Dogtopia Provides Pet Safety Tips For A Stress-Free Thanksgiving Feast

With Thanksgiving upon us, your pet may be dreaming about turkey, mashed potatoes and stuffing, but unfortunately there are harmful side effects that come along with these holiday treats. Dogtopia, a leading national dog daycare and spa franchise, offers the following tips to help pet parents keep their pets safe and healthy during the holiday [...]

Dogtopia Announces First Multi-Unit Franchisee In Springfield, Virginia

Dogtopia, a leading national dog daycare and spa franchise, announced today its first multi-unit franchisee, Amber Sutton. Amber will be opening her second Dogtopia in Springfield, Va. to complement her successful Woodbridge, Va. location. This new development is part of Dogtopia’s aggressive growth campaign to expand its brand to more than 400 locations across the [...]

Franchise Investment Company Roark Capital Acquires Massage Envy

Roark Capital Group, an Atlanta-based private equity firm with a focus on investing in franchise and brand management companies, announced today that its affiliate has acquired Massage Envy, LLC, the nation’s largest provider of massage therapy and facial treatments. “We are thrilled to have Roark as a partner as we continue to grow the Massage [...]

Maryland’s pet industry a breed apart

Even when money is tight, Fido will eat — and get his grooming, chew toys and shots, too. “We’re about as recession-proof as we could possibly be,” said Margot Woods, owner of Applewoods Dog Training in Laurel. Animals provide balance and a sense of control over something during times when so much seems out of [...]

Bayer to buy Teva Pharma’s US-animal health business for US$ 145 million

Bayer HealthCare, a global enterprise with core competencies in the fields of health care, agriculture and high-tech materials, has signed an agreement to acquire the US-Animal Health business of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. for up to 145 million USD. The purchase price includes an upfront payment of 60 million USD plus a total of 85 [...]

Dog-lovers set up in the business of canine care

AFTER coming home from holiday to find their cocker spaniel unloved and unkempt, a dog-loving couple decided to offer a more caring approach.Susan and Peter Seward have opened a franchise of Cumbrian firm Barking Mad, which finds a home for pets while their owners go on holiday. Medical practice manager Susan and her accountant husband [...]

Why Opting for Pet Franchising Opportunities a Good Idea

Statistics state that more than 69% of American households own pets; but they are either too busy or too old to take proper care of them. This in other words means that pet franchise opportunities are on the rise. if one is looking for a career opportunity in this sector, there is great potential in [...]

Snaggle Foot Pet Franchise Makes Computer Donation to UIC

Barossa Franchise, the franchising company behind Snaggle Foot Dog Walks and Pet Care, has donated ten laptop computers to the University of Illinois at Chicago’s Writing Center. Over the course of several campus visits this past semester, Karen Cockrill, Snaggle Foot’s founder and UIC alumna, was struck to find students working in a busy 120-capacity [...]

iPads Going To The Dogs: The Dogs Love Running! Pet Care Franchise Implements iPads Into Training And Daily Operations

The Dogs Love Running! pet care franchise is bringing dog walking and pet sitting into the 21st century. By using iPads, the company is now helping franchisees learn faster and be more efficient. “We’re excited to have iPads helping us to do things better and faster” says company president, John Reh. “We’ve been able to [...]

Dog Training Franchise Zoom Room Jumps from 2 to 26 Franchise Locations in One Year

The Zoom Room®, an eco-friendly, active lifestyle dog training franchise, is massively increasing its footprint across the country with new deals signed in recent months for Northern and Southern California, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. The company, which is the only brick-and-mortar dog training franchise in America, currently has 10 locations and will grow to 27 in [...]

Small Business Week Success Story: The Dogs Love Running! Pet Care Franchise SCORES Big

Dogs Love Running! is a small business success story. What started out as a one-man show is now a pet franchise opportunity available across the nation. With National Small Business Week being May 20-26, the company founder, John Reh, shares how his company got its start with help from the Small Business Administration. “We were [...]

Blue Chip Pet Care has Attractive News for Pet Lovers and Entrepreneurs through Pet Sitting, Dog Walking and Much More

Blue Chip Pet Care is pleased to announce a new business opportunity for those who love pets and have dreamed of owning their own business. The Blue Chip Pet Care Franchise is an in-home based pet service company with a high return on investment. The Blue Chip Pet Care model was developed in Nashville, TN. [...]

