High-tech dog kennels — called DogSpots — are launching in several Seattle locations this week, including Ballard.
The DogSpots will be stationed outside of QFCs around the city, in Capitol Hill, Queen Anne, Wallingford, U-Village, and in Kirkland and Redmond.
The kennels provide a safe space for dog owners to keep their pups whilst shopping. Operated via an app, the dog houses are lockable, self-sanitizing, camera-monitored, and temperature-controlled. Dog parents can even check in on their dogs with the kennels’ “Puppy Cam” feed. The houses are heated in the winter, and air-conditioned in the summer.
The kennels at QFC will be free to use for the first 90 days with the code QFC90 if you sign up before June 30.
The company, which launched in New York City, is making Seattle their largest DogSpot city network outside of New York.
Photo: DogSpot CEO Chelsea Brownridge, DogSpot’s inspiration, Winston