Beaumont-Wilshire Neighborhood Assn.

Business Focus--Pups & Cups

Oct 10, 2000

No Dirty Dogs -?– No Excuses

By Diane Charlton

Your best friend (actually a beloved member of your family) deserves a hot bath, not a cold shower from the garden hose. Now there?’s a better way to wash your dog. And it?’s right here in our Beaumont-Wilshire neighborhood.
Lita Monaghan (an ex-engineer) and her husband, Eric Bergson, opened Pups & Cups, Dog Wash and Caf?©, on July 29th at 4516 NE 42nd Avenue at Prescott. Pups & Cups is a self-serve dog washing facility with everything included to make your canine companion clean and happy for a flat fee of just $15. Additional dogs are only $12 each. Or pre-pay $60 for 4 baths and get your 5th session FREE.
Five antique tubs are available for medium and large dogs and there?’s a special antique porcelain tub for small breeds. Shampoos, conditioners, flea and tick formulas, hair detanglers and electric clippers, professional, quiet dryers, toe nail trimmers, towels, aprons are all ready for your use. And you don?’t have to clean the tub or the mess. That?’s the friendly staff?’s job. If you want, they?’ll even bathe your dog for $22 while you enjoy a free cup of house coffee in the ?“Dog Park?”. Either way, you get a clean, happy dog and meet more of your neighbors.
The Caf?© is open for coffee and pastries starting at 7 AM Monday-Friday and 8AM on Saturday and Sunday. The first baths start at 10 AM on weekdays and 8 AM on the weekends. Thai food from Thai Grill is featured during the lunch hour and you always get free dog treats for your ?“pup?” with each wash.
So stop by and patronize this great new business on 42nd. Remember it?’s an easy walk to Wilshire Park with your best friend, either before or after that great hot bath. Check out their website at www.pupsandcups.com. See you at the dog wash.