About Shear Elegance Pet Services
Lynne Karli has owned and operated Shear Elegance Pet Services since 1980. She graduated from Pedigree Professional School for Dog Grooming located in Lynn, MA in 1979. 
Lynne has been involved in community based activities in the town of Franklin such as: Judge for the Pet-Photo Contest, donated her grooming skills at the Franklin Dog Pound to ensure their health and possible adoption, groomed for the Maltese Rescue in Franklin for many years and assisted in evaluating the dogs for potential adoptions, donated her time to help with the dogs living in the Elderly Community in Franklin and has adopted into her home many dogs in need of homes over twenty-six years. Lynne also donates gift certificates to help with fund raising in local schools.
Lynne has also received her Veterinary Assisting Certificate from Holliston Junior College where she continued on to an extern-ship at Angell Memorial Animal Hospital in Boston, MA and stayed on as a Veterinary Assist for two years. One of Lynne's passions while working at Angell Memorial Animal Hospital was making sure that all of the sick dogs that she came in contact with were as comfortable as possible. This sparked her love for grooming and she decided that making dogs more comfortable was her mission in life.
Lynne's love for not only the comfort of every dog she grooms but also the full understanding and open communication with her "human customers" is all part of her everyday joy.
Kristen Gottlich - Daycare Manager from Hopedale, MA was inspired to work with animals through watching and reading about dog behaviorist Cesar Millan. Kristen started working at Shear Elegance in the daycare after working in the Human Services field where she assisted and taught disabled children as well as adults. Growing up, Kristen rode horses and her love of animals and nature stemmed from spending summers with her grandparents at Miles Standish State Park in Plymouth, MA. She currently has 3 cats and two turtles.
Megan Borden - Dog Groomer from Bellingham, MA is currently enrolled at the University of New Hampshire and will receive a Bachelor's degree in Applied Animal Science and Small Animal Care. Megan also graduated from Norfolk County Agricultural High School in 2004 where she participated in the Kennel Club. She has been working with dogs for the past four years and has maintained many different roles in this field such as bathing and grooming as well as handling and showing.
Keeley Klitz - Brusher/Bather from Rhode Island has been involved with dogs for the past five years. She attended The University of New Hampshire for Applied Animal Science for two years and transferred to The University of Rhode Island to study Animal Behavior. She is completing her internship at Shear Elegance and is currently involved in the training and showing of dogs. She lives at home with her three dogs, an English Springer Spaniel, a Bull Terrier mix and a German Shorthaired Pointer.