\n Rinno\u2019s Petzone, located at 18 Pilmuir Street, officially opened on November 29, and is already attracting attention from the local pet community.\n<\/p>\n
\n The shop is owned and operated by Cynthia Rapheal, 36, who brings more than a decade of experience in pet care, breeding, and veterinary services.\n<\/p>\n
\n She said: “I practically do not see myself doing anything else apart from what I\u2019ve been doing from the onset.\n<\/p>\n
\n “I\u2019ve always had dogs, grown with dogs, lived with dogs.\n<\/p>\n
\n “They\u2019ve been a part of my life right from childhood.”\n<\/p>\n
\n Cynthia\u2019s journey began in Nigeria, where her family\u2019s passion for animals deeply influenced her career.\n<\/p>\n
\n She said her grandfather brought dogs back to Africa from his travels across Europe and America.\n<\/p>\n
\n Cynthia is hoping to start a doggy day-care service in Rinno’s Petzone in the near future. (Image: Cynthia Rapheal)\n<\/p>\n
\n Although she never met him, she met the dog he left behind.\n<\/p>\n
\n The mother-of-one went on to run a successful veterinary clinic and pet shop, managing a boarding facility and earning recognition as a top breeder and secretary of a major breeders\u2019 association.\n<\/p>\n
\n She said: “Back home, dog shows are huge.\n<\/p>\n
\n “We take pedigree dogs to places like Egypt and Ethiopia for events and come back with trophies.”\n<\/p>\n
\n Now living in Abbeyview, Cynthia aims to bring that same enthusiasm to Dunfermline.\n<\/p>\n
\n Rinno\u2019s Petzone offers a wide range of pet food, accessories, and treats for dogs, cats, and small animals.\n<\/p>\n
\n She said: “We\u2019re just waiting for the council inspection.\n<\/p>\n
\n “The doggy daycare will be for small to medium dogs, with a capacity for five.\n<\/p>\n
\n “We want to give maximum time and affection.”\n<\/p>\n
\n Opening the business was not without its challenges.\n<\/p>\n
\n Some of the goods on offer in-store. (Image: Cynthia Rapheal)\n<\/p>\n
\n The Nigerian said: “I put in so much research work.\n<\/p>\n
\n “Even though most people do not necessarily think that Africans are into dogs, I wanted to show that we are.\n<\/p>\n
\n “We have so much love and affection for pets.”\n<\/p>\n
\n Her ambitions for 2026 include working with local breeders and expanding into boarding services.\n<\/p>\n
\n Despite a quiet start in December, Cynthia remains optimistic.\n<\/p>\n
\n She is planning a Valentine\u2019s Day event for pets in partnership with Trixie, a leading pet accessories brand.\n<\/p>\n
\n The event is set to take place on February 14.\n<\/p>\n
\n She said: “I\u2019m not limited to do anything.\n<\/p>\n
\n “I want people to know that we Africans can also do this\u2014and do it with so much love.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Rinno\u2019s Petzone, located at 18 Pilmuir Street, officially opened on November 29, and is already attracting attention from…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":21073,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[65],"class_list":{"0":"post-21072","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ethiopia","8":"tag-ethiopia"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21072","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21072"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21072\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21073"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21072"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21072"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21072"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}