Tail Blazers Copperfield

Holly Montgomery is the co-owner of Tail Blazers Copperfield, alongside her mother, Carie, and her husband, Ron. They are the original owners and have proudly owned this location for 20 years! 

 

Holly’s journey in the pet industry spans over two decades. She began by managing the Inglewood store before purchasing her own franchise, bringing a wealth of hands-on experience to help pet parents find the very best for their furry family members.

 

Holly and Ron also previously owned the Tail Blazers Legacy location, which they sold in the fall of 2025 to focus on the Copperfield store and Holly’s health.

 

Today, her key roles at the store include: marketing, events, social media, product research, blogging, and website maintenance—ensuring the store stays connected and offers the latest in pet nutrition and care. 

 

Outside the store, she hosts “The Everything Pup Podcast,” where she dives into all things dog-related.

 

At home, she is a dog mom to two amazing dogs: Pebbles, her energetic, 10 year old Boxer, and Kingsley, her loyal, 11 year old Malamute mix.

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Carie

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Carie grew up in rural Manitoba with a love and respect for all animals, and for nature in general. In her family home there was always room for one more stray. In 1984 Carie graduated as a Medical Lab Technologist and, with her two small children Holly and Derek, moved to Northern Alberta for employment. She eventually settled in Red Deer, where she remained until her children were grown. 

She then moved to the Middle East where she worked and traveled for several years. While there, Carie visited more than thirty countries, usually back-packing off the beaten track and often traveling solo. She also took up Scuba diving and learned to appreciate the beauty of the marine world.

The desire to be near her children and grand-children brought Carie back to Canada in 2004. Soon after returning, the opportunity to purchase a Tail Blazers franchise with her daughter, Holly, arose and she moved to Calgary. 

As long as Carie can remember she had loved everything about horses, so the time was right to add one to her family. She now lives on an acreage with her two busy dogs, Danny and Casey, four cats, 5 horses and numerous chickens and ducks.