MEET THE FANTASTIC HOUND LOUNGE TEAM

SHELLEY - HOUND LOUNGE OWNER (since 2018)

As owner and team member at Hound Lounge I get to satisfy my childhood dream of working with dogs and I get to spend more time with my wonderful family.

My husband Matt is also owner of the business, but he is mostly hands off. Our young primary school age son Jamie, however, wants to be more involved in the business, and when he is around, likes to think he’s the one in charge.

We are an animal loving family with, at last count, 8 frogs, 20 tadpoles, 10 fish, and a super mischievous dog, called Maggie.

I’ll treat each, and every, dog as I do my own, because that's the level of care I expect for my furry family member.

CHAYSE

Our gentle giant Chayse previously worked for Hound Lounge in 2021/2022, left for a bit, and came back in 2023 when he realised he couldn’t be without the BEST dogs in Wellington.

Having recently bought his own first home, Chayse longs for his own long dog, a dachshund (or two), but for now will happily get all his dog love from your furry friends.

MORAG

My love of animals saw me enrol in the National Certificate in Animal Care, which I graduated in 2017 and then graduated from a Veterinary Nursing Assistant course in 2018 where I got to learn about animals on a deeper level.

I started working at the Hound Lounge in 2018. It is very fulfilling looking after a pack of dogs in a controlled but fun environment with a bunch of great work mates, watching puppies and dogs grow in confidence and come out of their shells, experience new things and watching them all grow up just puts a huge smile on my face.

I have a chocolate Labrador called Entei, and in my spare time you’ll find me with her going on adventures and of course lots of beach trips!

Thanks for sharing your awesome pups will us and I definitely feel I have the best job getting to know all the personalities and see the progress all our pack make each day.