{"id":1317556,"date":"2020-01-06T18:17:41","date_gmt":"2020-01-07T01:17:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.postindependent.com\/?p=992385"},"modified":"2020-01-06T18:17:41","modified_gmt":"2020-01-07T01:17:41","slug":"glenwood-dog-trainers-team-up-to-offer-pet-friendly-services-for-landlords-tenants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/local-news\/glenwood-dog-trainers-team-up-to-offer-pet-friendly-services-for-landlords-tenants\/","title":{"rendered":"Glenwood dog trainers team up to offer pet-friendly services for landlords, tenants"},"content":{"rendered":"
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High Tails Pets owner Laurie Raymond, along with Tracey Yajko head out to walk dogs Fergie and Annie on a chilly winter day.<\/strong>
Chelsea Self \/ Post Independent<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

A decision for the new Six Canyon Apartments in Glenwood Springs to be pet-friendly was just smart business, Property Manager Cicely Crampton said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt opens up our potential renter base quite a bit,\u201d Crampton said of the new apartment complex on Highway 6 in West Glenwood that\u2019s currently taking pre-lease reservations for apartments that should be ready to move into this spring.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt also creates a community of renters who are more likely to stay longer, because if we don\u2019t allow pets they end up leaving when they find someplace that is,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The challenge for landlords and property managers like herself comes when they have to police things as conflicts arise between tenants who do have pets and those who don\u2019t, she said.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why Six Canyon is taking a close look at the menu of services offered by a group of long-time dog behavioral experts in Glenwood Springs who\u2019ve started a new business.<\/p>\n

Pets Are Welcome Here, LLC, or PAWH, is the brainchild of longtime High Tails Pets owner Laurie Raymond and local trainers Tracey Yajko and Heather Wilkinson.<\/p>\n

They are currently working with landlords and tenants in the Glenwood Springs area to make the trend toward pet-friendly renting more neighborly. They eventually plan to expand to a larger region, serving everywhere from Aspen to Rifle.<\/p>\n

\u201cProperty managers have a financial interest in things going smoothly when they become pet-friendly, but they don\u2019t necessarily have the background to know how to facilitate that,\u201d Raymond said.<\/p>\n

Instead of landlords having to take a surveillance approach or adopt punitive three-strikes-you\u2019re-out-type policies, PAWH can work as a liaison between landlords and tenants, and even between tenants directly to try to solve problems.<\/p>\n

Among the services offered by PAWH are property inspections to advise as to how a rental complex can be more pet-friendly, problem-solving evaluation and intervention, education about best pet socialization practices, and various administrative assistance when it comes to rules compliance. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe new trend in rental housing is toward accepting tenants with pets,\u201d Raymond said. \u201cProperty managers see the traditional \u2018no pets\u2019 stance as forfeited opportunities. But landlords\u2019 concerns about damage, liability and the enforcement challenges remain to be reconciled.\u201d<\/p>\n

Raymond said the impetus to start such a service in Glenwood Springs came as the Roaring Fork Regional Housing Needs Analysis was released in 2018, which identified a need for more multifamily rental housing.<\/p>\n

The new Six Canyon Apartments and the nearby Lofts at Red Mountain, as well as several smaller apartment complexes that are in the works, are likely just the beginning.  <\/p>\n

\u201cThe study really showed what kind of a crunch we\u2019re in, and how we need to change the way we think about housing,\u201d Raymond said. \u201cWith that, dog owners need to understand their place in the world that we\u2019re coming to inhabit.\u201d<\/p>\n

Yajko, a longtime dog trainer who currently works at Dog Holliday\u2019s Resort pet boarding and daycare, said urban dogs are often better behaved than country dogs.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe dog that gets let out in the backyard to be on its own isn\u2019t really exposed to anything\u201d that can help them be better social animals, Yajko observed.<\/p>\n

The urban dog, on the other hand, learns how to react appropriately to noises and smells and close interactions with humans and other dogs.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey\u2019re often more confident and better-adapted,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Managers of larger rental complexes can easily go into it a bit blind, Yajko said. PAWH can assess a particular property, its layout and facilities, and foresee problems before they arise, Yajko said.<\/p>\n

Properties that charge a rent premium for tenants who have pets, rather than the traditional upfront pet deposit, also are likely to have more buy-in for pet owners to play by the rules, Raymond and Yajko offered.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can work with landlords to help them set appropriate rent premiums, which I think is a better way to do it that just a deposit,\u201d Raymond said.<\/p>\n

Added Yajko, a renter could also work with a pet behavior specialist to earn points, and maybe have that premium lowered over time.<\/p>\n

\u201cI do know of landlords and property owners who have been fully burned, and I get it,\u201d Yajko said. \u201cBut the research shows that most pet owners, if they\u2019re happy where they are, they\u2019re likely to stay three times as long as a non-pet-owner.\u201d<\/p>\n

Raymond and Yajko said they are also working to schedule a public education forum this spring about the responsibilities that come with being a pet owner.<\/p>\n

jstroud@postindependent.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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