Petropolis

What Petropolis does

Petropolis is a privately held pet care service provider founded in 1988 and headquartered in Chesterfield, Missouri, operating physical retail locations in Chesterfield and St. Charles within the St. Louis metropolitan area. The company offers a bundled suite of dog and cat care services including professional grooming, overnight and extended boarding (operated 24/7), and dog training, serving individual pet owners in the St. Louis metro who require reliable, professionally staffed care. The grooming service has been recognized by STL Magazine as the A-List Best Pet Groomer in 2024 and 2025, providing a recognized quality signal in the local market.

The business model is direct-to-consumer with services delivered in-person at the company's facilities. Revenue is generated primarily through per-service and per-stay transactions for grooming and boarding, with some package or membership structures possible for grooming; training operates on a per-session basis. Petropolis does not publicly disclose pricing. The company competes on convenience (24/7 availability), multi-service breadth under one brand, and locally recognized service quality, supported by an in-person retail/showroom distribution model targeting individual consumers rather than enterprise accounts.

In 2025, Petropolis expanded its footprint through the acquisition of Happy Tails, a dog boarding facility in St. Louis. The acquisition adds a third operating location and is being integrated with plans to reinstate dog training services at the Happy Tails site. With 51-100 employees and operations confined to a single U.S. metro, Petropolis is a regionally focused, multi-location pet care operator pursuing a consolidation-led growth strategy rather than a technology or platform-led model.

Name

Petropolis

Website

https://petropolis.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Petropolis is a privately held, St. Louis-based pet care service provider offering grooming, boarding, training, and daycare for dogs and cats at retail locations in Chesterfield and St. Charles, Missouri, serving individual pet owners in the surrounding metro.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pet Care Services

NAICS

Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services (81291), Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services (812910)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYHSANADAJ

Long-Term/Extended-Stay Boarding

Home & Personal Services/Pet Grooming & Boarding Services/Pet Boarding (Kennel/Cattery)

SECONDARYHSANADAD

Day Boarding (Non-Daycare)

Home & Personal Services/Pet Grooming & Boarding Services/Pet Boarding (Kennel/Cattery)

SECONDARYHSANAFAM

Dog Daycare with Boarding Add-On (Daycare + Overnight)

Home & Personal Services/Pet Grooming & Boarding Services/Dog Daycare

Keywords

• Pet grooming services
• Pet boarding
• Dog training
• Pet daycare
• Pet care services

Headquarters

HQ city

Chesterfield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Pet Grooming Services: Professional grooming services for pets including bathing, haircuts, nail trimming, and other grooming treatments. Revenue generated per service or through membership/package arrangements.
2. Pet Boarding Services: Overnight and extended stay accommodations for pets while owners are away. Services operate 24/7 to accommodate pet owners' schedules. Revenue generated on a per-night or per-stay basis.
3. Pet Training Services: Dog training services for behavioral modification and obedience training. The company plans to reinstate this service at their acquired Happy Tails location. Revenue generated per training session or package.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Petropolis operates physical pet care facilities providing grooming, boarding, training, and daycare services for dogs and cats in the St. Louis metropolitan area. Services are delivered in-person at the company's Chesterfield and St. Charles locations, with boarding available 24/7 to accommodate pet owners' schedules.

Product overview

Petropolis is a pet care service provider offering a unified portfolio of grooming, boarding, and training services. The core services include Grooming Services (award-winning pet grooming), Boarding Services (24/7 pet boarding at Chesterfield and St. Charles locations), and Training Services (dog training). In 2025, Petropolis expanded through the acquisition of Happy Tails, a dog boarding facility in St. Louis, which will continue operating under its existing brand while integrating Petropolis's service model.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Grooming Services Professional pet grooming services for dogs and cats, recognized with STL Magazine's A-List Award for Best Pet Groomer in 2024 and 2025. Delivered at the company's Chesterfield and St. Charles facilities, with revenue generated per service or through membership/package arrangements.
• Boarding Services Overnight and extended-stay pet boarding services operating 24/7 at Petropolis facilities in Chesterfield and St. Charles, Missouri. Designed for pet owners requiring accommodations for their dogs and cats while traveling or otherwise away from home.
• Training Services Dog training services for behavioral modification and obedience training, offered to pet owners in the St. Louis metro area. Revenue is generated per training session or training package. Petropolis plans to reinstate training services at the Happy Tails location acquired in 2025.
• Happy Tails Dog boarding facility in St. Louis acquired by the owner of Petropolis in 2025. Maintains existing 24/7 operations and services under the Happy Tails brand, with plans to reinstate dog training services at this location under Petropolis ownership.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Happy Tails (St. Louis)coreOthers · 1 January 2025The owner of Petropolis acquired Happy Tails, a dog boarding facility in St. Louis, in 2025. This acquisition represents business expansion through the purchase of a competitor rather than a traditional partnership arrangement. The new ownership will maintain Happy Tails' existing services including its 24/7 operation and plans to reinstate dog training services at the location.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• PetSmart: Largest North American specialty pet retailer offering PetsHotel boarding, grooming, and training. Competes with Petropolis on service lines but as part of a much broader retail and services portfolio.
• Petco: Major pet retailer and services provider with grooming, training, and boarding through partnerships. Overlaps with Petropolis on grooming and training within a wider product and services ecosystem.

Direct peers

• Camp Bow Wow: National franchise providing dog daycare, boarding, and grooming services. Directly comparable business model and service mix to Petropolis, with multi-location operations targeting similar pet owner customers.
• Dogtopia: Franchise network offering dog daycare, boarding, and spa services. Closely aligned with Petropolis's core offerings of supervised daytime and overnight pet care, plus grooming add-ons.
• Best Friends Pet Care: Multi-location pet care operator providing boarding, daycare, grooming, and training. Operates a similar service portfolio to Petropolis across multiple U.S. markets.
• PetSuites: Pet resort and spa chain offering boarding, daycare, grooming, and training. Direct overlap with Petropolis's full-service pet care model and target customer segment.
• Paw Commons: Dog daycare, boarding, and grooming operator with multiple locations. Comparable in service mix and customer profile to Petropolis.
• K9 Resorts Luxury Pet Hotel: Upscale pet resort franchise offering boarding, daycare, and spa services. Comparable premium positioning and service breadth to Petropolis.

Regional players

• Doggie Day Stays: Regional pet daycare and boarding operator with comparable services to Petropolis. Regional scope limits direct overlap, but operating model and service mix are closely aligned.

Emerging players

• Rover: Online marketplace connecting pet owners with pet sitters, boarders, and dog walkers. Indirectly competes for boarding and pet care demand and represents a digitally enabled alternative to Petropolis's facility-based model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/petropolisstl
• Facebookfacebook.com/thepetropolis

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Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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