Jane Moyer has always had a soft spot in
her heart for the four-legged creatures
that walk the earth, particularly dogs. The
owner of Boca Grande’s Island Dog Boutique
& Supply Company has been working hard in
the past few months to keep the needs of her
clients met, while social distancing at the same
time. Many who live on
and off the island come to
her store, not only for their
basic pet needs but to just
meander around and look
at the vast array of unique
items that can’t be found
anywhere else near here.
Little do some of her
customers know, Jane is
a bit of a “dog nutrition
whisperer,” who has
devoted much of her time
in the last few years to learning the ins and
outs of what it takes to keep a dog healthy.
One of the biggest rewards of owning the
shop, Jane said, is to see a dog walk in that is
suffering, and to see them later on with a shiny
coat, a happy smile and a new “leash” on life.
Jane said the primary reason she ended up
in Boca Grande was because of one of her
Boston terriers named Penny – a special one
who she calls her “heart” dog. After her father
Some dogs I have met, I wish
I could take them home for a
month or two and detox all the
poisons out of their bodies, and
start over for them.
You need to put in the work
and have plenty of patience,
and detox isn’t pretty.
Jane Moyer
A GASPARILLA MAGAZINE • November/December• 2020
died in 2009, she brought her daughter to
Sarasota for their fi rst Thanksgiving without
him. When she saw how much her daughter
enjoyed being at the beach, playing in the
sand and the beautiful November weather, she
decided to buy a second home here.
Jane found a nice, new house in Rotonda
Lakes with a private, quiet
location. It was exactly what
she was looking for.
“I knew I wanted to come
back and unwind from
my demanding career
every few months,” she
explained. “Every time
I would come visit the
house and drive to the
beach, I dreaded going
back home. So I decided
to list my house for sale
in Pennsylvania and move here permanently.
Call it a mid-life crisis or whatever, but I left
everything just to come here for peace and
quiet, and to kind of start over. I wanted and
needed a slower pace.”
Jane had been working at an extremely
high-stress job as a controller for a wholesale/
retail food distributor: She was simply burned
out.
“It took two years to sell my home up north,
By Marcy Shortuse, Photos provided