New dog daycare and indoor dog park has a different philosophy

The Northwest suburbs only indoor dog park, The Barking Lot Indoor Dog Park & Daycare in Huntley, celebrates its second month in business this week.

The 10,000-square-foot, multiuse facility, boasts almost 7,000 square feet of indoor, climate controlled open play space for dogs and their owners. The business also has about 3,000 square feet of space dedicated to dog day care. It includes a coffee and soft drink bar for humans.

Located at 11806 S. Route 47, The Barking Lot Indoor Dog Park & Daycare opened its doors in December.

The area's one-of-a-kind facility offers scheduled play groups for small, medium sized and large breed dogs, as well as open play and day care available Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekends.

When asked what motivated her to open the business, co-owner, Cat Gyiraszin stated, "We couldn't find any place to take our dogs for exercise in the winter, and we had some unsatisfactory experiences with a couple of dog day care places. Big groups of dogs of all sizes, being shoved into an empty, stark room, sometimes with no supervision."

Gyiraszin says The Barking Lot has a different philosophy.

"To us, dogs are part of the family as well as companions. They are social beings, and need not only human interaction, but truly enjoy being around other dogs as well. Our day care guests are kept in a large play area for exercise, or in separate suites with comfy furniture, other similar sized dogs and loving staff who give as much attention to each dog as they need. That's what makes us different than the average doggy day care. We actually care about your dog and treat it as our own"

Although only recently open, The Barking Lot has plans to expand to include some higher end dog related retail products, and has already begun dog training classes and hosting of special dog related events, including a dog baptism scheduled for late March.

For information, contact Cat Gyiraszin at info@thebarkinglotidp.com or (847) 802-4374.

Visit www.thebarkinglotidp.com or www.facebook.com/TheBarkingLotIndoorDogParkandDayCare/