ABOUT US
About Us
ABOUT US - OUR PHILOSOPHY
First of all, our motto's are, "we love your dog almost as much as you do", and "your dog's home away from home". This should tell you where we're coming from, and what we'd like to provide for you.
We built SF Puppy Love from the perspective of the dog, as well as the dog parent.
More specifically, the Urban Dog Parent. San Francisco can be a wonderful place to enjoy dog guardianship. It also poses many challenges.
We understand that being a dog parent in a city has unique challenges from dog parenthood in the suburbs. We don't necessarily have yards that we can just open the door and let our dogs out to relieve themselves and to exercise. Nor do we have the option for doggie doors so they can come and go as they like. (wouldn't that be great!).
With parking and traffic challenges, it's not easy to leave work to take the pup for an afternoon walk.
And what about grabbing an after work bite or drink with co-workers and friends. That's not going to work when Rover needs to get out for a walk and have his dinner! And those late night projects and deadlines in the office. ooof! Forget about that.
Urban Dog Parents are often single, or when coupled, both are working. We used to use terms like "yuppies", young urban professionals, and "dinks" double income no kids.
No matter what the case, we're in a conundrum. We are often very busy but we love our dogs and how much they enrich our lives, and we wouldn't give up dog parenthood for anything. We have few options for providing the best care possible we know and understand our pups need during the hours we're, let's call it, "under-available".
Remember, dogs are social, pack-oriented animals that are at their emotional happiest when they are romping, playing, or just relaxing with friendly, familiar, and loving pack members. That's why doggie day care works so well for the Urban Dog Parent. Day care on a routine basis provides that much needed socializing and exercise that all dogs require. With pack members that are familiar, fun, and nurturing.
At SF Puppy Love, we ensure a safe, clean, and fun environment for your dogs.
We only hire experienced dog care professionals and dog lovers (sometimes even fanatics). We contract with dog trainers and behaviorists, and we continually train our staff on the most advanced and effective training methods for dog care and dog training. As a matter of fact, if you have any "good citizenship" training needs for you dog, such as leash control, jumping issues, excessive barking, sit / stay / down, ... just let us know and our daycare professionals will work with your dog throughout the day to reinforce those "good citizenship" behaviors.
You won't find that service everywhere.
Getting back to the Urban Dog Parents busy lives, we understand business travel often becomes an issue. Sometimes even last minute business travel needs. This can become logistically challenging as we over tax our friends and family with overnight and daycare needs for our dogs. It's never easy going back to the well as often as we typically need to. I know, I've been there. SF Puppy Love can serve as your "outsource" dog care when you can't find, or don't wish to find, a friend or family member to care for your pup while out of town on business or vacation. Or during the holidays.
At SF Puppy Love, we provide cage-free (we don't believe in locking a dog up, no matter how plush that cell, umm, kennel is) overnight care. Our dogs sleep communally with the same dogs they play with during the day. We always have staff onsite in case of an emergency. Such as evacuation from a fire, earthquake or any other emergency situations. However, after a full day of play the dogs are happy to have sleep over party with their pals.
We also live in one of the most beautiful and enjoyable cities and areas of the world. With that, we like our day and weekend trips to Tahoe, Carmel, Napa, ... The options are even slimmer when it comes to asking friends and family for weekend pet care.
SF Puppy Love provides weekend day and overnight care in the same manner as we do during the work week. Although should the last minute circumstance arise, don't hesitate to ask about our availability. We always look to accommodate and serve our clients needs.
Thank you for visiting our site, and please feel free to call us if you have any questions, or if you're interested in visiting our facility you can reach us weekdays, between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. and weekends between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. at
(415) 613-1412.
We look forward to meeting you, and your pup, soon. Woof!
OUR STAFF & FACILITY
We built SF puppy Love with our safe, clean, and fun philosophy in mind. Besides the basic caring of dogs, our staff is trained in understanding dogs. We support positive behavior training to continually reinforce "good" dog behaviors, and minimize and ultimately eliminate "poor" dog behaviors.
We created "curriculums" for the dogs' play groups, to ensure a stimulating environment, safe and fun activities, and rest time on a routine basis. And all toys introduced are designed for safe and fun activities.
We've built indoor dog parks with real K9 Grass to reinforce proper ‘outdoor’ elimination training. The last thing we want to do is un-do your hard work in training your dog to use the outdoor facilities vs. your nice Persian rugs or new hardwood floors. So our staff, through positive reinforcement only, continually train your dog to use the K9 Grass.
The SF Puppy Love staff is fully trained and greatly experienced in the care of dogs. We have deep understanding of dogs, and dog behavior and psychology. As a company we support the most advanced dog training methodologies, and continual education programs to advance our care takers knowledge and experience with the science of dog care.
Feel free to call us if you have any questions, or would like to know more about our facility and staff.
