September 2007  Josie
Josie is an exuberant 4-year-old Golden Retriever living in McLean, Virginia. Ever since she was a puppy, Josie has attended Dogtopia Tysons Corner—an experience that led to her Dad’s recent leap into the entrepreneurial world. After 10 years in the telecom industry, Josie’s Dad was looking for a way out of corporate life when Josie lovingly suggested they buy their own Dogtopia franchise so she could go to work with him every day.

We met Josie’s parents—Jeff and Sandy Lutton—at Lee’s Dogtopia White Flint gallery opening last January. Just a few minutes earlier Jeff and Sandy had signed the franchise agreement for Dogtopia Alexandria. If you live or work in Alexandria, be sure to stop by and celebrate their grand opening on Saturday, September 22nd (from noon to 4pm) so you can tour this new dog daycare facility, located right off Duke Street, about 2 miles west of Old Town.

As you might imagine, Josie’s day is no longer all fun and games. In her new role as Vice President of Human & Dog Resources at Dogtopia Alexandria, Josie interviews all prospective employees and clients. It’s her responsibility to make sure the employees she attracts are top notch, and all dogs that enter their daycare are friendly and well socialized.

Outside of her busy work schedule, Josie likes to dive after tennis balls, retrieve tennis balls, share her birthday cake and give kisses (especially to her Dad’s head).

See another great portrait of Josie in Gallery 1 on our Goldens page.

Click here to read about a previous Dog of the Month winner.