“I would give all of my time to my dogs. I would hide at home with my dogs all the time if I didn’t have to get out there.”
The practice is unglamorous and consistent: walks on her property, time on the back porch with a book, and two coaching groups she credits with keeping her recharged. The same instinct she trusts in the boarding kennel, that routine and personalization keep an animal regulated, she applies to herself.
What’s Next
Heading into the new year, Playful Pups is rolling out full-service grooming with a dedicated full-time groomer, plus two team members already enrolled in grooming school. The pattern is consistent: invest in employees’ careers, whether or not they stay. Dog training is expanding alongside it. A third location is in early consideration, with the questions Yost has asked herself for fifteen years still on the table: where, what services, and what the client experience needs to be before she opens the door.
Playful Pups Retreat is online at playfulpupsretreat.com and on Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube as @playfulpupsretreat.
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