DAILY NEWS PEOPLE\Charlotte Dyson.

Byline: Barbara Wood 

AGE: 58.

RESIDENCE: Sherman Oaks.

BORN AND RAISED IN: Sylvania, Ohio, a suburb of Toledo.

OCCUPATION: Co-owner of Double Dog Dare Ya, a new, state-of-the-art dog grooming spa and dog day-care center in Burbank. "I'm hoping for studio business, to cater to people who like to take their pets with them and need to find someplace to leave them while they're working."

MARITAL STATUS: Divorced.

CHILDREN: Amos, 28, Eric, 27, and one grandson.

PETS: Two cocker spaniels - Baby and Bingo - and a canary named Whitey.

VOLUNTEERISM: "Every Wednesday I get together with about 37 to 50 elderly women at First United Methodist Church in Santa Monica. We make Christmas decorations, toys and quilts for the church's annual Christmas bazaar. All of the money collected from the craft sales goes to charities decided on by the church's Missions Council."

BIGGEST DILEMMA: "I can't really say that I have a dilemma. The only time that I would face something like that is if it were life threatening; otherwise I seldom worry about things. I'm the kind of person who thinks the glass is always half full, or in my case it would be three-quarters full."

GREATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT: "Truly, my greatest accomplishment is having my two sons. They're the most wonderful thing that has ever happened to me."

GOALS FOR THE FUTURE: "I would like to see about 100 more of my Double Dog Dare Ya stores open up. It's so good for the dogs. I'd like to see this expand beyond my wildest dreams."

HER ROLE MODELS: "My grandmother was the strongest guiding person in my life. She was a very independent, outspoken woman. She gave me a lot financial responsibilities. When I was a child, my grandmother would put all of her money in an envelope, in her brown purse and give to me to go uptown and pay all of her bills to individual stores."

HER VICE: "I like to play the lottery and eat chocolate. I especially like chocolate. Just anything that is made out of chocolate. I'm trying to overcome my need for it."

FAVORITE L.A. HANGOUTS: "I don't have the time to do a lot of things right now. But I do like to go to the theater."

FAVORITE FOODS: "Midwestern types of food. Roast beef and mashed potatoes."

MOST UNUSUAL HOBBY: "I collect dolls. I have art deco dolls, old dolls and two dolls that were found at a garage sale that are from 1952. I also collect bells of all kinds, Wedgwood china bells and bells from such places as Japan."

WHAT SHE LIKES TO READ: "I like to read mysteries and good novels. I just finished reading 'A Rage to Survive' by rhythm & blues singer Etta James. She was a great lady."

LAST MOVIE SHE SAW: "I saw 'The Juror' with Demi Moore. I liked it."

FAVORITE TV SHOWS: "In the morning on Thursdays and Fridays I like to watch 'Barney' and 'Sesame Street.' I like "Grace Under Fire" and "Cybill."

WHAT MUSIC SHE LISTENS TO: "We play classical music in the store. I don't know who the composers are, but I just know that I like the music. On Sunday morning before getting ready for church I listen to Maria Callas. I turn the volume up, though I really feel that I'm a rock 'n' roller. I like music from the '50s and '60s and I still love the Beatles and Elton John a lot."

HER IDEA OF A PERFECT VACATION: "I take the perfect vacation every year. (Her friend) Sheila and I go to Cancun. We kinda lay around at the beach. We both just love the blue water and white sand. This year besides our annual trip to Cancun we are planning on going to a blues festival in New Orleans."

WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW IS: "I would like to see less hatred, more fairness and equality for all of the people. I can't stand anything that's not fair."

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Photo "I'm the kind of person who thinks the glass is always half full, or, in my case, it would be three-quarters full," says Double Dog Dare Ya co-owner Charlotte Dyson, holding a Jack Russell terrier named Dammit. Tina Gerson/Daily News