About Fido Fitness Club®
Ellen Adler and Evelyn Franklin – Owners
Ellen Adler has worked in the International Trade industry for the last 30 years. She has always had such passion for animals (always had 5 at her feet). In 2002, with the encouragement of her late husband, she opened The Barrie Inn, a dog grooming and overnight cage-less boarding facility. The Barrie Inn started out in her home, and eventually grew to the present 8000 square foot business location in Woodmere, Long Island. The Barrie Inn continues to serve the local community with a variety of dog-care services, organic dog food products, and retail items and partners with Fido Fitness Club.
Evelyn Franklin has worked in the financial services and health care industries for many years and has a varied managerial and business background. She is a long-time dog lover who spends as much free time as she can with her golden retriever, Jack, taking long dog walks and taking him to the few available outdoor dog parks after returning home from work. From Jack’s need for off-leash playtime with other dogs after being home alone all day, emerged the concept of establishing an indoor facility where dogs can safely run and play off-leash, meeting their need for exercise and socialization. Discussions about an indoor facility began in the spring of 2010 with best friend, Ellen.
After learning of the availability of additional 4000 sq feet of open space adjacent to The Barrie Inn®, the idea of an Indoor Dog Park and Agility Center further evolved. Together these two talented working women decided to enter into a partnership and create Fido Fitness Club®, providing a neighborhood-based solution to help address the challenges of working dog-owners whose dogs are left alone all day, and then have no place to run them off-lease when they get home. With the launch of FFC, a solution for daycare and exercise was introduced, with training services and structured play time also available.
Meet Our Staff
David
Manager - Certified Dog Trainer & Groomer
Dog: Buddy
Coffee or Tea: Coffee
Where you can find me on days off: Watching TV
Certification(s): Dog Training
Maryann
Park Attendant
Maryann gives lots of love and attention to all the dogs as if they were her own
When not at Fido's you can find Maryann on the Courts shooting hoops
Maria
Lead Groomer
Maria has been grooming for us since 2004. She is very talented and has such a great way with the dogs.
Savannah
Park Ranger and Dog Handler
Savannah has been a Park Ranger and handler with us for quite some time now. She opens up every morning and gets our boarding dogs walked and fed, and gets our Dog Parks ready for the day. In her spare time, she enjoys painting and sculpting.
Cassidy
Park Ranger and Dog Handler
Cassidy started working part time with us right after high school and now works full time as Park Ranger and Handler. She preps, feeds and beds down the dogs boarding with us, supervises the daycare dogs, and closes up our facility at night.
Ruth
Park Ranger and Dog Handler
Ruth opens up our facility during the week, overseeing the boarding pup's breakfast and walks, takes in the daycare pups and assists in checking in our grooming clients. Ruth has an adorable little girl who she dotes on, when she's not here doting on our client's dogs.
Carol
Park Ranger and Facility Maintenance
Carol joined us with experience running her own animal transport business. She keeps our facility in top condition and helps in the dog parks as well.
Ashley
Ashley joined us to work part time as Park Ranger while going to school to study to be a Veterinarian Technican.
Cory
Park Attendant - Certified Dog Trainer
My Dog: Rory, Sandy, and Jeter
Where you can find me on days off: at my other job- I'm a Dog Walker
Favorite Dog Product: Kong Green Donut
