Cara's life-long love of pets turned into a dream career in 2003 with her husband Gerard Armour. They had met that same year at a dog park. Together they created Active Paws Inc., a professional pet care business based in the greater Boston, MA area. In 2009, she was awarded Pet Sitter of the Year, the industry’s highest honor awarded by Pet Sitters International. In that same year the company was awarded the Angie’s List Super Service Award, in 2011 the Tails Reader’s choice award, and in 2013, the Angie’s List Super Service Award again. Active Paws Inc. expanded into a grooming and holistic pet supply store, in addition to the pet sitting.
Since 2003, she has been trained by the American Red Cross as well as several veterinarians in Pet First Aid and CPR. In 2011 she was ready to teach her own classes, so she completed an instructor training course and became a certified pet First Aid and CPR instructor. In 2016, when she discovered ProPetHero and how ProTrainings was bringing ER-veterinarian–instructed training to everyone, she knew she had to be a part of "that awesome" and joined the ProTrainings family, creators of ProPetHero.
In her spare time she is a volunteer and foster home for The Boxer Rescue Inc, a health-conscious breeder of Boxers, as well as an active member in both the Middlesex Boxer Club and Wachusett Kennel Club. She has been a mentor to many in the pet industry as well as those in the small business world.
When not working or volunteering, she is traveling to agility, lure coursing, and conformation trials. When not at a trial or finding a good home for a Boxer through the rescue, she can be found training with her pups, hiking with them on trails, or playing in her neglected garden.