by Anita Miller

DRIPPING SPRINGS – “So should I take my mask off so folks can see I’m a smiling guy?”

Jared West, owner and proprietor of Dripping Wet’ Car Wash and detailing, is only kidding, as his mask shows a smiling face. Cradled in his arm is his business’ official mascot, 13-year-old Zero, a chihuahua whose graying muzzle shows her age.

West bought the business on busy Highway 290 two years ago and renamed the former Tiger Wash, as it had been called since...