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Could you turn your pet into internet sensation within six weeks? Writer Ben Rowell was convinced that because his dog is so cute it would be a doddle – but he soon discovered that being a pet influencer is for the birds.
Shortly before lockdown, a pet boutique called Dog & Groom opened for business in my neighbourhood. Locals sniggered at a blackboard on the pavement advertising “teeth-whitening laser treatment, £25 (R500)”. For dogs.
We gave it three months. But by summer, it was the only shop trading on the main road that didn’t do food – all the others had gone bust.
