Beware of Dogtopia (as a client or employee)
So the one I worked at was nice but also horrible. Here’s a few reasons why
1.quite a few aggressive dogs were allowed to join the playrooms
2. Only one employee per room, ex: one employee with 25 small dogs (manageable) one employee with 25 medium sized dogs (golden, some doodles, German shepherds, labs, ect.) and one employee with 5-15 big dogs (bigger doodles, Newfoundland’s, great bearness, like big dogs, normally there big dogs are nicer)
3.employees of the rooms (one employee in each one) are supposed to watch for the dogs peeing and pooping and clean it up immediately (makes sense right?) but than comes that fact that many dogs there eat other dogs shit.
4.6 hour shifts and the mop heads are only closed during dog nap time and at end of day which means, same mop head is used for 5-6 hours to clean up, dog poop,pee, and vomit. And by poop I mean the leftovers of it
5.the cleaner used during nap time (prob mandated cleaning supplies) could possibly hurt your pup, very unlikely but could.
6.if you call for help or a restroom brake, I could take a while before anyone comes (ex.ask for bathroom brake, someone could come immediately or in a hour) I never had to ask for help for a dog fight
7.you must justify and tell front desk every time you crate a dog even if they know that dog is aggressive
8. There’s only one fence, so you have to ask the other rooms if you can let your dogs outside. Which means lots of dogs end up going inside.
9.ive seen that Dogtopia is a sap place,(they advertise it) unless requested by parents (costs more money) dogs are only given baths if they rolled in poop, or they’re on there last day of boarding
Personal thing about it that I didn’t like, those are just some fun facts,
They will ask you to come in while sick. They only allow 1 sick day and your supposed to call out 24 hours or 12 hours before I’m unsure as I was told 12 hours before mutiple times but than got told that you need to give 24hr notice. They might give you 3sick days or not. They also want doctors notes, which your shit out of luck with being sick if you don’t have insurance, even on weekend dates when most doctors aren’t open they want a sick note. They also will not let you know when your fired/let go.
Just a beware post for people who might want to work there, and a beware/behind the seens for the pet parents who are looking for somewhere to go.