Omaha-based animal health technology startup Corbyt has proposed the 90,000 square-foot private facility named the Nebraska Canine Commons, the Omaha World-Herald reported. The indoor dog park would be run by the new nonprofit Nebraska Canine Commons.
The group’s plans include a play area with dog agility equipment, a micro-clinic and classrooms for dog training and specialized turf that drains liquid waste and manages pet odor. Customers would pay a membership fee of $79 per month and an extra $15 per month for each additional dog.
The idea for the indoor facility came from a vizsla dog breed owner group.
“As we went into the winter months we realized there’s nothing really we can do (for vizslas) and there would be a great demand for an indoor facility for dogs,” said Sarah Dring, who helped run the dog breed group and now serves as co-founder of Nebraska Canine Commons.
Dring and Corbyt CEO Jon Cady collaborated with a design team to envision the indoor dog park, and now they’re working to fund the project.
The nonprofit hasn’t yet chosen a location.
The indoor dog facility could begin construction next year and open in 2020 if the group can complete fundraising.