Claire Dabrowski
Owner of Munchkins Pet Services
Owner of Munchkins Pet Services
A native of Champaign, Claire has always had a great love of animals, and thinks of all animals as her own furry munchkins. From a young age, she knew that someday and, in some form, this would be her vocation. After graduating from Parkland College in July 2011, with a certification in business entrepreneurship, she took the next step in order to pursue her dream of working with animals. In September 2011, Claire attended the Academy of Dog Grooming School and Arts in Arlington Heights, Illinois where she learned appropriate and safe grooming techniques for dogs and cats. Over the next few years, while working in the top pet salons of the northern suburbs, Claire gained experience caring for a variety of breeds of dogs and cats. As much as she loved this experience, the desire to go back home and be closer to her family was too strong to resist. In July 2015, Claire made her way back to Champaign, where she continued grooming dogs and cats over the next several years. In the spring of 2020, Claire decided to put her pet grooming skills and her knowledge of business entrepreneurship to work and that is how Munchkins Pet Services came to be.