Mobile dog laundry Clean Prints does good business. Pedro and his three-headed team are active in the huge Satelite district with two trucks and come by by appointment. The neighbourhood has a lot of pets and the Mexican likes to codder them very much, so there is a lot of demand for them. You won't be surprised that Pedro has plenty of competition in this neighborhood. Companies like Doggy Wash, Perruqueria (Peluqueria is the human hairdresser, perro is dog. Wordjoke!) and Pocas Pulgas ('little fleas') do the same.

The menu offered by Pedro is comprehensive: they cut, wash -up to the anus, mention them explicitly -, brush and clean any accessories. In addition, they also sell dry food for the four-legged friends.
Today it's the turn of Michaela and Tiza, whose hairs are now quite long and the odors are certainly not fresher.

First of all, the ladies are lovingly restrained, and then their shave begins. With a rather diminished shaver, the animals are carefully shortened. They both let it happen.
Pedro does all mascotas, pets, but in practice they are almost only dogs. His team does fifteen a day, or about seven or eight per van. He can also count a total of two cats among his clientele. , Cats are more difficult, but these know me. They've been coming to me since they were young. But they can come out quite unexpectedly, dogs are nicely predictable,” he explains to me when asked. It covers the area as far as Bosque Esmeralda, about twenty minutes drive away. A particularly well-off piece. , we go there twice a month. That is not by appointment, people know we are coming and are adjusting to that.”

Inside, the van actually looks incredibly simple and basic. Both the shaver and the hair dryer are years old and there is no frills whatsoever. They use the water and electricity of the customer and simply provide the service itself. For dogs like Michaela and Tiza, Pedro asks for 250 pesos, about ten euros. ,, Perros gigantes cost 400 pesos, but it always lies on it. To the size and to the amount of hairs, of course,” he clarifies.

After an hour, Michaela and Tiza are fresh, shaved and still the cheerfulness itself. They'll be back in two months.