Davis dogs get a new place to hang

By Aaron Geerts Enterprise staff writer

If there’s anything Davis loves as much as its bikes, it’s its dogs. With boundless love and affection for these four-legged Davisites, it’s only fitting that a Dogtopia (a franchise specializing in doggy daycare) is due to open later this month in a community that has fully embraced the ruff life.

Cindy Hespe hails from the Black Hills of South Dakota – and pronounces a flawless “Don’t ya know?” – and ended up in California for work years ago. She met her husband, Wayne Wiebe, in Sacramento in that time and the couple moved to Idaho for 12 years before returning to Davis in

Courtesy photo Davis Dogtopia owners Cindy Hespe and Wine Wiebe identified a need for doggy daycare in Davis.

2013.

Lifelong dog-lovers, the duo identified a need for doggy daycare in Davis after seeing — as Hespe put it — half of Davis at doggy daycares in Sacramento. This sparked countless hours of research, and when it was all said and

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The teen faces two counts each of murder and gross vehicular manslaughter in connection with the April 8 crash that killed Woodland resident Tina Vital, 43, and her 4-year-old granddaughter Adalina Perez, and injured eight other people.

Authorities say the boy stole the family car that he drove at high speeds through town, striking two other vehicles traveling through the intersection of Court and College streets. The wreckage caught fire after the impact, engulfing Vital’s car. Although most juvenile court matters are closed-door proceedings,

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