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Happiness for Madison Dunn includes spending time outside with her Boykin spaniel named Waylon

52 LAKE JANUARY 2022 o Madison Dunn’s Boykin Spaniel, Waylon, doesn’t know he’s a dog. “He thinks he’s human,” Dunn affectionately said about the almost-3-year-old pup that doubles as lap dog and bird retriever. Dunn and her husband Larry, an avid duck hunter, chose the name Waylon because they wanted a good country name for their dog. The couple also has a 2-year-old German shepherd, Kaia. Named after the main character in Delia Owens’ novel Where the Crawdads Sing, Kaia serves as the Dunns’ protector and Waylon’s best buddy. Along with their dogs, the couple will soon move into a house they are building on 36 acres of land off state Route 22. Dunn grew up in Alexander City and has a lifetime of Lake Martin memories. “All of my school breaks were spent at the lake,” she said, “with my amazing girlfriends.” Having been friends since they were 4 years old, the group of seven grew up spending time at one of the girl’s family’s home. Ironically, Dunn’s mother later bought that same house, and Dunn continues to make memories, including wake surfing behind her step-dad’s Master Craft. Incredibly thankful that all of her closest childhood friends have moved back home, she continues to spend time with these very same women with whom she grew up. Dunn graduated from Benjamin Russell High School in 2010 and went on to earn an associate’s degree in science at Central Alabama Community College. After working one summer during college at the Body Shop, a hair salon in Alexander City, she made the decision to attend the Paul Mitchell Cosmetology School in Birmingham. Dunn graduated at the top of her class, and her excellent performance at the school earned her two trips to Las Vegas for hair shows. After graduating from cosmetology school, Dunn took a job in Tuscaloosa for a year, but then decided she wanted to return closer to home. She moved to Auburn and started her own business as a hairstylist at 2 Chic Salon & Boutique, a Paul Mitchell salon that offers colors and cuts, as well as clothing, jewelry and accessories for women. Her clientele consists of mostly women who vary in age and come from not only Auburn, but also other surrounding towns. After having been together for more than five years, Dunn and her husband will celebrate their first wedding anniversary in May. Their future plans include adding chickens, goats and cows to their current family of dogs and barn cats. The couple plans to move into their new house this spring and spend time hunting and fishing on their property and beyond. Dunn’s perfect picture of the future includes a view from her new back porch overlooking the couple’s ponds on their expansive land. “This is what happiness looks like to me,” she said. yMDunn is a Paul Mitchell stylist in Auburn She looks forward to adding chickens, goats and cows to her family of dogs and barn cats

Jaxon Hay, Thomas Tate and Clayton Foshee spend a great day at Lake Martin in a Robalo 246 Cayman from Lakeside Marina