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Business on a leash

It was Phoebe who first greeted me at the Newmarket office where I was to interview Jane Boyd, the founder and owner of Louis & Phoebe Pet Boutique. Phoebe is a delightfully cute Cairn Terrier Schnauzer Cross and part-time receptionist and, as Jane informs me, a former rescue dog from the Humane Society.

Phoebe is also modelling one of Louis & Phoebe’s brightly coloured pure leather collars, and while she settles for a quick snooze, Jane explains why she gave up a successful career in sales management to launch

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