Pet Franchise Industry News & Announcements

Backyard Bird Feeding and Nature Specialty Franchise Puts Underserved Children in Touch with Nature
May 18, 2012 // Franchising.com // Carmel, Ind. – The average young person spends more than 53 hours per week connected to electronic media – more absorbed in the digital world than the natural world – and Wild Birds Unlimited and the National Audubon Society are taking action.
For the sixth consecutive year, Wild Birds Unlimited, the original and largest franchise system of backyard bird feeding and nature specialty stores, and Audubon, a more than 100 year-old conservation organization, have partnered to provide scholarships to underserved children attending National Audubon Society summer camps nationwide. Wild Birds Unlimited Pathways To Nature for Kids allows young people to connect with nature and gain a desire to preserve it for future generations...

Heidi Janss, franchise owner of Dogs Love Running! pet care in Naperville, Illinois, had a record first quarter in 2012.
Lisle, Illinois (PRWEB) April 30, 2012 - The Naperville, Illinois franchise location of Dogs Love Running! had a record first quarter in 2012, including a break-out month in March. Heidi Janss, owner of the Naperville dog walking service, said “January and February are often slower months after all the holiday activity we have for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s. But this year has started off great for us.”
Janss added that “March was our best month ever. We make hundreds of visits a month to our customers’ homes and, in March, we far exceeded our best month ever by more than 100 visits...

It's a Bird! It's a Plane! No, It's a Hero Dog at Zoom Room!
WASHINGTON, April 24, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Zoom Room®, the country's fastest-growing pet franchise, has joined forces with America's leading humanitarian organization to celebrate dogs and the people who love them as the new National Community Partner for the 2012 American Humane Association Hero Dog Awards™. In just three short weeks of voting, Americans have cast more than 400,000 ballots for their favorite Hero Dog at www.herodogawards.org.
The Hero Dog Awards were created by the American Humane Association to recognize and honor the powerful relationship between dogs and people. Presented by the Lois Pope LIFE Foundation and broadcast nationwide on Hallmark Channel, the American Humane Association Hero Dog Awards are produced by Emmy® award winning MRB Productions...

North America's Largest Pet Care Franchise Proves That Being "Bad to the Bone" Can Be Fun
BROOMFIELD, CO--(Marketwire - Apr 13, 2012) - Camp Bow Wow®, North America's largest and fastest growing pet care franchise, an INC 5000 company with franchise opportunities available across the country, reaches a brand milestone this week with the release of its new interactive Facebook game, Bad to the Bone.
In this new game, players are charged with keeping Camp Bow Wow®'s furry dog mascot, Scout, happy and entertained with various playful activities such as rubbing his belly and playing Tug-o-War -- but once Scout's happiness begins to run low, he proceeds to misbehave and tear-up the virtual living room where the game takes place...

Aussie Pet Mobile, the world’s largest and favorite mobile pet grooming business in the $50-plus billion pet industry, was awarded the prestigious Franchisees’ Choice Designation Award.
Vancouver, British Columbia (PRWEB) April 04, 2012 - Aussie Pet Mobile, the world’s largest and favorite mobile pet grooming business in the $50-plus billion pet industry, was awarded the prestigious Franchisees’ Choice Designation Award at the annual Canadian Franchise Association (CFA) Awards evening held at Niagara Falls, Ontario.
The Canadian Franchise Association (CFA) annually awards the Franchisees’ Choice Designation to member franchise systems for solid rankings in franchisee satisfaction. Franchise owners take part in an independent CFA survey and are asked to rate the franchisor in many key areas including information packages, leadership, business planning and marketing and the relationship between the franchisor and franchisee, to name a few...

Dogs Love Running!, a professional pet franchise in the dog walking industry, answers common and timely pet business questions in their free pet business blog.
Lisle, IL (PRWEB) March 30, 2012 - With the Spring season now officially here, it's a time when people start to regularly get back outdoors with their pets and enjoy the warming weather. It's also a time when interest in starting an outdoors-related business starts growing and more people are looking for information on how to start a business that enables them to work with dogs, cats, and other animals for a living.
Dogs Love Running!, experts in the pet franchise service industry, see spikes around this part of the year on their pet blog for articles relating to starting a dog and pet-related business...

