About Menasha
The love of a dog...
The inspiration for TailWaggers Doggy Daycare.
In 2003 abrupt changes at work and at home were the cause of much concern. My biggest concern was the well-being of Belle, my 1 year old yellow lab. The changes meant that Belle no longer had a stay at home parent to keep her happy and entertained throughout the day. Now that I had to work away from home who was going to take care of Belle? I had no idea what I was going to do to make sure she stayed safe and out of trouble during the long work day.
A friend mentioned that she had been taking her dog to a doggy daycare in her area and that it was wonderful! Rusty made new friends, played all day long and was happily tired out by the time he got home. PLUS he got into less trouble because after a day of playing he didn't have the devilish energy that used to lead him to chew on her favorite shoes. I thought, wow, this sounds great! So I searched and found a doggy daycare in my area. I started taking Belle there and she loved it! She met new friends and played all day long. In the evenings when she got home she was happy, content, and tired out (just like me!). Every day when we got closer to doggy daycare Belle got so excited she couldn't sit still. She bolted out the car door as soon as I opened it. Belle loved her new friends and the fact that she got to run and play all day long. What a dog's dream come true!
I told my mom and sister, Joan and Tara, about Belle's doggy daycare experience. As we were talking about Belle's fun time at doggy daycare the three of us got to thinking. We knew there wasn't a lot to offer by way of doggy daycares in the Fox Valley area. And we knew that nobody could possibly love dogs more than we did. So why not open a doggy daycare of our own? We all relished the idea of changing careers and doing something we love and are passionate about.
We did our research and learned everything we needed to know about how to keep dogs safe and healthy in group situations. Using the information we gathered along with our favorite ways of spoiling our own dogs, we devised a plan to create a home away from home for dogs. We wanted a safe, clean and fun environment where dogs could run and play all day long, and at night sleep in cushy suites with comfy beds, fresh water and healthy bedtime treats.
The plan was in place. Just one final detail remained to be decided: What should we name our doggy daycare, our dog's home away from home? The image of Belle popped into our minds. Whenever I picked her up from doggy daycare Belle was wagging her tail and smiling from ear to ear. She was happy at doggy daycare, and happy dogs wag their tails. So TailWaggers Doggy Daycare was born.
TailWaggers Doggy Daycare. We are in business because we love dogs and we want to do our part to give back the love, respect, and warm, fuzzy feeling they give to us.
P.S. Belle, her cousins (Killian, Higgins, Izzy, Fletcher, Max, Sullivan, and Phineas), and her new sister Maya love their TailWaggers Doggy Daycare! And the TailWaggers Doggy Daycare family is growing by leaps and bounds as people are learning that TailWaggers Doggy Daycare really is a dog's home away from home.
