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After losing her job as a corporate HR executive in November 2024, Lisa Berry Barbosa had an epiphany.

As she watched a television news story about a man who transported dogs back and forth from penthouses in Upper Manhattan to dog grooming and daycare appointments, Barbosa, a longtime pet owner, wondered whether there was a service like this in her home state of Rhode Island.

Finding no such business online, she spoke to groomers, pet daycares and veterinarians and soon realized there was a growing demand for a service that handled transporting pets to their various appointments.

Given her experience as a frequent pet shelter volunteer, she knew firsthand how valuable the service would be for pet owners, and she realized that she could be

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