Our team trademark is the standard in which we conduct our interactions, our behaviour and our team culture:

Committed • We give 100% • We put the team first • We look to continually improve

Dependable • We care about each other • We care about the client and the dog • We deliver consistently high client experiences

Respectful • We take the time to include • We take the time to understand • We take the time to communicate

Dogcity Daycare is the long-time dream of Ryan and Olivia, who while working full-time, left a broken hearted furry face at the gate everyday. After looking around for alternatives to a lonely day at home, they concluded it was high time Adelaide had it’s own dog daycare facility and set about the long road of opening the city’s first dedicated dog centre. Ryan and Olivia share their home with shepherds Bruce and Wicki whose ideas, testing and recommendations have helped shape the concept of Dogcity!

Bringing with her 30 years of skill and experience, Maria operates our grooming room with style! Originally from Sweden, Maria has also spent time in the UK and New Zealand and only arrived in Australia shortly before joining our team, bringing her husband John and Chesapeake Bay Retriever Tommo to our fair city. To add to her swag of talents, Maria is also a gifted painter and has studied cartography.

Dieter is a key member of the team all the way from South Africa, and has moved into the role of Assistant Centre Coordinator to support the team. In between studying business at university, playing sports and riding his motorcycle, Dieter is happy to spend time with all the dogs and is learning the specialty of agility and obedience training with all our charges.

Cally is a dog lover from waaay back who’s joined us to share her experience with administration and client services. Cally shares her home with her 3 children and because they don’t have a pet at the moment, she loves coming into Dogcity to get her dog fix! Cally is also twin sister to long term team member Elizabeth and yep, double trouble.. they’re identical!

Tobias has a wealth of knowledge when it comes to animals – he has completed his National Dog Trainers Federation certificate and has three years at one of Adelaide’s biggest pet stores under his belt! Tobias has moved into the role of Dog Education Coordinator at Dogcity and has taken all our classes and training under his wing. When not entertaining our four-legged clientele, you can usually find Tobias spending time on his next biggest passion, his beloved bicycle!

Louise fits in Dogcity fun as she studies Veterinary Sciences at Uni and with her passion for animals and awesome dance moves, we’re hoping to some day get mates rates on our vet visits!  Louise has 2 dogs, a cat and a pony, who keep her busy when she’s not working and studying and even though she’s a busy girl, Dogcity-time keeps that smile on her face!

Meet Jonathan, or Jono as we like to call him, who squeezes in a bit of Dogcity fun in between Animal Sciences classes at Adelaide University. Also a superstar rugby player for the Burnside Under 20′s team, Jono is right at home for a scrum with the big dogs!

Sam has come from a great background in animal care and as well as having a very clear natural affinity for dogs, has moved into the role of Dog Activity Coordinator to manage and oversee our playgroups. We love how patient and kind he is with the dogs and Sam is a whiz with all the big and boisterous kids! Sam has two dogs at home, Ellie and Judd, and has a passion for music and motorcycles.

Smart-as-a-whip Scottish lass Jamie works alongside Maria and Laura in our grooming room and is continuing a great career in animal care by learning more at Dogcity. She completed her B.S.c Animal Care (Hons) degree at the University of Aberdeen and won the Agricultural Centenary Prize for her research on training and conditioning the canine athlete.. putting the rest of us to shame! Jamie has since worked as a dog grooming assistant, a pet store assistant as well as volunteering for RSPCA Darwin as a dog walking allocator! Although she and her partner have no pets at present, she sure gets her much-needed dog time at Dogcity!

Laura has had great experience caring for animals in one of Adelaide’s biggest kennels and we’re really pleased to have all that knowledge to add to Dogcity’s offering. Laura is loving learning all she can about her new career as a dog groomer and is working alongside the best in Adelaide, Maria Ormond. We just love how motivated and energetic she is and that she never seems to stop smiling!

Dayna is currently studying Captive Vertebrate Management in the aim of becoming a zoo keeper or wildlife specialist and we think Dogcity is the perfect place to study wild beasts!! Dayna has an amazing ark of animals at home including a cat, ferret, fish, birds and even a bearded dragon.

Vlad is currently completing an intensive music studies course at Marryatville and is loving what he calls ‘rent a dog’ at Dogcity because he only has a boring old cat who hates that he comes home smelling like dogs! Vlad has a great interest in creative media technology and hopes to be helping us out with our image soon enough.

Stuart drops in after school at nearby PAC to finish up the dog’s day with a game of ball.. hardly surprising when you consider he plays rugby for the Burnside team. Although he hasn’t convinced his folks to have his own dog at home just yet, Stuart loves all our furry mates and aims to be a vet one day.