of Mischief Managment
I’m Ariel and pictured here is Mara (blonde) and Jane (black). Jane is the girl who sparked mydesire to become a dog trainer. My fiancé and I adopted her in 2018 from a shelter in Colorado. While working through her extreme reactivity towards other dogs I realized how much I loved learning everything about behavior.
I have been working with shelter dogs on a volunteer basis since 2007, am a graduate of Animal Behavior College, a Certified Family Dog Mediator, and completed The Michael Shikashio Aggression in Dogs Master Course.
I know how challenging it can be to live with a dog that has behaviors that limit your freedomand make you feel on edge, so this year I decided to start Mischief Management with the goal tohelp people build stronger and more peaceful relationships with their dogs. My persistentpersonality welcomes a good challenge!
amy
Amy has loved animals and surrounded herself with them all her life. She was the child growing up who brought everything home and asked if she could keep it. While growing to love all animals she especially gravitated towards dogs. She immersed herself in everything that involved them, including volunteering as soon as she could at her local animal shelter. She also worked at multiple doggy daycares before eventually turning her passion into a career when she went on to pursue veterinary technology. In 2020, she began her grooming journey at Paragon School of Pet Grooming. She learned many new skills and grew as a dog groomer while attending school and graduated in October 2020. She joined the Lucky Paws team in March of 2023 and loves working with clients of the “fluffy” variety and if you can’t catch her there you can catch her hanging out with her best friend Roo.
Jolynn
Jolynn has been an active member of our team since January 2022. You can typically find Jolynn’s smiling face behind the front desk, doing laundry, or cleaning the shop. Jolynn has always had a love for animals. She currently has 2 cats and 2 dogs. When one of our frequent boarding dogs owner passed away Jolynn happily stepped up to give Leo a home!
jeremy
Jeremy made the move to Lucky Paws in 2020, after leaving H&H. He said it was the best decision he made in a long time.
He’s the front desk coordinator and groomer-in-training.
Don’t let that big beard fool you, Jeremy is an absolute sweet heart. He loves working with animals (even the tough ones) and is proud to be a part of the Lucky Paws family.
Lucky Paws donates their services and shears by keeping our local shelter
dogs looking their best.
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
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As of now, we offer doggy daycare Monday - Friday from 8am to 6pm.
Please contact Lucky Paws if you need to make special arrangements.
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That is when one of our staff members spend 1-hour of one-on-one time with your pup playing with toys, puzzles and practicing basic training commands.
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Our boarding fees are on a per day basis.
Small dog: $25/day
Medium/large dog: $35/dayMore than one guest? We charge an additional $15 per extra dog.
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Yes, your pet must be up-to-date with his/her rabies,distemper and bordetella shots to participate in doggie daycare or to be a boarding guest.
Veterinary records are needed to keep on file.
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You may bring your own bedding/toys and dishes but we also are able to provide all of that at no extra cost.
We encourage you to bring your fur babies own food though. Being away from mom and dad is hard enough, we don’t want them to get an upset tummy too from switching foods during their stay.
If you do not bring food or do not provide enough food, you will be charged an extra $5/day, and your pet will be fed Fromm dry dog food.
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If you cancellation 24-hours prior to your appointment you will not acquire any fees.
If you are no show or cancel last minute (less then 24 hours notice) you will be charged for the service and are required to pre-pay for your next appointment.
We understand that life happens. If you have an emergency please call as soon as you can.