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 HER Career
 Story by Rebeca Rector, photography by Richard Rasumussen
For many, day cares provide a way for parents to work a job while their little ones spend half the day learning new things and interact- ing with others in a group or class setting.
For caring dog owners in Hot Springs, Camp Diggity Dog’s doggy day care camp creates the same unique opportunity for furry friends to enjoy a fun-filled day together while being primped, polished, loved and taken care of by owner Ashley Hopkins, her family and trusted staff.
A lifetime of love for animals has continuously promoted and paved the way for Hopkins in her endeavors relating to animal care and rescue, as well as her eventual and present career as a highly certified groomer.
“I’ve always been in the animal field; that’s just always been a pas- sion of mine since I was a little girl,” she said. “I was a vet tech sup- posed to be a veterinarian, and decided to become a dog groomer.”
Hopkins explained that when she first began her journey as a pro- fessional pet stylist, her career choice and business had a unique val- ue due to a lack of available grooming services in the area at that time.
“There was not a lot of dog groomers around,” she added. “Now there’s one on every corner, but I made the right decision and went to school. I went to the Oklahoma School of Poodle and All-Breed Dog Grooming in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1986, and learned from my dad that I just wanted to become the best pet stylist that there was.”
Strong passion and ardor for the work she does has always moti- vated Hopkins to continue learning and acquiring more knowledge in her particular field, and earning her certification as a canine cosmetologist through the ISCC (International Society of Canine Cosmetology) is one of the many accomplishments Hopkins proudly
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