Steve Sumners

Name: Steve Sumners

Occupation: owner of Sleepin-Dogs.com in Denton

Web site: www.Sleepin-Dogs.com

Birth date and place: April 17; Jackson, Tenn.

Family: wife, Susan, 46; daughter, Syndi, 20

The one thing I enjoy most about my work is: being able to provide a quality product at an affordable price that saves my clients money and allows them to grow their business.

My business philosophy is: to take the best care of my clients.

If I could, I’d be a: surgeon.

I’m so sick of: people who do not take proper care of their pets.

The four guests at my fantasy dinner party would be: my wife, Susan; Troy Aikman (Susan likes him); Norman Schwarzkopf; and Cesar Millan (my dogs like him).

My hobbies include: martial arts.

The last book I read was: Extreme Competition: Innovation and the Great 21st Century Business Reformation by Peter Fingar.

I wish I knew how to: fly a plane.

My worst habit is: I used to smoke, but now I am smoke-free!

Nobody knows I: am a Desert Storm veteran and retired after 20 years of service in the U.S. Army.

The person I most admire is: my wife, Susan, because she works so incredibly hard and offers me unconditional love each and every day.

My guilty pleasure is: Blue Bell Ice Cream.

I drive a: Toyota Tacoma.

I’d like to be driving a: Jeep Wrangler.

My favorite restaurant is: Pourhouse.

I’m happiest when: I’m not in the doghouse.

I regret: building a doghouse.

If I won the lottery, here’s what I’d do just for me: pay off my mortgage, travel a lot, and help out our families.

If I could change one thing about Denton, it would be: adding a couple of bridges to get across the interstate.

When I retire, I plan to: travel throughout the United States and end up on a beach somewhere with my wife.

Community activities: board of directors of Keep Denton Beautiful, former president of the Sundown Ranch and Wind River Estates homeowners associations