"Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined!" -Thoreau
After 25 years of chasing "success" in Healthcare Information Technology Sales Leadership and Operations, as a life-long dog lover, I finally mustered the confidence to start living my dream of owning a pet retreat. Since moving to Southlake in 2002, my daily drives by the former Bark & Purr were a constant reminder of the possibility and it was only after a series of health struggles and personal triumphs that, together with the support of his family, it was time to take the plunge! Every day since, is a new learning, a new challenge, a new joy. I look forward to meeting you and your furry family members, learning about your dreams, and sharing our experience. Stop by and visit.
"Until one has loved an animal, part of one's soul remains unawakened." - Anatole France
Emory, Kelsey and Skylar: My greatest blessings! Dragons since Kindergarten our daughters Emory and Kelsey enjoy hanging out in Austin where they both attend(ed) University of Texas...go Longhorns, whereas Skylar attends Carroll Senior High School! We truly have a strong and healthy community that has been perfect for raising my girls and I am grateful for my friends and neighbors who make that happen. Passion for animals is in the Grayson DNA!
Ollie, Zowie and Banks: Meet our three English Labs! Ollie and Zowie were born on the same day from different breeders and are six years young. Like Yin and Yang (yes, one yellow and one black), they are not brother and sister, but are complete opposites AND complement each other. Banks is our chocolate lab and has the greatest disposition for there isn't another pup that he's met that doesn't love him!
Dakota: Rescued dogs are truly priceless! We rescued Dakota shortly after we started Southlake Classic Pet Retreat and she is a circus dog that is crazy funny! After 23 years of multiple big dogs, I have learned how special small dogs are as family members.
Bruno and Maverick: These two knuckleheads are my "grand" dogs and stay with me when Kelsey and Emory need help with babysitting or when they come back to Southlake to visit and see their many friends from years gone by.
"Outside the will of God there is nothing I want, and in the will of God there is nothing I fear." - A. W. Tozer
