We carry everyday items and unique items including organic dog treats and gourmet bakery treats. We carry a large number of handmade items for dogs and dog lovers. We have rescue groups that come to the store to promote adoption of homeless animals. Dogs are welcome in the store and I pride myself on remembering every furry family member that steps paw into my shop!

EDUCATION: High school, cosmetology school and animal behavioral college. I tried a few things before deciding to open a business.

FAMILY: My husband, Chris, who is my support system and my accountant; Alivia, our beautiful daughter, who came up with our motto, "More the hairier, more the merrier;" and of course our 10 furry and feathered children.

CAREER HISTORY: I started off as a shampoo girl and pet sitter while in high school. I worked for a dental office while attending Graham Webb cosmetology school in Arlington. I worked in a few salons before my carpal tunnel syndrome got the best of me. I then decided I wanted to work with animals full time. It was during animal training classes that I found Dog Dayz in downtown Fredericksburg. The day the owner decided to close Dog Dayz in 2006 was the day I decided to open Dog Krazy.

FIRST JOB: A shampoo girl at The Ritz salon in Fairfax

WORST JOB: Working as an assistant to a dog groomer. Lifting 100-pound dogs and cleaning anal glands is no fun!

WHERE DID YOU GROW UP? I was born in the Philippines and spent most of my childhood in San Antonio, Texas. Our family moved to the Washington, D.C., area after my dad retired from the Air Force.