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I obviously love dogs, but I also feel strongly that we are helping make people’s lives better. The experience of seeing a happy dog and a grateful pet parent after a day of play is very fulfilling.It has been a long and winding road in the pet care industry for me. In July 1999 I was working for Accenture as a technology consultant when I enlisted the help of a pet exercising service for my dog Sydney, a 172 pound St. Bernard. I was working long hours and felt bad that Sydney would spend the entire day home alone. Sydney thoroughly enjoyed the service. I could tell how much he enjoyed it by how happy and tired Sydney was when returned home from work – not to mention the inordinate amount of dirt and grass Sydney would leave as a present for me on my bed after a play day!July 30th, 1999, was one of the hottest days of record in Chicago history. The weather wasn’t safe for humans and certainly not safe for a cold weather dog like a St. Bernard. Despite explicit instructions to leave Sydney in the apartment if the temperature exceeded 80 degrees, the exercising service neglectfully ignored my wishes, picked Sydney up for daycare, and had him playing outside in the heat without water or cool shelter for more than two hours. As a result of their neglectful actions, Sydney lost his life after a 14-hour battle against the complications from heat stroke. Myself, and Dr. Marla Minuskin of Family Pet Animal Hospital tried to save him, but it was too late and there was too much irreversible damage – Sydney passed away on July 31st, 1999.As you might imagine, I was emotionally devastated, but shortly thereafter made a decision to turn this tragic event into something positive. My first doggie daycare, All for Doggies was born as a tribute to Sydney with a vow never to allow anything like what happened to me and him, happen to another pet parent or their dog!

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