The USA operation of the International brand ‘Aussie Pet Mobile’ has filed for Voluntary Chapter 11 Reorganization. With no plans to put the brakes on, the mobile pet groomers will continue to strengthen their operations at the franchise level throughout 2012 across the USA.
Aliso Viejo, California (PRWEB) March 19, 2012 - The USA operation of the International brand ‘Aussie Pet Mobile’ has filed for Voluntary Chapter 11 Reorganization. With no plans to put the brakes on, the mobile pet groomers will continue to strengthen their operations at the franchise level throughout 2012 across the USA.
Ian Moses, Founder and CEO of Aussie Pet Mobile Inc said, “This was a difficult decision, but it is the necessary and right path for us to take – and take now – to become a more efficient, financially stronger, and competitive business within our United States operation...

February, 2012—DoodyCalls franchisees make the world a better place to live in by helping to keep the environment clean. With upwards of 78 million dogs and 86 million cats now owned as pets in the United States, the amount of waste produced every year is monumental.
According to a recent article by the Wall Street Journal, an average-sized dog produces roughly 274 pounds of waste per year. Collectively, this works out to about 10.9 million tons of fecal waste entering the environment annually. Furthermore, it’s estimated that only about half is picked up.
Dog waste is an environmental pollutant. In 1991, it was placed in the same health category as oil and toxic chemicals by the Environmental Protection Agency. Moreover, the EPA estimates that two or three days worth of droppings from a population of about 100 dogs can contribute enough bacteria to temporarily close a bay and all watershed areas within 20 miles to swimming and shell fishing...

Aussie Pet Mobile Canada is the nations largest mobile pet grooming business in the $50+ Billion Dollar North American Pet industry.
Vancouver, British Columbia (PRWEB) February 29, 2012 - Aussie Pet Mobile Canada is the nations largest mobile pet grooming business in the $50+ Billion Dollar North American Pet industry. They have just rolled into the Ontario Market franchising their 40th territory, in the York Region of Toronto and have plans to award a further 300+ franchised territories within the next 5 years, taking their premium pet pampering service to all Provinces of Canada
Aussie plans on establishing a strong presence in Ontario with emphasis on the GTA region where the demand for the mobile pet grooming service is electric...

Dogs Love Running!, the nation’s only exercise-focused pet service franchise, is seeking new franchisees along the western coast of the United States.
Lisle, Illinois (PRWEB) February 29, 2012 - Dogs Love Running!, a unique pet franchise focusing on helping pets live longer and behave better through exercise, is now expanding to multiple states across the nation, including those in the western part of the country.
“We’ve had so many inquires from states like Colorado, California, and Washington, we knew it would be a great opportunity to offer our pet sitting and dog walking/running franchise in many areas of the western US,” says John Reh, president of the company. “We’re based in Chicago and have some brand recognition here already...

Fast-Growing Pet Franchise Honored as 2012 Franchisee Satisfaction Award Winner
February 21, 2012 // Franchising.com // Los Angeles, CA – The Zoom Room®, the world’s first dog agility training franchise and the only brick-and-mortar dog training franchise in America has been named Best in Category for Pet Services by the Franchise Business Review. The announcement was made this week through the 2012 Franchisee Satisfaction Awards, part of a national project that looks at franchisee satisfaction at some of the country’s most popular franchise brands.
On top of earning the high distinction as Best in Category for Pet Services, the Zoom Room was also ranked #3 on a list of the Top 50 Franchises, in all categories, in the nation with under 50 units...

(Plano, TX: February 13, 2012) – Petland of Plano is honored to help grant the wish of 8-year-old Ella Jade Dreamer from Rockwall, Texas.
Ella has been diagnosed with a rare and aggressive cancer called Adrenalcorticolcarcinoma. She has been receiving treatments at St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis and the family recently moved to Texas.
Brian and Lisa Abair, owners of Petland Plano will be presenting Ella with a Rottweiler puppy, all of the supplies needed to care for the puppy, and a year’s worth of dog food on Monday, February 27th at 5 p.m. at the Petland store on Coit Road. Dr. Benjamin, of the Ohio Drive Animal Hospital will also be providing two years worth of veterinary service.
“Ella said she is excited to have a new best friend and hopes his love will help her live longer,” said Ella’s mother, J...

North America's Largest Pet Care Franchise Finishes Providing $50,000 "Extreme Makeover" To Western Pennsylvania Humane Society
NEW YORK, Feb. 6, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- 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 location.
After multiple phases of the campaign throughout the past year, which included accepting nominations from shelters-in-need across the country, the Western Pennsylvania Humane Society's Fallen Timber location was deemed the winner - chosen as the recipient of the grant based on an internal franchisee-wide voting process and funded entirely from within the Camp Bow Wow franchise system...

