• New in downtown Toulouse, Maskotte offers medium and high-end products for dogs and cats but especially a self-service shower.
  • Professional equipment as well as grooming products are available for dog owners.
  • The manager of Maskotte wants to develop the offer with workshops every month.

A kind of bath-shower of yesteryear in the city center of Toulouse but for our friends the animals. Since April 13th, Flovia Busato has moved into the city centre* with a very special "concept-store" for animals: at the back of this shop stands a self-service shower to wash your animals yourself.

"We picked up a puppy, Murphy, during the Covid-19 period and while living in the city center, I noticed that it was complicated to clean your pet, says the smiling entrepreneur We do not necessarily have a bathtub or room to shower them, especially when you have a large dog. It's a hassle." The observation established, the one who worked in marketing decides to launch in 2023 and open her shop Maskotte. In this new store, you can find everything to pamper your furry animals: toys, food, accessories and especially a "bathroom" corner.





Professional equipment

"This concept is not new, but there was none in the city centre," explains the manager. "Plus, with inflation, not everyone can afford to take their dog to the groomer every week."

In its grooming area, Flovia then offers professional equipment that you can use for an hour upon reservation. From shampoo to dryer everything is available to dog owners.



If customers are delighted with this new "very practical" service close to the Toulouse gardens, dogs, who prefer to wander in the parks, continue to grimace in this self-service shower. "In general, people are happy and dogs are more worried... But we always find ways to reassure them. A customer had brought a bowl to hang to calm her Dalmatian during his toilet, for example."

Self-service but not free

When you love, you don't count... This is well known. Especially for dogs when you know that France is the third country to spend the most on man's best friend. And at Maskotte, if the shower is self-service, it is not free. It takes about twenty euros for the one-hour bath, depending on the hair and weight and a dozen euros for the half-hour blow-dry. A price that includes cleaning by the manager, grooming products and the price of water, among others.

Flovia Busato, in addition to its shop with its medium and high-end products for sale and its self-service shower, also intends to offer bi-monthly workshops to complete the offer of "support for cat and dog owners in the city center".

Maskotte. 12, rue Perchepinte in Toulouse. Open Tuesday to Friday from 10am to 13pm and from 14pm to 19pm. Saturday from 10am to 13pm and from 14pm to 19.30pm.


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