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Mother-Daughter Duo Have Tails Waggin’ at Machias’s ‘Ruff House’
This dynamic mother-daughter duo is a big hit with the canine crowd. Heather Vose (left, with chocolate lab Brody) and Rachel (Vose) Dennison (right, with basset hounds Tobey and Baxter) at The Ruff House, located at 89 Main Street, Suite B, in Machias. Vose and Dennison opened shop in September 2025 after Dennison returned to her native Washington County from York County Community College with a degree in animal care and management. (Heather Vose photo)