LARKSVILLE — Like many animal lovers, Chrissy Skiro accumulated so many pet accessories over the years that she’ll never use again and knows others likely would buy.
So she decided to open a consignment store for pet products and a grooming salon.
Mutts & More opens Thursday at 600 E. Main St. (Route 11), Larksville, at the site of the former Tammy’s Kitchen, which moved to Luzerne.
“It’s everything from dog cages to clothing to toys to fish tanks, bird cages, supplies, everything pet-related. There’s brand new stuff, dog food, cat food, cat litter, lizard food,” Skiro said. “It’s a pet supply store. The consignment shop is the same concept as Plato’s Closet.”
One thing Skiro knows for sure is that people will be able to buy things cheaper than at a retail store.
“There are no pet consignment stores around here. There are clothing places for humans, but nothing like this,” Skiro said. “It’s a way for people to be able to afford supplies and food easier.”
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Items for sale inside Mutts & More on Tuesday, Sep. 16, 2025. (JASON ARDAN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
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Items for sale inside Mutts & More on Tuesday, Sep. 16, 2025. (JASON ARDAN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
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The 41-year-old has hired an experienced professional groomer to do the pet grooming.
A Hanover Twp. resident, Skiro worked as a veterinarian technician at animal clinics and hospitals for a decade.
She later became a licensed realtor and used her love of animals as part of her business.
Through her company Pawsitive Properties, Skiro offers to buy homebuyers an animal for their new home.
“My real estate is connected with animals. Every time I sell a house, I offer my clients a free animal from any shelter or rescue. If they are approved for the adoption, I pay the adoption fee,” Skiro said.
Mutts & More will be open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. The business will be closed Wednesdays and Sundays.
Before she had a daughter and son, now ages 7 and 3, Skiro’s babies were her animals. They had their own bedrooms with dressers filled with pet accessories.
These days, she has five dogs, from a 130-pound Newfoundland to a six-pound Chihuahua. She has four cats, a chinchilla, two hermit crabs, fish and soon will have a lizard.
All the things the animals outgrew or no longer use will be available at the shop for purchase.
“Most of it is from my own pets because my pets are so spoiled and had so much stuff,” Skiro said. “Instead of selling it on marketplace or at the flea market, I opened a consignment shop.”
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