RICHMOND, Va. — When the owners of Fido Park Avenue announced they’d be retiring and closing up shop, Ashley Smiley had a choice to make. After working for the pet supply store’s Short Pump location for about a year and a half, Smiley thought to herself: “It’s now or never.” Several months later, Smiley launched Dog House Cat, a pet supply shop at 5 W. Broad St. in the Arts District. After a soft opening last month, she celebrated a grand opening at the beginning of August.
