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This is Fred Ball for Zions Bank, speaking on business.
Warren and Susan Dinter thought they would retire when they moved to Midway, Utah, from Memphis, Tenn. But that all changed when the couple couldn’t find a pet containment system for their two dogs Max and Stosh.
It was 1998. The Dinters had chosen Midway’s Swiss-like surroundings to settle in to a more leisurely lifestyle following their careers as corporate executives. Warren began building their future home and wanted to install a hidden fence system to protect the couple’s dogs. But he couldn’t get any local companies to return his calls.
While on a business trip in Memphis, Susan took the matter to task and found DogWatch. The company had developed a pet containment system that utilized FM signals to keep pets from straying. With the DogWatch system, an antennae wire is buried around the perimeter of an owner’s property and the pet wears a collar fixed with a small receiving device. If the pet nears the fence, the collar emits a warning signal followed by an uncomfortable shock—something similar to the shock of static electricity after walking across carpet and touching a doorknob. The system’s FM signals are digitally encoded so the collar won’t pick up other signals and confuse pets. Plus, it can be configured to cover property up to 26 acres. And there is an indoor version that can deter pets from entering rooms or sitting on furniture.
Susan returned to Midway and told Warren she had found what they needed. But to his surprise, she had not only bought the system for their home, she had purchased a DogWatch dealership for Utah so other pet owners could enjoy the same convenience.
That was four years ago, and now 700 dogs later, the Dinters are busier than ever setting up DogWatch Hidden Fence Systems throughout the state. Matt Anderson now serves as installation foreman for the small company, and the Dinters follow up with personal attention and special training for each of their clients. As a result, the couple earned DogWatch’s Rookie of the Year Award in 1999 and the Sales Achievement Award in 2000.
Well, so much for the leisure life. But the Dinters tell me they couldn’t be happier. DogWatch has put them in touch with many wonderful people and their pets.
For Zions Bank, I’m Fred Ball. I’m speaking on business.
