The homeowners of a Lengthy Island advertising agency have bought The Hydrant Lodge, a pet boarding and grooming enterprise in Riverhead.
Eva LaMere and Rick Chiorando, who personal the Austin Williams company in Hauppauge, acquired the power that has supplied boarding and grooming providers for canine and cats because it was opened by Anthony and Rebecca Pollina in 2015.
Phrases of the deal weren’t disclosed.
The Hydrant Lodge in Riverhead. / Google Maps picture
The Hydrant Lodge is situated in a ten,000-square-foot constructing at 845 Raynor Ave. and in addition affords an outside agility course and 1 acre space the place canine can play and train.
“This is a true passion project for us, because we just love our pets, specifically our dogs,” LaMere, a resident of Southampton, mentioned in a written assertion. “We have rescued our dogs Dixie Doodle and Monty and fostered even more. We felt this was a calling for us to revitalize a business that serves such an important need for pet owners and their four-legged children.”
LaMere additionally serves as vp on the board of Canine Companions Inc., a nationwide nonprofit service canine group based mostly in Medford, which offers service canine to adults, kids and veterans with disabilities and facility canine to professionals working in healthcare, legal justice, and academic settings.
The day-to-day operations of The Hydrant Lodge will proceed to be run by Kerri Ficke and Jessy San Filippo, who’re remaining on workers.
“Kerri and Jessy are essential to making sure pets get the exceptional level of care they deserve and putting their owners’ minds at ease when they leave them with us,” Chiorando mentioned within the assertion. “We plan to give them even more resources and expand the services and amenities for the dogs and cats that think of this as their second home.”
The brand new homeowners of the power additionally plan on giving it a brand new look, tapping into their day jobs as entrepreneurs and advertisers.
“We have big plans for the interior design of the facility and will be revamping the website to add new features and functionality,” LaMere mentioned. “We want the Hydrant brand to be known as the premier pet boarding facility on the East End.”
