Konrad and Diana - Owners (and Tobias and Amelia)
Seth - Manager
Amy - Manager
with Kona(the blond) and Desi
About Smilin Dogs
Smilin Dogs is owned and managed by husband and wife, Konrad and Diana. We live in Belmont with our two children. Konrad, originally a farmer from Germany, came to the US to be with Diana. He started Smilin Dogs hiking service in 2000 when we realised that there was no good place to get our Weimaraner Sam the exercise he needed. Diana left the high tech world after the birth of our two kids to get some work/life balance. She joined Smilin Dogs in 2009 to manage our expansion into daycare and boarding.
Seth Fox - Manager
Seth joined Smilin Dogs in March of 2010. He has completed the Marin County Humane Society Canine Behavior Acedemy(CBA) Seth has also volunteered at the Peninsula Humane Society, assisting in their dog training classes. In addition to managing Smilin Dogs, Seth teaches our training classes and works with individual training clients. Currently, he is attempting to convince his three-year-old Dachschund, Jack, that he is not, in fact, a German Shepherd.
Amy DeCoito - Manager
Amy joined Smilin Dogs in August 2007 as a dog hiker and has moved up through the ranks. She is the proud guardian of two labs, Desi and Kona. She grew up locally here in San Carlos and is a graduate of Chico State. She is also a graduate of dogTEC Walking Academy.
Our team is completed by a great group of experienced and loyal dog handlers and office staff. Smilin Dogs has been in business since 2000 doing dog hiking and added daycare and boarding services in 2009. We believe in investing in training and employees so that our people will be around for the long haul and be able to provide excellent customer service. Our dogwalkers complete the Dog Walking Academy offered by Dogtec
For dogs, we believe in lots of outdoor space and time. Our goal is to provide a safe environment where dogs can be dogs. We believe in using positive reinforcement to manage behavior in our dog packs.
We operate a "green" business in any way that we can. We compost and recycle everything we can. We are remodeling our new facility as greenly as possible. For example:
- No-VOC paints
- Certified framing lumber
- A tankless water heater
- Blue jean insulation
- Practicing deconstruction and using deconstructed materials
For more details on our green remodel visit our blog at smilindogs.blogspot.com.
Business Affiliations
Smilin Dogs is Licensed and Insured.We are a member of the following organizations:
- PSI (Petsitters International)
- NAPPS (National Association of Professional Petsitters)
- Peninsula Professional Petsitting Services
- Harbor Industrial Association
- Peninsula Executives Association