Sanity Files

Pups and Pizza Help This Dog Walker Find Business and Balance During COVID-19

Plus beer, cocoktails and plenty of snacks!

Published

4 years ago

October 28, 2020

PETS+ Staff PETS+ October-November 2020

Fern De Santos-Viramontes
A DOG’S LIFE, HOUSTON, TX

Like many owners of pet sitting and dog walking businesses, Fern De Santos-Viramontes created a new revenue stream to offset COVID-19 cancelations. Her We Love Peesha business makes pies for both people and their pups, and there are plans for a food truck! When not working and taking part in Houston rescue efforts, she spends time with her wife, Vanessa, and pups Mimi (shown here), Flaco, Bro and Jerri.

Related Topics:Featured pet businesses in Texas

PETS+ Staff

Since launching in 2017, PETS+ has won 24 major international journalism awards for its publication and website and was a finalist for Best Single Issue in the prestigious Neal Awards in both 2017 and 2024.

click to Comment(Comment)

P.L.A.Y. Media Spotlight

At P.L.A.Y. — Pet Lifestyle & You — toy design is definitely a team effort! Watch PETS+ interviewer Chloe DiVita and P.L.A.Y.’s Director of Sales Lisa Hisamune as they talk about the toy design process, the fine-tuning that makes each toy so special and why every P.L.A.Y. collection is made with independent retailers top of mind.