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Nov. 29, 2018 • Volume 133 • Number 39
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‘There’s no one like us in town’ The Dog House Minnesota in Farmington offers doggy daycare, boarding and grooming
by Jody Peters SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE
There’s a reason dogs are known as man’s best friend. From tiny lap dogs to giant Great Danes, most dogs are loyal companions. But they also require a lot of care: exercise, grooming and attention, just to name a few. It can be a challenge for pet owners to find time for their fourlegged friends while juggling work and family obligations. That’s where the Dog House Minnesota comes in. The new pet care specialty shop, which opened Nov. 20 in Farmington, offers daycare, boarding, grooming and self-wash services. “We take the hard part of owning a pet away. We do all the dirty work. When you get home, all you’ve got to do is cuddle with your pet,” said the Dog House Minnesota coowner Niels Schapochnicof. Schapochnicof, of Apple Valley, and coowner Nicole Johnson, of Circle Pines, got the idea to open a doggy daycare about three years ago. Schapochnicof, who
Farmington planning for future of Highway 3 Seeks input from residents by Jody Peters SUN THISWEEK DAKOTA COUNTY TRIBUNE
Photo by Jody Peters
The Dog House Minnesota owners Niels Schapochnicof and Nicole Johnson opened their pet care specialty store Nov. 20. Both are dog lovers; Schapochnicof owns Bernese mountain dog Ella and Johnson owns Bernese mountain dog Bebe and Boston terrier Ramona. owns a Bernese mountain dog named Ella, was having trouble finding a place that could take care of all his dog’s needs: grooming, daycare and so on. He called his friend Johnson in the middle of the night, “Telling me that he had this brilliant idea of having a doggy daycare at midnight,” Johnson re-
called with a laugh. It seemed like a natural business venture for the two dog lovers. Like Schapochnicof, Johnson also owns a Bernese mountain dog named Bebe and has a Boston terrier named Ramona. She has also blogged for Dog TV and has a blog about her own dogs, www.monabebe. com.
In addition to being dog owners, both coowners have business experience. Schapochnicof has his own home business and Johnson owns Seoul Salon in Roseville.
commercial kennel ordinance. Once they received approval for a conditional use permit from the Planning Commission in May, they began the work of renovating the space in the FarmRoad to opening ington Mall. Before opening, Though they origiSchapochnicof and nally looked at a space Johnson worked with in St. Paul, Farmington the city to amend its See Dog House, 17A
Each day, thousands of motorists drive through Farmington via Highway 3. Existing traffic counts from the Minnesota Department of Transportation show that Highway 3 sees about 5,300 vehicles daily on the south end of Farmington and about 12,700 vehicles on the north end. With so many people traveling on Highway 3, the city felt it was time to take a closer look at the Highway 3 corridor. On Oct. 1, the city entered into a $39,995 professional services agreement with WSB & Associates, a Minneapolisbased design and consulting firm, to develop a Highway 3 corridor plan. In a way, the plan is an extension of the city’s 2016 downtown redevelopment plan, according to Community Development Director Adam Kienberger. One of the recommendations within the downtown plan was to look at the corridors that feed into downtown, and the Highway 3 plan is a “logical extension of that,” he said.
The plan The plan will focus on the corridor extending from Highway 66 to Farmington’s southern border, with a one-block buffer on either end. “That corridor is most highly visible See Highway 3, 16A
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