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DOG DAYS: Angela Beer wanted to escape the corporate ladder but is now an entrepreneur because she loves it.

Serial entrepreneur Angela Beer is fussy about who looks after her fur children, otherwise known as her pet dogs. So fussy, she laughs, that she thought the best way to ensure the best care for them was to create her own company and do it her way.

So dog-walking and pet care company Pets & Pats was born in January this year.

In an unregulated, young sector, Beer's aim with the company is to raise the standard of professionalism and safety. Staff are scrupulously hand-picked by Beer and have qualifications in pet care first aid and a long history in animal care.

Although Beer gets a buzz from growing businesses - such as her international gift brand business Hello Dolly - she's not interested in franchising Pets & Pats.

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