The Muttropolitan

12/18/2024

Power has been restored! Thank you, Tacoma public utilities!

Daycare is remaining closed today as we are hours behind in taking care of our boarding dogs. Thank you for understanding.

12/18/2024

We have a power outage at the building. Don't worry! The dogs are all safe. But it will definitely put a crimp in doing daycare.

12/02/2024

We are running a puppy training class every Sunday at 1pm. It's not too late to join us if you are interested! Please message us! We also offer leash training, service dog training and other group classes!

11/30/2024

We have been having so much fun with our then and now post. Hope you guys have all enjoyed them too. But our next group of dogs that we were going to do got changed today. We have a family of dogs who have been coming to us for many years. We love them so much. For a while their owners had moved to Spokane and still made the trip to bring the pups to us whenever they needed boarding. Today they called to make a reservation and only listed off the three dogs. Because the resident King is no longer with them. Our hearts are broken for them and with them. Rohn was such a special boy. He was always so excited to see us us. And we were always so excited to see him. He is going to be very missed.

11/28/2024

Happy Thanksgiving!

11/23/2024

We know what's being said. We know who is repeating it. We know who the source is. Consider the source.

11/22/2024

We have fliers available for those who wanted to help. Come grab a handful and share share share!

11/17/2024

We want to apologize in advance for this post but it's necessary. First off, we are at serious risk of closing our doors forever. It started a year ago when we were forced out of our much smaller building with very little notice into a larger building that is three times as expensive. We have not been able to increase revenue in order to accommodate our expenses having tripled. There is a large portion of the building simply sitting empty that we have neither the funds or the manpower to do anything with.

Which brings up the part of this post we are apologizing for. When we moved into this building we had a third person who was supposed to utilize that room for training. But she bailed after 5 weeks. And made it her mission to badmouth our business and make accusations about how we function. Including accusations of abuse. She's one person. What's the worst she could do? Well, she has a large circle of people in the industry who just bought it hook, line, and sinker. It's ok. We get it. Until it was us, we had no reason not to believe what she said about them too. Probably the same way three other businesses had to get Cease and Desists against her felt. But they have repeated those tales to potential clients. Some have gone so far as texting our current clients and warning them of what they heard. Thankfully our clients know better. But potential clients don't. And they aren't asking our hundreds of existing happy clients first.

We have dogs that are about to be left with nowhere to go. Many of our client dogs will not be allowed anywhere else. We take the ones no one else will. Hard to manage due to medical and/or behavior. Quite a few of them were referrals from the person who has done so much damage to our reputation. We need our community's help. We need to push back and grow our business. We can't do this alone.

11/12/2024

For anyone in need.

10/31/2024

We're booking up fast! Thanksgiving has a waitlist and December dates are quickly disappearing! Make sure you get those reservations in ASAP! www.muttropup.com

10/06/2024

It's time to be super honest.

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As almost everyone who reads this will know, we were forced out of our old building with no time to plan and prepare, making us take the first option that opened up to us. Despite our successful business, our lease was dropped because we no longer fit the image that was wanted for the block we had been occupying long before Theory's arrival.

Now we are in a building that is triple what we were paying in our previous building and we have mostly managed to keep up. However, we have not been able to increase revenue enough to meet our triple expenses. Now we have reached the slow season (roughly 6 to 8 weeks between summer and holiday season) and reached critical mass. We haven't and won't make rent this month. We have to choose between utilities, rent and payroll and we are severely short staffed and even then, we don't have enough to cover even half of it.

We've maxed out credit cards, taken out loans, let our own personal rents and bills get behind or left unpaid.

We are good at what we do. We take dogs that can't go anywhere else (which is why we took this building instead of just closing). We've helped house dogs for another rescue, we work tirelessly for anxious, reactive and even aggressive dogs to be as comfortable and happy as possible. We go above and beyond for our clients and we take the time and effort to make sure they are happy.

As the owner of a business, you expect no days off; you expect stress. But usually it gets easier around the three to five-year mark. If we make it to next April, we'll have been in business for eight years. Before we moved, we had finally started taking days off, taking paychecks and reached a good place. Now we have essentially started over. No paychecks, no days off and no relief in sight.

We need help. If there is any help you can offer, please donate and/or share.

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Fur-iends & Family!Firstly, we want to take a moment to thank each and every one of you who donated, shared, or used our services over the last few months. Without your help and graciousness, we would not still be standing today. As many of you know (and many may not) we were notified very suddenly

09/26/2024

UPDATE!! This family is no longer unhoused! And the dogs were able to go home with them ❤️

We have a client who is in a terrible situation. Due to DV circumstances she was suddenly out of a home for herself and two children, both of whom are under the age of 4, and her 2 dogs. We began housing her dogs while she was getting assistance through the proper channels but it seems that the assistance period is up and they haven't been able to find her and her kids a place to stay anymore. Currently, she is living in her car with her 2 children and we are housing her dogs, free of charge, until she can get back on her feet.

PLEASE NOTE:
*Low Income Apartments don't work at the moment as she has to be able to have child care. Due to the DV she doesn't have that as of now.
*Her dogs would not need to be accommodated as they are welcome with us until our client is able to secure a safe place for her and her children.
*She has gone through all the recommendations through CPS and DV resources who are still trying to help but their at full capacity meaning their own resources are extremely limited.

What she needs is a safe place to land where financial obligations are at the bare minimum so she can begin to save for those 'low income' apartments that still require deposits. She needs a job that either comes with childcare or someone who can offer childcare for her to be able to work to save that money. Working just to pay off the child care WILL NOT be helpful at all in this situation.

PLEASE DO NOT JUST RECOMMEND APARTMENTS UNLESS THEY ARE A NONPROFIT WHO SUPPORT THIS SITUATIONS AND AREN'T JUST CONSIDERED 'LOW INCOME' ACCORDING TO TRADITIONAL RENT COSTS.

If you can't personally help, please share this to your own page as someone you know may be able to assist this sweet family.

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09/19/2024

Just a reminder that Mama and her three boys are still available for adoption through Lucky Paws. They're maturing into beautiful young pups. But they need their own people in their own places. They have been super well socialized and are doing well on their leash skills. They know sit and they know their names. They know how to use potty pads. Now that they have had their second round of vaccines, we will be able to start getting them out a little bit more.

09/11/2024

Need to work on your dog's behavior when you're out in public? Want to pass your Canine Good Citizen test? Service Dog in Training?
Sign up for our public access training! Currently doing sign ups for the month of October!
Message for more info, and we will get the form sent over to you!

09/11/2024

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09/09/2024

Question of the day!

09/08/2024

These three perfect boys are still looking for their forever homes! Dean, Jimmy and Carey. They will be 13 weeks tomorrow! If you or someone you know is looking for a puppy, please reach out!

09/06/2024

First fake fall has passed us by. It may be pumpkin spice season, but it is not fall yet! Heat advisory in place until 11pm tonight (9/6/24)
Make sure you and your furry friends are staying hydrated! If you have to walk your pups outside for potty breaks, try to keep them in the grass or get a paw wax to protect their pads, like Mushers secret.