Ashly Azzurro

Founder

Although most of my professional careers would appear otherwise, animals have always played a vital role in who I am as a person, from my hobbies to my work. Not a day of my life has been spent without a pet (or a few) of my own. Over the last few years, being able to share my days surrounded by the love of not only my own pets but the animals we work with and the support of their owners truly has been a blessing. One that I intend to hold onto.

With this love of animals, I have also grown a passion for caring for our community and those within it. Spreading that passion to others and connecting them to the community in a true, supportive way so that they can grow within it. All while taking the time to understand animal behaviors and learning how to aid them as they proctor our busy human lives. Each individual animal, home, and human we interact with at our company- is what drive me every day to fulfill the PetPals, llc. purpose.  

If you could turn into any animal, what would it be and why does that represent you?

If I could be any animal, it would be a fox. Classified as a canine; but kind of acts like a cat. Will eat just about anything, likes to meander around nature and take naps. Of course, being sharp as a nail and cute as a button is only a minor bonus as well. There’s some stuff about agility in them too, but we’ll leave that out for my sake. 

What is your favorite weather to walk in?

My favorite weather is the fall. Portland has a pretty perfect fall. Beautiful, colorful, crunchy leaves for photo backdrops. Or for catching as they are thrown up in the air. The crisp air requires you to wear just the right amount of layers to peel off and put back on throughout the day. Not too much rain, but just enough to remind you winter is, in fact, coming. So yeah, Fall is a great weather.