Katherine Galanty

Alexandria, VA (USA)
Role(s):
Founder/Owner/Principal

Updog

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Location: Long Beach
Industry: Recreation
Year Founded: 2010
Number Employees: 1-10 people
Business Stage: Creation/Idea
Entity Type: "S" Corporation
Description: It is the plan of Updog to provide the following services to the Long Beach community: • All indoor day care, boarding, grooming, training, and eventually retail, facility • Boarding options of “sleep over party” (aka: cageless boarding) or personal suites • Daily, pick-up and drop off shuttle service for any of our services provided • Daily nap times to re-charge the batteries of both the dogs and employees • Web-cam access for customers to monitor their dog. 4 dogs will have use of the “Eyenimal” cam which will allow owners a dogs-eye-view of their dogs daily activity that day. • Non-profit organization built into the day care to provide socialization, boarding, and daily “Pad Camp” routines for local foster dogs to aid in their adoption process • Animal First Aid/CPR Certification of ALL employees • 24 hour staff supervision of the facility • Partnership with local veterinarian to provide emergency service, when needed, as well as the potential vaccinations and spay/ neutering of foster dogs. • Holiday and birthday photography days for owners and dogs to bond over a picture with Santa or during Fido’s birthday celebration As a proud member of the 99% of pet owners who consider their pets as part of the family, it is my hope and desire, through Updog, to launch an idea so groundbreaking into the pet care industry that it becomes the new standard for animal care. What better place to do it than one of the dog friendliest states in the U.S.? California, and more specifically Long Beach, has long embraced the dog population in the area by providing owners a multitude of dog friendly establishments for shopping, outdoor dining, and of course, their very own off-leash beach. Unfortunately, Long Beach is also the home to one of the highest population of stray animals in the country. It was learning this information which led to the second part of the mission behind Updog. At Updog we would like to donate a portion of our space for the housing, socializing, and training of foster/shelter dogs in the area. I believe, by opening up this space, we are allowing those dogs, who otherwise would not have a chance, a second chance at life. By partnering up with local organizations; Friends of Long Beach Animals and the Long Beach Companion Animal Village we hope to cut the stray population down as quickly as we can.