Finleyville Dog Grooming Reopens Despite PA’s Orders

FINLEYVILLE, Pa. (WPXI) — A local dog grooming business is back open across two counties in western Pennsylvania despite the continued stay-at-home orders in our region. Candelore’s Barking Beauties reopened its doors Wednesday in Finleyville even though Gov. Tom Wolf hasn’t specified if this is an essential business. Owner Norm Candelore said he made the decision to reopen his doors after he got requests from over 750 people. Candelore told said among the three locations in Finleyville, White Oak and Elizabeth, his business serves 16,000 customers. When Wolf initially ordered mandatory shutdowns of all non-life sustaining businesses on March 19, Candelore said he complied. However, week after week of the business reopening being pushed back – combined with customers begging for help with nail clippings and removing painful dog matting – Candelore decided he’d had enough and opened his Finleyville location only. Safety measures such as wearing masks, limiting the lobby to one customer and curbside pickup are a few of the adjustments made. Candelore said he plans to reopen the other two locations in Allegheny County on May 8.