There have been ways for Junctionalians to convince themselves that, despite the opening of the city's best caf� (
Crema), one of its best hand-made organic chocolate shops (
Delight) and a full-blown organic grocer (
Sweet Potato), the Junction was still just the Junction.
That illusion may be a little harder to maintain for anyone who's walked by 3073 Dundas West recently and seen the
Tailwaggers sign in the old Skyway Cleaners window. As of May 1, the Junction will be home to its own doggie daycare centre. There's no going back now.
"We're at the painting stage, and well be laying the floors in the next week or two," says Tailwagger owner and long-time dog-walker Adria Kowalski, who bought the building, which had been listed at $549,000, in February with her boyfriend, Ehren Davey.
Kowalski's plan is to make Tailwaggers a boutique-style daycare centre for a maximum of 20 dogs, "a higher-end place, with chandeliers and dog banquettes and toys and agility equipment," says Kowalski, who grew up in nearby Baby Point and had her first date with her current partner at Axis Bar and Grill just across the street from her new venture.
Writer: Bert Archer
Source: Adria Kowalski
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