 Facts Matter. It's 1021 and a northern Virginia man is demanding answers after his dog died while being boarded at an area PetSmart. We get the tales 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. He was like, well, a PetSmart employee just dropped him off and unfortunately, you know, she dropped him off deceased.