How it works: All Skiptown guests must register through the Skiptown app, even if you don’t have a dog. There’s also a bathing zone where you can get your dog bathed while you enjoy a cocktail or take advantage of the self-service option and wash your dog yourself. “The whole space is built so it’s enjoyable for dogs, enjoyable for people, and enjoyable for dogs and people together,” Williams says.Īttached to the dog park and bar is a 13,000-square-foot private daycare and boarding facility with cushy paw-approved flooring, “Tempurpedic” bed upgrades, and kennel-free boarding options. It’ll also have TVs, a U-shaped bar with 25 taps, dog-themed murals from local artists, and a rotating food truck. The set-up: Skiptown is designed as “a country club-style retreat for dogs and a casual hangout for humans.”Ĭovering 24,000-square-feet of indoor space and 15,000-square-feet of outdoor space, Skiptown will feature a splash pad, turf with cooling capability, shaded areas, seating, plenty of space for dogs to run, and a section for small dogs. She already has expansion plans for the tech-enabled dog park and bar concept to open in cities like Nashville, Atlanta, and Washington, D.C. All of the company’s services - dog walking, boarding, daycare, and access to the dog park and bar - will be accessible via the Skiptown app.Īnd Williams isn’t stopping here. With its opening, the Skipper brand is being absorbed into Skiptown. Skiptown marks Williams’ latest expansion. The brand has since expanded and opened daycare facilities in various Charlotte apartment complexes. Think of it like the “Whitewater Center for dogs in the middle of South End,” CEO and founder Meggie Williams says.įour years ago, Williams founded Skipper as a modern dog-walking company that allows pet parents to book and monitor visits through an app. He has been improving weekly and has progressed to more advanced at home exercises daily.Skiptown, a sprawling indoor/outdoor dog park and bar with beer, cocktails, and a dog-friendly “beer” on tap is opening Monday, August 24. Within a couple weeks, we were able to put Skipper in the underwater treadmill. Therapeutic exercises were added after only a few visits because of his excellent progress to help increase his core strength and hind limb balance. Making sure he was comfortable and his pain was managed, we performed Passive Range of Motion, Laser and Massage. Lindgren and Tat for assessment and physical therapy program.” Upon release, we were directed immediately to Dr.
”We went from no sensation following the surgery until early on the third morning we received a call from the doctor in charge that he had some sensation. Hemi laminectomy was performed and then Rehab was started 2 days post op. Surgery options were presented to Skippers family and they choose to proceed with surgery. The CT and x-rays did show mineral material protruding into the disk space of T11-T12-T13.
Skipper was hospitalized for the night and then transferred the next morning to Chandler location for a surgical consult with Dr. ”Walking thru the doors of 1st Pet Vet he went from an exhibition of pain to paralysis.” His parents noticed at first, loss of control to the hind limbs after coming home from work. Skipper first came into 1st Pet Veterinary Mesa on February 11, 2016. We had no idea Skipper had a herniated disk, until it ruptured.” “When your pet suffers, the whole family suffers.
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