Sniffspot app offers yard leases, options to canine parks

PHOENIX – Technology is aiding canine house owners by means of apps like Sniffspot, which lets pet dad and mom who don’t have their very own yard hire different folks’s property to offer their pets house to run.

“I think any time we can make owning a pet more accessible for a larger amount of people is beneficial not only for pets in the area who need homes but also for people who maybe don’t have backyards or feel that they don’t have quite enough space for a dog to run around. But if they can use a neighbor’s yard for a pet, that is going to help make it easier for them to own one, and maybe open up a door to a new pet owner that maybe didn’t exist before,” stated Joe Casados, Arizona Humane Society public relations and social media supervisor.

Jo Burrough, left, proprietor of Wag World, welcomes Debbie Popiel and her two dogs, Jack, a 7-year-old retriever combine, and Dazey, a 10-year-old terrier combine, into her yard the place the dogs can have house to run. Popiel says having two dogs of various sizes and vitality ranges could make it tough to go to a conventional canine park as a result of typical setup of separate sections for the calm and hyperactive ones.

Dazey explores the yard whereas Burrough is inside her home. “I’m here, I’m online in my middle office creating and doing my stuff. I might as well have dogs within my backyard because I don’t have any. Why not share it with somebody who wants to bring their dog some joy?” Burrough says.

While this Sniffspot is the yard of a home and prices $12 per canine, per hour, there are different properties available by means of the app and web site, comparable to fields that may be rented out for a couple of extra {dollars} for pet house owners that need extra space.

Safety is one more reason pet house owners use the Sniffspot app.

“Even though he’s super friendly on leash, he can be a little reactive and that’s why I use Sniffspot instead of going to a regular dog park,” Popiel stated with reference to Jack, her retriever combine.

Burrough emphasizes security and retains the gate locked whereas her yard is in use so there isn’t a interference with different dogs. Some canine house owners need to keep away from taking their pets to public canine parks to keep away from potential canine fights, based on a put up on the Sniffpost web site from CEO David Adams.

“As you can see, they have lots of energy and not enough room for them to really kind of rip-roar around and play catch and all of that type of stuff. So while I have a little outdoor space, it’s not enough for them, I think, to really be outside and sniff and have fun,” says Popiel, who has frequented Wag World eight occasions, based on Sniffspot monitoring.

“Being able to go outside, run around is a really big enrichment activity for pets, especially dogs,” Casados stated. “Making pet ownership more accessible … is going to kind of open up those doors, give us more people that are able to come in and adopt a pet, so the more creative and innovative we can get with apps like Sniffspot, the more pet owners we have and the fewer pets are in shelters.”