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snappy, and which dogs were putting on a little

too much winter weight. I didn’t really care

what she had to say, but I did like to hear Mrs.

Tramill talk. Her voice was very soothing. And
she knew a lot—about the dogs in town, but

also, about the world.

“I did go to Harvard,” Mrs. Tramill told

everyone—whether they asked or not.
Mrs. Tramill would giggle as she said it, but

the tagline on her website and business cards

said: BEST-EDUCATED DOG GROOMER IN

THE WORLD.
“Oh, people think I’m showing off,” she

would say. “But I hate it when people assume

things about me, you know? I love to surprise

people!”
Her love of surprises is probably why she

loved transforming raggedy poodles into

perfectly coiffed (that means, hair-done) dogs.

After blowing my hair dry, Mrs. Tramill

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