Gather Round And Share the Love.
~ by Anna Cooke
~Photography by Laura Allen Studios
In the Company of Dogs is an occasional column that tells the story of a family-owned Florida company improving the lives of dogs.
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he story of Mastro Subaru is the Great American Dream. Peter Mastro, Sr. emigrated from a small town in Italy more than 40 years ago. He opened a Volkswagen repair shop that soon became well-established with a good reputation for customer service. Peter was the kind of person who could see opportunities where others did not. While mainstream America chuckled at the thought of small cars, Peter bought a franchise for a then-unknown Japanese car called Subaru. When the oil crisis of the 1970’s hit, the future of Mastro Subaru was set. Growing up, brothers Pete and Stephen learned the value of customer service early on from their father.
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