News
Headlines
Press Releases
Photo Galleries
Pet Industry Trade Show Calendar
SUPERZOO
SUPERZOO Show Program
SUPERZOO News
SUPERZOO 2025 Show Dailies
Read the Wednesday SUPERZOO Show Daily
Read the Thursday SUPERZOO Show Daily
Read the Friday SUPERZOO Show Daily
GROOM’D 2025
GROOM’D 2024
COVID-19
PETS+
Best Pet Businesses
America’s Coolest
Best of the Best
Benchmarks
Store Tours
Cover Stories
Big Survey
Big Survey 2025
Big Survey 2023
Big Survey 2022
Tips and How-to
Columns
Candace D’Agnolo
Shawna Schuh
Manager’s To Do
Real Deal
Tip Sheet
Products
Fun
Sanity Files
True Tales
Pet Quiz
Sponsored Content
Media Spotlight
PETS+ Sample Box
Latest Digimag Issue
Issue Archives
Education
Podcasts
Videos
Webinars
E-Books
America’s Coolest
Enter the 2026 Contest
2025 Winners
All Winners
BIG SURVEY
Big Survey 2025
Big Survey 2024
Big Survey 2023
Big Survey 2022
Subscribe
Subscribe to PETS+ Magazine
Subscribe to Bulletins
Join the Brain Squad
Advertising
Advertise in PETS+
PETS+ Raves
Download Media Kit
Connect with us
PETSPLUSMAG.COM
News
Headlines
Press Releases
Photo Galleries
Pet Industry Trade Show Calendar
SUPERZOO
SUPERZOO Show Program
SUPERZOO News
SUPERZOO 2025 Show Dailies
Read the Wednesday SUPERZOO Show Daily
Read the Thursday SUPERZOO Show Daily
Read the Friday SUPERZOO Show Daily
GROOM’D 2025
GROOM’D 2024
COVID-19
PETS+
Best Pet Businesses
America’s Coolest
Best of the Best
Benchmarks
Store Tours
Cover Stories
Big Survey
Big Survey 2025
Big Survey 2023
Big Survey 2022
Tips and How-to
Columns
Candace D’Agnolo
Shawna Schuh
Manager’s To Do
Real Deal
Tip Sheet
Products
Fun
Sanity Files
True Tales
Pet Quiz
Sponsored Content
Media Spotlight
PETS+ Sample Box
Latest Digimag Issue
Issue Archives
Education
Podcasts
Videos
Webinars
E-Books
America’s Coolest
Enter the 2026 Contest
2025 Winners
All Winners
BIG SURVEY
Big Survey 2025
Big Survey 2024
Big Survey 2023
Big Survey 2022
Subscribe
Subscribe to PETS+ Magazine
Subscribe to Bulletins
Join the Brain Squad
Advertising
Advertise in PETS+
PETS+ Raves
Download Media Kit
Suzette Watkins
Suzette Watkins is the owner of Riverside Resort for Dogs in Fort Worth, TX, a trusted pet services and boarding business she founded in 2005. With a deep commitment to animal welfare, Watkins spent years engaged in rescue work and extensive research into shelter intake data through the Freedom of Information Act, analyzing trends in breed demographics, geographic origins and euthanasia rates. Her advocacy expanded to exposing animal cruelty issues across Texas, including puppy mill operations. Though she has stepped back from the emotionally demanding aspects of advocacy, Watkins continues to champion animal well-being through her business while expanding into the short-term rental industry in Colorado. She holds a B.S. in Medical Technology from the University of North Texas and an A.A.S. in Management from Lamar University.
Stories By Suzette Watkins
Headlines
4 months ago
Opinion: Pet Business Owner Responds to Column About Bans on Sales of Pets in Stores
Suzette Watkins of Riverside Resort for Dogs offers an opposing view of the issue.
Advertisement
Advertisement