Camp Bow Wow Completes First “On Our Way Home Project”

Camp Bow Wow, North America’s largest and fastest growing pet care franchise, an INC 5000 company, announces the completion of its “On Our Way Home Project,” a philanthropic initiative through its non-profit organization, the Bow Wow Buddies Foundation, which provided a grant for remodeling and operational assistance to the Western Pennsylvania Humane Society’s Fallen Timber [...]

New Year’s Resolution: Be Your Own Boss Canine Dimensions is THE Business Path For 2012!

The holidays are upon us and many people are thinking about how to start their 2012 off right.  There are many articles being brought to you about Canine Dimensions, and the outstanding response has shown how much you truly would like to change the course of your future career.This is not exactly a surprise.  From [...]

Tracing unscooped dog waste to the culprit

Sherlock Holmes had the case of the dog that didn’t bark, but it has taken two dozen apartment complexes and a company in Tennessee to bring the art of canine detection into the CSI age. And the evidence is right underfoot. Canine DNA is now being used to identify culprits who fail to clean up [...]

Dog Shop a Delight for Pets and Owners

Make a curious stop at Tucker’s Doggie Delights and you’re likely to end up asking a lot of questions and emerge from their Calastoga Plaza location much smarter about dog food, dog nutrition and dog health. That’s because in addition to offering all-natural dog food with clearly labeled ingredients in addition to treats and toys [...]

Dog Training Franchise Can Teach An Old Dog New Tricks

With warmer weather here and plans for days spent in the park, vacations and other outdoor activities, dog owners may find a need for a training program for man’s best friend. Luckily, St. Peters is home to a successful national dog training school called Sit Means Sit. Tony Lampert, who has been running Sit Means [...]

Camp Bow Wow Launches “Furry Fitness Challenge”

  Camp Bow Wow, the nation’s largest pet services company, announces today the launch of its “Furry Fitness Challenge,” a nationwide call to action for owners and pets to lead a healthier lifestyle. As 34% of Americans are clinically obese, this phenomenon is now affecting entire families – including their pets. With 44% of dogs [...]

Pet Care Franchise FETCH! Pet Care Launches Free Customer Loyalty Club

Fetch! Pet Care, a leading pet care franchise has launched a Customer Loyalty Club, which provides exclusive rewards and valuable information to all its customers at no additional cost. The program automatically enrolls Fetch! customers into the Customer Loyalty Club, where they will now receive monthly newsletters containing valuable pet information, tips and exclusive offers [...]

Woof Gang Bakery Unleashes Two New Stores in Florida, Adds Grooming and Doggie Day Care to Menu of Offerings

Woof Gang Bakery, the nation’s fastest-growing retail pet supply company and leader in the franchise industry, embarks on two new Central Florida stores. This marks 21 franchise locations throughout Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and Texas. Woof Gang Bakery has also introduced full- and self-service grooming and doggie daycare to many locations.

Pet Supplies Plus perched to offer singular services

With a groomer on duty and a self-serve dog wash available, Pet Supplies Plus is preparing to open a store in Lafayette.A grand opening will be held Saturday for the 10,000-square-foot sales floor location in the Sagamore@26 Shopping Center, which is anchored by Home Depot. “I’ve been down here a lot. I like this area [...]

SWEDISH LEADING PET FOOD COMPANY BELIEVES IN THE UK MARKET

The European leader in home delivery of quality pet food Husse has now found its way across the channel and is in full career to establish the brand in United Kingdom. It is a franchise system that has been proven to be successful anywhere from Moscow to Lisbon, from Oslo to the Athens. –   [...]

Portage woman opens dog-training franchise Bark Busters

If you could speak “dog,” what would you want to communicate to your pet? Maybe you would tell him to stop barking at the neighbors or eating your socks.If your dog’s behavioral issues are frustrating you, Julie Wojtaszek, of Portage, can relate. It was her love for her own dogs and her search to find [...]

Pet Corner International launches advertising campaign

We don’t want to ingest medications that can have adverse effects and we don’t want that for our animal companions. Pet Corner International, LLC offers a line of spray-on health products that are all natural. Beginning Nov. 29, 2010, Pet Care International will launch its official advertising campaign on DirecTV, reaching over 78 million viewers. [...]

Pet Franchising Opportunity Zoom Room® Inks Franchise Deals to Bring Agility Training Centers, Canine Social Clubs to Florida, Colorado, California, Wisconsin.

The Zoom Room®, the world’s first dog agility training franchise and the only brick-and-mortar dog training franchise in America, announced today it has signed four separate franchise agreements that will bring new locations to Boca Raton, FL; Longmont, CO, Milwaukee, WI and Monterey, CA. The Zoom Room® focuses on the bond between the owner and [...]