Calypso Boarding Kennels

What Calypso Boarding Kennels does

Calypso Boarding Kennels offers pet management services. They provide dog and cat boarding, daycare, and spa services. They provide customized solutions to the customer and company needs. The customer contact through phone number, email, and application form.

Name

Calypso Boarding Kennels

Legal name

Calypso Boarding Kennels

Website

https://www.calypsokennels.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Calypso Boarding Kennels is a pet boarding, daycare, and spa services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pet Boarding Services

NAICS

Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services (812910)

SIC

Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Overnight Kennel Boarding (Dogs) (HSANADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Mixed-Species Boarding Kennel (Dogs & Cats) (HSANADAC), Climate-Controlled/Indoor Boarding Facility (HSANADAL)

Keywords

• Pet boarding services
• Dog daycare
• Cat boarding
• Pet grooming spa
• Kennel services

Headquarters

HQ city

Fredericksburg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Dog Boarding: Overnight pet boarding services with various accommodation tiers from standard runs to luxury suites. Charged per day with check-in day billed in full regardless of arrival time.
2. Cat Boarding: Feline overnight boarding in dedicated cattery with window views and privacy from canine area.
3. Doggie Day Care: Daytime pet care with individual play times and meals, providing peace of mind for owners away during the day.
4. Spa and Grooming Services: Bathing, haircuts, nail trimming, and specialty grooming services with both maintenance and spa bath packages available.
5. Activities and Amenities: Add-on services including play times, business walks, treats (PUPsicles, yogurt soothies), and packaged bundles for enhanced pet experiences.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Calypso Boarding Kennels operates a single physical pet care facility in Fredericksburg, Virginia, providing overnight dog and cat boarding, daytime dog daycare, and a grooming/spa service with both maintenance and spa bath packages. The facility is staffed to deliver individualized one-on-one play sessions and accepts all breeds, temperaments, and intact pets, with bookings processed through an AllPaws-powered online customer portal and direct phone/email contact.

Product overview

Calypso Boarding Kennels operates as a pet boarding and care facility offering dog boarding (with Standard Run, Senior Run, Extra Large Run, and Luxury Suite accommodations), dog day care, cat boarding, and spa/grooming services. The company provides activities and amenities as add-on packages for boarding guests, including play times, business walks, and specialty treats. All services are coordinated through a customer portal hosted on the Allpaws platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dog Boarding Overnight boarding accommodations for dogs offered in four tiers — Standard Run ($50/day), Senior Run ($72/day), Extra Large Run ($105/day for up to 2 pets), and Luxury Suite ($105/day) — with climate-controlled indoor areas, outdoor shaded patios, optional upgrades, and complimentary medication administration. Mandatory health and vaccination protocols apply.
• Doggie Day Care Daytime care for dogs priced at $33/day, including two individual one-on-one play sessions with experienced staff, meals upon request, and medication administration at no extra charge, designed for owners who need supervised care during the workday.
• Cat Boarding Feline overnight boarding in a dedicated, dog-free cattery featuring Kitty Condos ($39/day) with natural light, pond views, daily cleaning, fresh food and water, soft bedding, and twice-daily window time, designed to provide a quiet, stress-free environment.
• The Spa at Calypso Grooming services including Maintenance Bath ($25–$55 by size), Spa Bath ($52–$85 by size, including cleansing bath, conditioning, blow dry, brush out, nail trim, and ear cleaning), Haircuts ($50+ by size), and à la carte services such as nail trimming ($17), ear cleaning ($8), tooth brushing ($13), and deshedding/de-matting treatments.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 35 years of continuous operation since 1990
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered moderate, minor and core.

• International Boarding & Pet Services Association (IBPSA)moderateOthersProfessional business association providing business resources, industry expertise, staff education and training, certifications, and legislative support for the pet care services industry. Calypso Kennels displays the IBPSA 2024 Member badge on their website.
• Protection 4 PawsminorOthersCharitable organization dedicated to raising money to supply Police K9s with protective equipment. Calypso Kennels displays support for this organization on their website, indicating community involvement.
• AllPawscoreTechnology or IntegrationOnline booking and customer portal platform used by Calypso Kennels. Customers can login, register, request boarding times, and manage their accounts through the AllPaws platform at booking.allpaws.com/calypsokennels.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Camp Bow Wow: Camp Bow Wow operates a national franchise network of dog boarding and daycare facilities offering overnight lodging, day care, and play sessions. Directly comparable to Calypso's core boarding/daycare offering but at franchise scale across multiple markets.
• Dogtopia: Dogtopia is a fast-growing dog daycare, boarding, and spa franchise with hundreds of locations across North America. Closely comparable to Calypso on boarding, daycare, and spa service mix, with both emphasizing supervised play and individualized care.
• Best Friends Pet Hotel: Best Friends Pet Hotel operates multi-service pet resort locations offering boarding, daycare, grooming, and training. Comparable to Calypso's full-service pet care model but at larger, purpose-built facility scale.
• Pet Paradise: Pet Paradise operates a regional chain of pet resorts offering boarding, daycare, grooming, and veterinary services in the Southeast U.S. Directly comparable on the full-service pet resort model with similar premium positioning and resort-style amenities.
• Barkley Square Pet Resort: Barkley Square Pet Resort is a multi-service pet boarding, daycare, and grooming facility in the Mid-Atlantic U.S. A direct peer on the boarding/daycare/spa service mix with comparable premium positioning and individualized attention.

Broad incumbents

• PetSmart (PetsHotel): PetSmart operates the PetsHotel chain of in-store boarding facilities alongside retail, grooming, training, and veterinary services. Comparable on the boarding service line but as part of a much broader pet-care retail and services portfolio with national scale and pricing leverage Calypso lacks.
• Petco (Petco Hotels): Petco offers Petco Hotels boarding at select store locations plus full-service grooming and veterinary care through its national footprint. A broad incumbent peer overlapping Calypso on boarding and grooming but operating at significantly greater scale and breadth.

Regional players

• Holiday Barn Pet Resorts: Holiday Barn Pet Resorts operates multi-location pet boarding, daycare, and grooming facilities in Virginia (Richmond and Northern Virginia). A direct regional peer in the same geography as Calypso with a similar full-service model and long operating history.

Emerging players

• Rover: Rover operates an online marketplace connecting pet owners with in-home pet sitters and boarders. An emerging player competing for Calypso's customer base with a digitally native, lower-overhead model but different delivery mechanism (in-home vs. facility).
• Wag!: Wag! offers pet sitting, dog walking, and boarding services through a marketplace platform. An emerging player targeting the same discretionary pet care spend as Calypso with a flexible, on-demand model appealing to price-sensitive or in-home-preferring customers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/calypsokennels
• Xx.com/calypsokennels
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/calypso-boarding-kennels

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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