K9strolls Dog Daycare Opens on Pembroke Street
After running their business out of their home for four years, owners Daniel Avila and Jim Batty have opened a dog shop and play center on Pembroke Street.
If you had asked Daniel Avila eight years ago if he would own his own dog care business -- "I would have said, 'What!?'" he said. But what started out as a side job as a dog walker for Avila turned into k9strolls, a South End doggie daycare, walking, grooming and retail service. Avila and his husband, Jim, started the buiness in 2009, and for the last three years, have been running the business out of their home. "We used to have the dogs in the living room and put blankets down, and it was this big routine," said Avila. "It was great because our neighbors were teachers and doctors and they were gone all day and would come back when teh dogs were gone, so they didn't even know we had 18 dogs there," he said. "We swept and mopped and …
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