Crossbones Dog Academy,
Providence, RI
OWNERS: Katherine Ostiguy and Daniel Lombard; founded: 2010; locations: 1; area: 8,000 sq. ft.; employees: 5 full time; website: crossbonesdog.com; FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, YOUTUBE: xbonesdog; TOP BRANDS: 2 Hounds Design, Arya Sit!, BarkNBig, Bark Pouch, Earth Animal, Happy Howie’s Natural Dog Treats, Lambwolf Collective, Saint Rocco’s Treats, Stash Treat Co., Tucker’s Raw Frozen Food, Tuesday’s Natural Dog Co., Vital Essentials, Wag & Bright Supply Co., West Paw, Woof
“I WAS A TEENAGER when I got interested in dog training as a career,” says Katherine Ostiguy, KPA CTP, CPDT-KA, and owner of Crossbones Dog Academy in Providence, RI, with fiancé Daniel Lombard. “I took dog-training lessons with my family’s English Springer Spaniel Tessie, and the trainers were doing it as a full-time job.”…