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By LISA G. CURRIE
Rappahannock New* Staff Writer
Kay Bare knows “a dog’s life”— it’s her job.
Mrs. Bare owns and operates “The Pet Tailor” in Castleton, a grooming and pet photography facility.
One year ago, Mrs. Bare gave up the commute to Northern Virginia where she worked in a veterinarian’s office as a pet groomer and opened her own pet grooming business. She had already spent years in pet management and in the kennel business.
Now she says: “I’ve no regrets.”
She sits and rubs a black cat. The room is long and narrow, lined with several kennels—eight occupied by her own award-winning afghan hounds. Cats sit perched on benches, lounge on tables, jump and play with other cats and stare silently into windows.
A soft lull of music hums from the speaker in comer. Day and night it plays—not hard rock, not classical, just a contemporary sound.
Ribbons and rosettes in an array of colors dot nearly every bit of the wall. Spare portions are framed with photos of Mrs. Bare’s winners—Afghan hounds stacked and pretty—an occupation in itself as these longhaired pets require over three hours weekly in grooming.
Her spare time is spent with her dog and cat customers.
Taking up to four dogs or cats per day, Mrs. Bare has found the county shows a real need for pet grooming services.
“The summer was very busy,”
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