The pet resort and spa will offer a variety of franchise opportunities under its program umbrella.
PHOENIX--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Villa La Paws, a cage-free pet resort, spa and dog training company, today announced the launch of its nationwide franchise program, Villa La Paws LLC, as part of its goal to expand the brand’s footprint nationwide. The franchise program will leverage the strength of a $50-billion U.S. pet industry, by offering its plan for master- and regional-development.
“The demand is there, and our business model offers a number of key differentiators that sets Villa La Paws apart and makes it an attractive franchising product.”
The company’s goal is to have more than 250 franchise units spanning the country within four years...

North America's Largest Pet Care Franchise Seeks "Bad to the Bone" Dogs for Behavioral Makeovers.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Camp Bow Wow, North America's largest and fastest growing pet care franchise, an INC 5000 company, announces the launch of its "Bad to the Bone" contest, a nationwide hunt for the worst behaved dog in North America. Beginning February 1st and continuing through May 18th, Camp Bow Wow will be accepting entries on its corporate Facebook Page from dogs of all breeds and sizes, for the chance to receive a complete behavioral makeover from Camp Bow Wow's Behavior Buddies certified dog trainers.
Whether the owners are at work, in another room, or even present, some of the cutest pooches can have the worst manners and as such, Camp Bow Wow is seeking to fix badly behaved dogs across the country and turn them into "perfect pups...

Dogs Love Running!, the nation’s only exercise-focused pet service franchise, has moved into a larger corporate headquarters office due to growth in their company.
Lisle, Illinois (PRWEB) January 31, 2012 - Dogs Love Running!, a unique pet franchise focusing on helping pets live longer and behave better through exercise, has changed the location of their corporate franchise headquarters and moved into a new and larger space in Lisle, Illinois.
“We’ve got a lot of growth ahead of us,” says John Reh, the company’s president. “Our old office was fine for a while, but it won’t accommodate all the plans we have for 2012 and beyond.”
Their new office has room for more franchisees to be trained at the same time...

Program will provide accurate health solutions for beloved pets
Calgary, CA (PRWEB) January 30, 2012 - Pet Planet is excited to introduce its’ newest innovation in pet health and wellness, the Pet Nutrition & Health Consultation Program. This new customer-oriented, pet health guidance program will be launched in all North American Pet Planet locations in March 2012.
Since opening its’ doors 15 years ago, Pet Planet prides itself on carrying the best quality and value products in the pet food and health market. With the variety of product offerings available at each store, it can be overwhelming to the customer to identify the best available options for their beloved pets when choosing food, supplements and even treats and toys...

Entrepreneur Magazine positions Petland on Franchise 500 list.
January 25, 2012 // Franchising.com // CHILLICOTHE, Ohio – Petland, once again, is among top-ranked franchises in the United States.
Petland ranked 480 overall in the Entrepreneur Magazine’s 33rd Annual Franchise 500â According to Entrepreneur.com, there are close to 2,000 active franchisors in the United States.
“Petland is honored to be recognized once again by Entrepreneur Magazine” said Joe Watson, president of Petland, Inc. in Chillicothe, Ohio. “This award speaks to the quality of the Petland operating system and our hard-working franchise partners.”
Petland, Inc.’s Franchise Development Director Jim Whitman added, “At Petland, we are poised for growth as more and more qualified candidates look to the development of their own business to meet financial and lifestyle goals...

Dogs Love Running!, the nation’s only exercise-focused pet service franchise, is seeking new franchisees along the east coast of the United States.
Lisle, Illinois (PRWEB) January 20, 2012 - Dogs Love Running!, a unique pet franchise focusing on helping pets live longer and behave better through exercise, is now expanding to multiple states across the nation, including those along the east coast.
“We’ve had an enormous response from states like Florida and North and South Carolina without even advertising there”, says John Reh, president of the company. “We’re based in Chicago and have a lot of brand recognition here already. But, because we’ve had so much interest from other states, we’re expanding our dog walking franchise opportunity into other areas of the country where we can establish our identity in those places as well...

The nation's largest mobile pet spa grooming business launches it's 40th franchised territory in Canada.
Toronto, Ontario (PRWEB) January 10, 2012 - Aussie Pet Mobile Canada, the nation’s largest mobile pet grooming business in the $50-plus billion pet industry, today announced the recent opening of it's 40th franchised territory in Toronto, Ontario. Aussie Pet Mobile will service Toronto in its solar powered Mercedes Benz Sprinter Pet Spas fully equipped with a patented heated hydro bath as well as self contained water, waste and electricity. While the pet spa remains idle during appointments it's energy efficient solar panel system converts energy to electric power.
Owner Vince Yang and Groomer Ullanda Chu knew Aussie was the right choice for their business venture...