Dogtopia Of Olathe (2024)

FAQs

What are the 3 strikes in Dogtopia? ›

Removing all of this attention from your dog will show them that a nip means no more love or attention. Try a “three-strike you're out” concept—if your dog nips, you say no, and they do it two more times, calmly get up and walk away from the situation. This disruption will distract them from what they were doing.

Dogtopia is the only pet services brand that is based on a recurring membership model. This allows pet parents to give their dogs the socialization, exercise, structure, and education they need on a regular basis and results in more frequent daycare visits.

At Dogtopia, we pride ourselves on being the first in the dog daycare business to address the need to clean using certified pet-safe chemicals while at the same time effectively killing contagious germs.

The brand's average gross sales were $942,717 in 2022 across 157 stores open at least one year. The top-earning store was Lutton's at $1.7 million, and the lowest-earning store did $372,265 in sales. Dogtopia opened 40 locations in 2022.

Cancellations. If you need to cancel your daycare membership, it must be done in writing with a 30-day notice.

Should your dog get into a fight, DO NOT attempt to separate the dogs with your body. They may try to bit you, and there are safer ways to break up a dog fight. Loud noises can distract the dogs. A small air horn might do the trick and can be good to have on-hand.

Neil Gill is CEO and President of Dogtopia Enterprises. Neil has spent more than 35 years in franchising with international brands such as KFC, Pizza Hut, Brinker International and more than 11 years at Gloria Jean's Coffees as CEO, opening more than 1,000 stores across 39 countries.

Provides a Safe Place for Dogs to Play

While your dog is spending the day at Dogtopia, you can find comfort in that your dog is receiving extra love from our Canine Coaches in your absence! Plus, while at Dogtopia, dogs play on rubberized flooring, which was specifically picked to ease dogs' joints and paws.

Veterinarian Dr. Brian Evans told Reader's Digest, "Red is the signal that this pet is aggressive and needs space from both people and other animals. These are pets that have been known to snap or bite at passersby, attack other dogs, or lunge at people.

Do fights happen at doggy daycare? Hopefully, not often. If the dog daycare staff handles the entry assessments, has a proper dog-to-human ratio, and good training on dog body language, those things can go a long way toward preventing dog fights.

Do some dogs not like doggy daycare? ›

Although some dogs thrive with daycare, daycare isn't good for every dog. Dogs who are stressed, anxious, reactive, or otherwise struggle with interactions with other dogs are not good candidates for daycare.

For the fourth year in a row, Dogtopia has been named a top franchise by Franchise Business Review. This is the magazine's 14th annual ranking of the top 200 award-winning franchise opportunities. View the full list here.

We currently have more than 260 dog daycare centers throughout the United States and Canada. Find a Dogtopia near you and check out its individual offerings. Each of our doggie daycare centers is independently owned and operated with tremendous support behind them, dedicated to providing dogs the very best!

Dogtopia is a unique dog daycare business that opened its first location in Virginia in 2002.

Try tools in the following order: clapping, using a strong voice (not yelling), water/spray bottles, insert chairs or boards or other furniture, spray with a hose or dump a bucket of water, citronella spray, or set off an air horn in the faces of the fighting dogs.

Whether you rescue an older dog or a puppy, a lot of dogs tend to follow the 3-3-3 rule when getting acclimated: 3 days of feeling overwhelmed and nervous. 3 weeks of settling in. 3 months of building trust and bonding with you.

What are appeasem*nt body signals? With these signals dogs are trying to stop the escalation of an interaction or calm a situation. Turn away look away, yawn, sniffing, nose licking, lifted paw, body shake.

The dogs in the group that are the best representatives of their breeds are selected as Group One (first place), Group Two (second place), Group Three (third place), and Group Four (fourth place). Group One then competes with the winners of all other groups in the culmination of the day's showing.