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Business owner starts second act with pet-focused store By Spectrum News Staff Cleveland PUBLISHED 7:15 PM ET Aug. 03, 2021 PUBLISHED 7:15 PM EDT Aug. 03, 2021
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WILLOUGHBY, Ohio A new business in downtown Willoughby is filling a need in the community and giving its owner a way to start what she calls her second act.”
What You Need To Know
Barktown Willoughby opened in July
Owner Gladi Reilly made it a family affair, getting help from her husband and two daughters
The store is designed for pet lovers with a sense of humor
Gladi Reilly has owned a building in downtown Willoughby s historic district for four years. The longtime tenant moved out in May, and Reilly decided she didn t need the space to run Viva Spanish! the business she started 25 years ago.
DOG groomers, who have seen their earnings devastated due to lockdown restrictions, are calling on the government to do more to help them. Businesses like Accrington’s Paw Spa say they are on the brink of financial ruin due to a clause in funding rules that says they can open for ‘welfare cases’, leaving them struggling with over a 95 per cent reduction in trade and unable to access support. Welfare cases are where a dog urgently needs to be clipped for the good of its health, such as in the event of a skin condition on matting. Paw Spa owner and Groomers Kennel Union representative Dawn Wakeley said: “We just want to be treated fairly like other small local businesses.