The PoochMate journey began one wintery day in 2014, when 37-yearold Preeti Sood decided to take the big leap of faith and give up her banking career. “I wanted to follow my passion of doing something good for dogs,” she laughs when asked. A pet lover all her life, the idea of PoochMate came to her after few personal bad experiences and accounts of mishap from friends at regular pet spas and veterinary clinics who were not equipped to handle non-medical needs of dogs.