“We were actually hoping these sessions wouldn’t be incredibly popular because they could almost become our entire business model. “The goal here was not ‘let’s make a fortune off what’s going on here,’” Claflin said. The costs are comparable to Zoom Room’s typical gym training sessions and far less than the going rate for one-on-one in-home sessions with a professional trainer.Īdditionally, Zoom Room customers can apply credits they may have left from in-person packages to remote sessions. It’s hard enough to do that with human beings, but when you add in another living creature, it gets difficult.”Ĭlaflin said customers can book half-hour one-on-one remote video sessions for $35 each or a four-pack for $125. “And it needed to be one on one, not like a group (exercise class) or yoga. “We all quickly came to the same conclusion - the managers, the owners and the trainers - that it had to be live, it couldn’t be some recorded thing that we throw up on YouTube,” Claflin continued. “We jumped on a conference call with everybody and kind of talked about what it would look like and whether it would be possible, beneficial and helpful. I think there were a bunch of us all at the same time, as a franchise system,” Claflin said. “I don’t remember exactly who first mentioned remote sessions.
Liz Claflin, Zoom Room Director of Operations Zoom Room Director of Operations Liz Claflin said the timing of the Covid-19 shutdown has not only left former shelter dogs without training but caused a break in the education of the many holiday gift puppies. A dog’s routine, however, may be disrupted by missed visits to doggie day care, groomers and dog parks - as well as that mainstay of the puppy generation, group training sessions. Unscientific observation suggests self-sufficient cats are most likely OK with the socially distant new normal. And Illinois-based PetPoint, a software program shared by about 1,200 shelters nationwide, has revealed data that indicates pet fostering and adoptions are up 700% over last year. The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals in Los Angeles reports a 70% increase in animals going into foster care. The numbers of pet adoptions and animals leaving shelters for foster care have risen sharply since safer-at-home restrictions took effect in mid-March.
In response to the pandemic, Culver-City based Zoom Room Inc., a chain of indoor dog-training gyms, has gone virtual to provide live remote training sessions for canines stuck at home.
Children are not the only family members in need of home schooling during the Covid-19 crisis.
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