 That should be a time for family. That should be a time for talking. That should be a time to reconnect. Matt Koufax, WTOP News. A Northern Virginia man is demanding answers just after his dog died while boarded in an area PetSmart. We get the latest from WTOP's Kyle Cooper. Andrew Knowles dropped his dog Clark at the Potomac Yard PetSmart for boarding on June 27th. Two days later, he tells NBC4 he got a disturbing phone call from a local veterinarian.