Susan's background includes her being an active member of the local pet industry for over 30 years. She has also been actively involved in the breeding and showing of both Irish Setters and Golden Retrievers for over 20 years. She has also been a member of the Irish Setter Club of the Pacific for several years and has served as both its President and Vice President in the past five years. In that capacity she has chaired a variety of public events.
As an owner and breeder of dogs and cats most of her adult life, Susan has had to deal with a variety of pet health issues. Her approach to each issue has always included both Western and alternative philosophies. She strongly believes in blending the two approaches. Some of the alternative methods include acupuncture, chiropractic and Chinese herbs to achieve better musculo-skeletal health and aid in the treatment of allergies and digestive ailments such as Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
Susan currently has three Irish Setters and two cats. Her cats, Serabe, 10, and Patches, 6, are stay at home cats, but her Irish Setters, Danny, 9, Tara, 5 and Sox, 2, can frequently be seen in the store. Danny holds the title of Champion and he is also a registered therapy dog through Therapy Dogs, Inc. He is also the store's resident celebrity as he was recently chosen to model for the latest Purina ProPlan Sensitive Skin and Stomach food labels. Tara also holds the title Champion and her offspring, Sox, is working toward that goal.
Come by and visit the store and meet Susan and her charming companions and see all the new pet-friendly changes she has made to improve the store and upgrade and expand the inventory, including clothing, collars, leashes, pet dishes, treats and cool toys.