The Good Pup Facility

Our new facility is located in 2181 Nursery Rd. Moscow, Idaho.

A little about the facility from Ann Jorgensen, owner of The Good Pup.

Opening a dog daycare has been a dream of mine for quite some time. Years ago I wanted to open a facility and had gone as far as creating a very thought out business plan and seeking loans. Then the economy took a hit. Around the time I was scouting properties the furloughs hit at the universities as well as the freezing of hires. I decided it wasn't the time.

Even though I was holding off I was constantly scouting properties and visiting dog daycares all over the country. Every time I traveled I checked out a daycare. I was making a list of likes and dislikes at every visit. Here is a list of my likes and dislikes.

Likes	Dislikes
Hygienic (easy to clean)	Carpeting/vinyl/sand/bark/rubber
Close to town	Large pools/ chlorine (not dumped daily)
Off of major roads/fenced	On busy roads/hwy
Open floor plan, bright	Too many segregated rooms
20-30 dog max	40-50 dogs
High person/dog ratio	Too many dogs per person
Educated/certified staff	No staff certified in training/behavior
Grassy outdoor area	Concrete outdoor area
Area for staff/owner to walk dog	No where to walk dog
Facility at comfortable room temp	Indoor facility not climate controlled
Potty area in facility (sanitize)	No potty area inside facility
Formal pre evaluation by certified staff	Informal or no pre evaluation
Staff interactive/ structured play	Staff only supervising, not participating
appropriate dog/sq ft	too many or too few dogs/sq ft*

*If a facility is too large dogs will get moving to fast and are much more likely to get injured.

 Pictures of the Facility and Grounds

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