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Attachment C The Woof Room Supplemental Information Often we encounter confusion about what exactly a dog daycare is. Many people think of large boarding facilities with rows and rows of cages and barking dogs. This is the exact opposite of how a dog daycare is designed. The Woof Room (TWR) will not have kennels - nor will dogs be locked away by themselves with little interaction all day. At TWR dogs that are visiting for daycare will spend the day in one of our three playrooms. The playrooms are large contained "open play" areas that will house multiple dogs of similar size and temperament. These areas will be staffed and continuously monitored to prevent dogs from barking or becoming aggressive. Staff will be trained in dog behavior, pet CPR, and dog pack management. Understandably, individuals often question whether noise would be an issue with dog hotels and daycares. With a visit to your nearby dog park or dog daycare (Pampered Pooch in St. Louis Park or Dog Days in St. Paul are excellent examples), you will quickly see that the environment in a dog daycare is not what one would imagine. There is very little - if any - barking throughout the day. In fact, the only time some dog daycares experience barking is when someone new is introduced to the dogs. Why do dog bark� It's important to have some understanding about dog behavior to understand why little to no barking occurs at dog daycares. The three main reasons that dog bark are: 1) Boredom, loneliness, or anxiety 2) Territorial - someone new enters their space 3) To communicate with you. When people think of barking dogs, they often are picturing dogs that experience #1 - the main reason dogs bark (boredom, loneliness, or anxiety). This is why you see the dog in someone's backyard barking for hours or you hear your neighbor's dog barking when they leave to go to work. This is the exact reason why dog daycares work so well - they eliminate the root cause of this type of barking. Dogs are continuously kept with other dogs and are played with all day - they are not kenneled at all, at any point of the day. How do I know this ill work in Roseville� This has been a successful model in Roseville as well as other cities around the Twin Cities metro, the state of Minnesota, and across the country. Many dog daycares and hotels are located in urban neighborhoods with residences directly adjacent to the daycare property and do not experience issues with resident complaints and noise. In Roseville, Roseville Animal Hospital boards an average of 1-10 dogs per night and informed us that they don't believe they have ever received noise complaints (Roseville Animal Hospital is less than a mile West of the proposed space). Dog Days, an urban dog daycare located in a busy residential neighborhood on Grand Avenue in St. Paul, has residences directly adjacent to the space on two sides of the property and serves an average of 18 dogs per day. Silver pog Bed and Biscuit, a dog hotel located in West St. Paul, houses as many as 140 dogs overnight in their hotel and has residences directly adjacent to their property, as well as across the street from their property. How will you avoid barking at The Woof Room� Our dog daycare environment is designed to be relaxing and calm. Dogs will be encouraged to play with one another, but such play will be closely monitored and facilitated by our staf£ Staff will be with daycare dogs at all times and will be able to control noise levels in the space. Dogs will be at daycare and in the play areas between the hours of 7am and 7pm daily. �' �' Page 5 of 7