About us

In 1970, Marni's parents built and operated a dog boarding kennel in Reisterstown, Maryland.  As a child, she spent every day in the kennel playing with the boarding dogs.  Marni's mother was a renowned dog trainer, so it was no wonder that at age five Marni won her first junior handling class. The family kennel eventually sold and it became Marni's life long dream to build her own pet resort.  

After obtaining a Bachelor of Science degree in Health Education, Marni worked in managed care. Paul is an Army Veteran and spent 7 years in customer service for the U.S. Postal Service. Their shared passions are retired Greyhounds, Thoroughbreds and English Pointers. Their family currently consists of 2 horses, 2 dogs and 3 cats.  

In 1997, after a terrible boarding experience with their own dogs, Marni decided to build the first luxury pet resort in South Florida. Tail End Pet Resort was a 15,000 square foot boarding, grooming and day care facility in Davie, FL.  Tail End was featured many times in the Sun Sentinel, was on the front page of the Miami Herald, was voted “Best Place to Pamper your Pet” by City Link Magazine, and was the first choice for several Miami Dolphin players and celebrities.  Marni and Paul sold the business in 2008, and are planning to construct a new overnight pet boarding facility in Eustis, FL in 2012.  

After loosing all three of their greyhounds to cancer, Paul and Marni committed to find better ways to maintain their pets' health.  Feeding pet foods and treats with no by-products, wheat, corn, soy or un-natural preservatives, adding supplements and using natural flea prevention were just a few of the pet healthy changes they made.  

The Green K9 opened in July 1, 2010 with a mission to help pet owners find the healthiest products for their pets and the environment, as well as offer a safe, clean and fun day care facility for dogs to exercise and socialize.