Belle View Goes to the Dogs (In the Best Possible Way)

Alexandria, VA — Belle View Shopping Center has a new reason for tails to wag: the team behind Del Ray favorites Your Dog’s Best Friends and The Dog Store has opened a new shop in the neighborhood.

Owner Paul Haire is no rookie in the dog world. “Your Dog’s Best Friends started 21 years ago, and The Dog Store opened in 2014,” he said. “Both of them began as community ventures. The neighborhood wanted a dog daycare, and I ended up creating it myself. Twenty-one years later, I’m having the time of my life running an amazing business.”

The Belle View space used to be home to Pampered Pet, a grooming and pet care business that closed after a difficult stretch. Curious about what had happened, Haire came to Belle View after reading an article about the closure. While he and his team were loo