Chris Schaefer
Creature Comfort Pet Emporium, St. Jacobs

How long have you been in business?
We just celebrated our fifth anniversary.

How did you come to open the store?
We had a dog with allergies, and we were frustrated with her symptoms being treated instead of getting to the root of the cause.

How many pets do you have?
We have five – two dogs, a rabbit and two cats.

What’s your favourite thing to do with your pets?
Swimming time (with the dogs.) They’re both Labs.

What was your first pet, and how old were you?
A daschund. I was maybe four. I used to dress her up in clothes and drive her in my baby buggy.

How do you deal with stress?
I go home, play with the dogs, pet the cats – stress gone.