DO YOU KNOW: Kris Virde

BIRTH DATE AND PLACE: October 1974, Akron, Ohio.

RESIDENCE: Downtown Charleston.

OCCUPATION: Owner, My Three Dogs Doggie Daycare and Spa, Mount Pleasant.

DOGS: Dixie, 10; Elvis, 8; and Karma, 3.

EDUCATION: Graduate of Goose Creek High School.

MY JOB DESCRIPTION: I run all the daily operations at My Three Dogs, including greeting each dog and their human upon arrival in the morning and evening, collecting paperwork, answering phones, scooping poo, hugging puppies, accounting and invoicing, researching and ordering products.

THE MOST FULFILLING ASPECT OF MY JOB: Spending my every waking moment with the dogkind. Where else could you walk into a crowd of 30 and get greeted with smiling faces, wagging tails and lots of kisses?

THE MOST CHALLENGING ASPECT OF MY JOB: Keeping everyone happy. It's a priority for me!

FAVORITE TELEVISION SHOW: "The Dog Whisperer."

FAVORITE BOOK: The Bible.

LAST BOOK I READ: Cesar Millan's "Be the Pack Leader."

FIRST JOB: Colonel Franks Fireworks in Marion. I was 13 years old.

FAVORITE LOCAL PLACE TO EAT: Moe's Crosstown Tavern.

FAVORITE LOCAL PLACE TO SHOP: Charleston Habitat ReStore.

SOMETHING IMPORTANT LIFE HAS TAUGHT ME: If you work REALLY hard, you can do anything you want in life.

ACCOMPLISHMENT OF WHICH I AM MOST PROUD: Opening My Three Dogs after seven long years of trial and error.

DREAM VACATION: Safari in Africa.

MY FAVORITE WAY TO RELAX OR DE-STRESS: Night out with my girlfriends.

THINGS I DO TO KEEP IN PHYSICAL SHAPE: Walk my dogs every morning for at least 45 minutes, yoga and kayaking.

ONE THING I MUST HAVE IN MY FRIDGE AT ALL TIMES: Milk for my coffee!

FAVORITE COLOR: Green.

PERSON I ADMIRE THE MOST: My mom. She never quit, no matter how hard it got.

WORST HABIT: Sleeping late.

FAVORITE LOCAL CHARITY: Any dog rescue group, I appreciate them all.

FIRST CAR: An '80-something Ford Wagon for $500. It ran for like two weeks, then died.

THINGS THAT BRIGHTEN MY DAY: Fresh flowers always put a smile on my face. I buy them often for myself.

THE FIRST THING I NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE: Their dog.

-- Jessica Johnson