The Way of the Future
As lifelong pet owners, we've seen many different boarding facilities, some good and some bad. Most were mainly a cage and maybe an outdoor run where a dog could get some fresh air and sit in the sun. Play areas were small and covered in concrete. The kennels we did use were clean but didn't seem like a place where we would want to stay for very long if we were a dog.
One day Ken Alter and Dan Andrews took a walk through a large empty building that Dan owned and talked about the possibility of turning that huge space into a place for pets to stay in comfort and still have plenty of room to stretch their legs. After hours of research we decided that Macon County didn't need another kennel, it needed a pet resort! That was the day that Paula's Pet Paradise was born.
After much cleaning and remodeling, we started looking at "guest room" design. (Not a kennel) Just about every manufacturer we looked at used the basic chain link and concrete block "doggie jail" design or some type of septic room where the animal would stay.
We started from scratch and have built our guest rooms from scratch using ceramic tile and colored FRP panels wrapped in aluminum trim that give the rooms less of a "prison" look while still keeping within North Carolina Animal Welfare guidelines.
Next we set out to design play areas outdoors. Dan found that most dog parks use decomposed granite in their design to give dogs a safe and soft surface to run around on. Our primary play area has been surfaced in this substance and it feels like walking on a beach with well packed sand. It's extra work to maintain this surface but is easy to clean and adds to the comfort of your pets stay with us! Heavy 9 gauge fences surround the play areas and huge indoor play area is temperature controlled so your pets have the perfect enviroment to stretch their legs and play no matter what the weather is outside.
We've recently added several security cameras inside and outside of our resort for increased security and we will be adding a link to this web site soon so you can look in on your pet while you are away. We have nothing to hide and want the world to see what we are so proud of.
Heading into 2012, we have plans in the works for 2 additional outdoor play areas that will also include a wading pool for the hot summer days ahead.