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A NYC Groomer Is Giving Shelter Dogs Makeovers to Help Them Find Their Forever Homes

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You know that feeling when you get a new haircut and style and you walk out of the salon feeling 10 years younger and 20 pounds lighter and ready to take on the world?

Well, I don’t know whether or not dogs have a similar experience, but looking their best certainly can’t hurt when it comes to catching someone’s eye, right?

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Sondheim A1119107 is a Maltese and I believe Shih Tzu mix ready for his furever home. He needed a medical "suave" cut and I gave him a bath to top it off. Come to Manhattan ACC to adopt today!!! #adoptdontshop #easyasacc #nycacc #andisclippers #markthedogguy

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That’s the idea behind Mark “The Dog Guy” Imhof’s mission to give baths and haircuts to shelter pets in search of a forever home – and he’s giving them out for free.

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Brownie before and after. #americanacademyofpetgrooming #doggrooming #transformation #markthedogguy #followyourdreams

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He says the idea came to him when he adopted his first pit bull, Cleo, even though she looked “so utterly defeated” the day they brought her home. When he saw how much a shower lifted her spirits, he immediately wanted to do the same for more dogs – as many as he could.

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Jack before and after grooming. #followyourdreams #americanacademyofpetgrooming #transformation #dogmakeover #markthedogguy

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Since then he’s made over dozens of dogs up for adoption in the NYC area (you can find some of them at the Animal Care Centers of NYC!) during the past two years.

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Ella before and after grooming. I did the face. #americanacademyofpetgrooming #markthedogguy #followyourdreams #transformation #dogmakeover

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Here are some more of his great works in case you’re looking for a new pup.

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A1059352 – Sean before and after grooming at Brooklyn ACC. Sean went to a New Hope shelter for adoption. #markthedogguy #transformation #nycacc #adoptdontshop

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Or you know someone who is looking for a new pup…

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At the Brooklyn Animal Care and Control (ACC), please see the before and after shots of Levi – A1059726. He's adorable and available for adoption. #markthedogguy #doggrooming #transformation #adoptdontshop #nycacc #shelterdog

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Or you just like to look at cute dogs!

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UPDATE: Coco is at a New Hope shelter!!! Please see Coco A1060464 at NYC ACC at 110th St. He's heading to an adoption event this weekend Sunday at Petland on East 174th Street. Come pick up this adorable guy. #supercutepup #makeoverbymark #markthedogguy #adoptdontshop #nycacc #ilookgood

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Please see before and after grooming by Mark the Dog Guy of Spartacus A1065339, a Yorkie mix who is at Brooklyn NYC ACC. #nycacc #adoptdontshop #doggrooming #markthedogguy

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Oh, how I wish I had room for them all!