Rachel Wells Blog @ Jerzey Dog Resort

  Tuesday, July 13  Today, I would like to blog for 9 hours at Jerzey Dogs Resort. Today, I learned that you can start to see a routine and kind of have a general understanding of what is going to happen at work when you get there in the morning. Like in the morning, you welcome all the dogs that came in and out them outside plus I did my poop and water check. Then they were outside and playing until 11:30am then we got their lunches ready, put them in their crates, and let them have their lunches, got everything done and ready for the afternoon, then I was off to lunch myself. After our lunch, we get all the dogs out of their crates and put them outside to do an afternoon playgroup with Casey, and Kristine and I go inside to do our acambic hour. Then after that, I came back outside, help Casey put all the dogs away and ready for pickup then I helped with pickup then I left and went home.  Thursday, July 15  Today, I would like to blog for 9 hours at Jerzey Dog R...

  Monday, July 05 I would like to blog for 5 hours at Jerzey Dog Resort. I did the usual routine with the dogs but they were a little bit changed because I was new to some dogs, I don't normally work on Monday so they didn’t know who I was. Then I spent the morning playing with the dogs and doing poop and water checks for the dogs. Then around 11:15am we started the dog lunchtime process to get them ready.  They all went outside and then we got their lunches ready and then all went to their crates or boarding house and got lunch then I was off, back home.  Tuesday, July 06  Today, I would like to blog for 9 hours at Jerzey Dog Resort. Today, I did the normal welcoming of the dogs. Then, I did the normal poop and water check for the dogs. Then afterward, we let the boarding dogs with the daycare dogs. Then we let all the dogs come into the indoor playgroup, so we open the door so they can run in and out if they want to. Then after we played for couples hours, we got...

  Thursday, July 01  Today, I would like to blog for 9 hours at Jerzey Dog Resort. Today was my first day back from vacation. Today, I welcomed all the dogs as they came in for daycare. A lot of them were really excited to see but some were kind of skittish. Then after they came in, I did my usual poop check and water check. Then after I spent an hour to two playing and hanging out with the dogs for the playgroup. During playgroup, we actually got to play with the chewy toys because they can all play nicely. Then, I got to shadow Kristine, owner of Jerzey, a potential new employee at Jerzey. Then I had to leave the interview early to help Bri put the dog in for their lunch break, after everyone in their crate had lunch, plus all the bowls were washed, then I could take my lunch break. After my lunch break, we came back and had an afternoon playgroup, and pictures were taken then we started to get ready for pickup. Today I was in charge of talking to all the parents and Kri...

  Tuesday, June 22  Today, I would like to blog for 1 hour at Jerzey Dog Resort. Today, we did a zoom call because I am currently in Arkansas for the week. We talked about marketing after I looked at Jerzey Dog Resort's marketing part of her business plan. We talked about where we got the information about where she found the Albany info of where people drive and where it is really busy. Then we talked about her competition and had her look up if they are steps up and running and what makes them different from you.  Then part of her marketing plan was to ask questions for people to answer in a survey. Then we also talked about marketing activities to do before opening your business. Then we talk about what we are going to be talking about next time.   Thursday, June 24  Today, I would like to blog for 1 hour at Jerzey Dog Resorts. Today, we did another zoom call because I am still in Arkansas. We still talked about marketing. We looked at Jerzey’s Faceb...

Tuesday, June 15 Today, I would like to blog for 9 hours at Jerzey Dog Resort. Today, in the morning I got to run a playgroup with 30 dogs all by myself, which was heaven for me. Then I did the same usual morning routine with water check and poop check but after that, I got to play with all of them. Then I did have to leave a little early because I had a meeting for the Farmer Market that I am on Saturday in Glens Falls. Then after lunch, I came back and let all the dogs out after lunch. Then Kristine went inside for our hour of learning something that is not just interacting with the dogs. Then we had another poop check and got ready for pick up. Then once pick-up was done, then I head home.  Thursday, June 17  Today, I would like to blog for 9.5 hours at Jerzey Dog Resort. Today, in the morning, I ran a playgroup for about an hour by myself, during that hour I did the normal poop check and water filling. I also got to fill the poop, which my Newfoundland loved. After a...

  Tuesday, June 8  Today, I would like to blog for 5 hours at Jerzey Dog Resort. Today, I got to spend the morning with dogs and getting to know them. Today, there were 21 dogs at daycare, plus a couple extra that were boarding. I got to spend the morning playing with all the dogs and learn about what we would be doing on a normal day with dogs. I heard a story about customer service and how they deal with it. I have learned so far that owning a doggie daycare is not just about playing with the dogs but also paying attention to their behavior and looking for signs. You have to keep a complete eye on the dogs. You have learned all the dogs and what they need and reactions they may have to things.  Thursday, June 10  Today, I would like to blog for 9.5 hours at Jerzey Dog Resort. Today, in the morning I got to welcome all the dogs into daycare. I got to all the background like picking up the poop and filling up the water bowls, etc. Then after that was done, I got ...