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DogVacay Connects Pet Owners With Pet Sitters And The Startup's Santa Monica Office Looks Like Puppy Heaven

Aug 19, 2017, 23:40 IST

It was a dreary, foggy afternoon when we visited DogVacay at its Santa Monica headquarters.

Inside, the place was lit-up with happy animals. DogCacay Founder, CEO, and Top Dog Aaron Hirschhorn greeted us with his pet who inspired the business, Rocky.

To his left, there were TVs which showed tweets about DogVacay in real time.

There are also leashes nearby so dog-owners on staff can take their pets for walks. Everyone is allowed to bring their dogs to work, and many do.

Amazingly, the office doesn't smell bad. The kitchen even looked appetizing with its vast selection of Pringles.

Where there aren't live dogs, there are stuffed animals. These two were scattered outside the kitchen.

These three were on the boardroom table.

A few more were on display in Hirschhorn's office.

This giant bone was strewn across his desk.

Here's what his corner office looks like.

A dog poster hangs on Hirschhorn's wall.

Bags were available for pets in need of the bathroom.

Posters were hung to show DogVacay's progress. This marked its one-year anniversary.

Maggie belongs to DogVacay's Community Accounts Manager, Nicole Ellis. She can do lots of tricks, including skateboard.

Here she comes.

Look at her go.

She can leap high too.

Aaron's dog Rocky knows some tricks too. His specialty: giving good hugs

Riley sits near the front door on her owner's lap. Her owner, Erika Kavanagh-Stein, is DogVacay's Executive Assistant and Office Manager.

She sits in here with Branden Ushijima, DogVacay's Director of User Experience Design, Priscilla Liang, DogVacay's Social Community Manager, and Tristan Couvares, DogVacay's Recruiter.

Iggy, a french bulldog, belongs to DogVacay's Director of User Experience, Alex Lee.

This hoodie-sporting dog is Tom Tom, who belongs to DogVacay's Director of Product, Sharon Vuong.

Here's what the entranceway looks like from above.

There's still a little room for growth. Here's the only empty cubicle in the place.

We walked up the winding staircase.

And found more employees and pets. Here's Seth Cohen and Louis Zeun, DogVacay's Senior Engineers, Karan Shah, DogVacay's Software Engineer, and Software Architect Jared Tafralian.

There were high ceilings to let in light.

Through the doorway you'll find DogVacay's 24/7 customer and pet service team. From left to right: Andrew Gibson, Mark Rapoza, Steven Lewis with his dog Poppy, Adria Ann Hash, Jeff Bishop, Kelsey Claire, Sabrina Kesler and Erin Shaw.

We were instantly drawn to Steven Lewis' furry friend, Poppy.

Oh hi!

Sabrina Kesler has two matching dogs, Goro (left) and Willa (right).

Willa was sleepy and not impressed by the camera. Goro marched right up.

We strategically left at the same time as Poppy the puppy for one last pet, then went on our way.

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