SETBACK DID NOT KEEP THEM DOWN FOR LONG. YEAH, DIRT ROAD DOGS IS UNLEASHING A NEW CHAPTER IN THEIR STORY. THEY SAY THAT TORNADO SET THEM BACK A FEW MONTHS, BUT NOW THEY’VE EXPANDED AND THEY SAY THEY CAN’T WAIT TO BRING IN NEW PUPS. IT WAS TERRIBLE. IT WAS THE WORST DAY OF MY LIFE. YOU MIGHT REMEMBER THE EF THREE TORNADO THAT TORE THROUGH HARRAH BACK IN NOVEMBER. AMONG THE DEBRIS AND DEVASTATION, A DOGGIE DAYCARE THAT WAS DESTROYED. I CANNOT IMAGINE GOING THROUGH IT AGAIN, HAVING TO WAKE UP AND SEE EVERYTHING GONE IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. GIULIANA BUILT DIRT ROAD DOGS FROM THE GROUND UP AND SAW HER LIFE’S WORK REDUCED TO RUBBLE. BUT IT WAS ULTIMATELY THE HELP FROM THE COMMUNITY THAT HELPED THEM FETCH A NEW FUTURE. MONTHS LATER, JUST HAVING SO MUCH COMMUNITY EFFORT HAS BEEN REALLY WONDERFUL TO REALLY KEEP OUR OUR MOTIVATION GOING AND KEEP THE THE STAMINA GOING. NOW THEY’VE GOT MORE SPACE FOR PUPPIES TO PLAY AND SQUIRRELS TO CHASE. WE HAVE NINE ACRES OF LAND HERE, SO WE ARE IN A MUCH BIGGER AREA. WE HAVE THE MOST PER ACRE SPACE FOR DOGS IN THE OKC METRO AREA. WE HAVE A VERY UNIQUE BOARDING EXPERIENCE AND DAYCARE EXPERIENCE HERE, AND WE’RE SUPER STOKED TO BE ABLE TO DRAW PEOPLE OUT AND SHOWCASE THE NEW SPOT. AND THEY’RE ALSO INVITING THE COMMUNITY OUT ON MAY 18TH FROM 11 TO 2 FOR THEIR OFFICIAL GRAND OPENING. REPO
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Harrah doggy day care rebuilds after tornado devastation
Dirt Road Dogs in Harrah has expanded and is set to celebrate its grand reopening after being destroyed by an EF-3 tornado last November
Updated: 6:19 PM CDT May 8, 2025
Dirt Road Dogs, a doggy day care in Harrah, is celebrating a new chapter after being devastated by an EF-3 tornado last November, which set the business back for a few months but now has expanded to welcome more dogs.WATCH: Tornado causes significant damage to neighborhoods in Harrah>> Download the KOCO 5 app | Subscribe to KOCO 5’s YouTube channel”It was terrible, it was the worst day of my life,” said Juliana McLaughlin, the owner of Dirt Road Dogs.The tornado reduced her life’s work to rubble, but the community’s support helped them rebuild. “I cannot imagine going through it again. Having to wake up and seeing everything gone in a matter of seconds,” McLaughlin said.WATCH: Harrah doggy day care damaged by tornado works to relocateThe community’s efforts have been crucial in keeping the daycare’s motivation and stamina going.”Just having so much community effort has been wonderful to keep our motivation going and our stamina going,” McLaughlin said.Now, Dirt Road Dogs boasts more space for puppies to play and squirrels to chase. “Bigger space, 9 acres of land here. We are in a much bigger area, we have the most per-acre space for dogs in the OKC metro area,” McLaughlin said. “We have a very unique boarding experience and daycare experience, and we’re stoked to bring people out and show them the new spot.”Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.The day care is inviting the community to its official grand opening on Sunday, May 18, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at their new location in Harrah.Top HeadlinesPope Leo XIV is first American-born pope in history of the Catholic ChurchParkinson’s disease prevention may ‘begin at the dinner table’Man found in Arcadia Lake remembered as longtime Guthrie educatorSuspect arrested after police use TVI maneuver to end chase in northwest OKC neighborhoodTrump agrees to cut tariffs on UK autos, steel and aluminum in new trade deal
Dirt Road Dogs, a doggy day care in Harrah, is celebrating a new chapter after being devastated by an EF-3 tornado last November, which set the business back for a few months but now has expanded to welcome more dogs.
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WATCH: Tornado causes significant damage to neighborhoods in Harrah
>> Download the KOCO 5 app | Subscribe to KOCO 5’s YouTube channel
“It was terrible, it was the worst day of my life,” said Juliana McLaughlin, the owner of Dirt Road Dogs.
The tornado reduced her life’s work to rubble, but the community’s support helped them rebuild.
“I cannot imagine going through it again. Having to wake up and seeing everything gone in a matter of seconds,” McLaughlin said.
WATCH: Harrah doggy day care damaged by tornado works to relocate
The community’s efforts have been crucial in keeping the daycare’s motivation and stamina going.
“Just having so much community effort has been wonderful to keep our motivation going and our stamina going,” McLaughlin said.
Now, Dirt Road Dogs boasts more space for puppies to play and squirrels to chase.
“Bigger space, 9 acres of land here. We are in a much bigger area, we have the most per-acre space for dogs in the OKC metro area,” McLaughlin said. “We have a very unique boarding experience and daycare experience, and we’re stoked to bring people out and show them the new spot.”
Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.
The day care is inviting the community to its official grand opening on Sunday, May 18, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at their new location in Harrah.
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