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Peoria Times
BUSINESS
March 19, 2020
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Every Doggie has its DayCare celebrates six years BY ERIC NEWMAN
Peoria Times Staff Writer
Exactly six years after Sandy and David George opened Every Doggie has its DayCare, the husband and wife paired with the Peoria Chamber of Commerce on March 10 to cut a ceremonial ribbon and celebrate their successes. The canine daycare and boarding business is at 19209 N. 83rd Avenue, Suite 106, Peoria. The George family moved to Arizona after David was laid off from a corporate job outside the state. They spent Sandy and David George cut a ceremonial ribbon surrounded by the Peoria Chamber of Commerce (Peoria Times photos by Eric Newman)
time volunteering with animal shelters, then figured they would make a career out caring for animals. After settling in Peoria, the business started changing on its first day.
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“At the beginning, we thought it was just going to be a daycare, and our first customer asked if we did boarding. We just kind of said yes, and had suites built the next day,” David said. Every Doggie has its DayCare started with just 12 suites. Then, when a gym next door closed, the George family bought the space and more than tripled the size to 38 stalls. There are two sides, with big and small dogs on separate sides. The dogs each get individual feeding and spend nearly the entire day in free playtime with dogs their same size and temperament. The consistency and care the dogs receive is what the family hangs its hat on. “The first dog that SEE DOG PAGE 13
