Tricia Thomas, owner and manager of Sellwood's Rockin’ Roxy’s Dog Stop Dog Daycare and Boarding facility in Portland, Oregon, was inspired by her daughter’s crazy herding pup, Rockin' Roxy, to start a gentle, encouraging daycare for smart, curious dogs of all ages and sizes.
At 5 years old Tricia got her first dog, Snoopy, when she lured Snoopy’s pregnant mother, Chiquita, to her home using just a piece of Velveeta and her coaxing manner. Tricia’s parents found Chiquita’s owners and Tricia was rewarded with her beagle mix pup. Snoopy was a 4-H trained, blue-ribbon winning dog and was Tricia’s companion into high school.
Since that time Tricia always has had a four-legged companion. She and her daughter currently reside with 14-year-old Littleman, a terrier/Chihuahua, 4-year-old Rockin' Roxy. and 2-year-old Daisy Mae.
Tricia had dreamed of starting doggy daycare and had gone as far as a business plan and a partner back in 1997 when she discovered she was going to be a mother, so she put the plan on the backburner. 2007 looked like the perfect time to pull that plan out and Sellwood in
Portland, Oregon, looked like the place.
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