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                              CONSTRUCTION IS DONE!
 
Everyone is so excited about finally getting this 3rd phase of our construction completed!  Our building is 20,850 sq. ft. and was used for the majority of its' life as a distribution warehouse for a candy/cigar company.  We leased the building in 1999 and began our 1st phase of construction which included our reception area, daycare space, office, employee break rooms, groom shop and cattery.  In 2004 we converted part of the remaining space to our very popular Luxury Lofts.  In doing so we moved our employee breakroom.  In 2005 we purchased the company that owned the building, which put us in a better business position to be able to safely invest more into the structure.  With this buildout we are finally converting the last 8200 sq. feet of warehouse space into shiny, new and fully usable space.
 
Below are some of the construction excitement so you can feel like you were there!  This phase added the Bow Wow Beach Club, a fantastic indoor dog playground that doubles as the boarding dog exercise/play area.  We'll also have a swimming pool for the dogs, 32 new lofts for boarding customers, a dedicated food preparation area for the pets staying with us and office space for our kennel staff.  It will also includes  a new classroom for our staff training as well as the classes we hold for pet care industry personnel to attend.
 
Note that many new services are now offered with the addition of this space.  Check out the Services page for information on these additions as well as to register for these exciting new options (swimming comes to mind . . . ).
 
Follow along below as we track progress over the 6 month construction phase, thankfully completed just after Christmas.  Click here for a VIRTUAL TOUR of highlights in the new area.
 
WEEK 1: July 17-21
Demoliton begins and potty/exercise areas move as the walls start coming down.
Potty Areas
 

Jerry cleans up from potty move. Hanging plastic before wall tear down.   Back side of wall to be 
                                                                                                          torn down.
  
 

It's coming down!                      Food storage "humidor" moves out                     No more wall!
 
 
 Mop & laundry areas before . . .                      Ty enjoys more open laundry concept . . .
 
 Next week's project - tearing down walls and beginning to turn this 2 truck bay into a . . .
 
 
 
 

 Week 2+: July 22-31

 Tearing out walls to open up for the pool!     Run Humpty Dumpty Run!                          Can you say "HARDHAT"? 
 
August - November 2007
 Looking more like a pool . . .?                    Running plumbing for kennel kitchen etc    Gettng ready to pour concrete
   
 
 Digging out the new pool                                           Let there be walls!                                                     And ceilings!
    
 
  Que?  Solid walls?  Woohoo!                                          And the UT trademark - color!                                  Another colorful loft row
     
 
 Another view of the 1st row of new loft area              Painting the back wall of the 3rd row of new lofts     And new yellow on the existing yellow wall
   
 
 
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