What Bark Bark Club does

Bark Bark Club is a privately held, founder-owned pet care business operating a single full-service facility at 5943 N Broadway in Chicago's Edgewater neighborhood. Its service offering centers on doggy daycare in an indoor/outdoor supervised play area exceeding 4,000 square feet, overnight boarding in a crate-free 'pack' environment, award-winning cat and dog grooming, and dog walking plus cat care for clients across Chicago's north side and Evanston. A Monday–Friday Pet Chauffeur van service provides pick-up and drop-off for daycare, boarding, and grooming customers, and the company sells a small range of pet products and supports a community pet pantry in partnership with Care for Real.

The business runs on a per-service, prepaid and pay-as-you-go pricing model: daycare is sold as single days ($43 first dog / $39 second dog) or as 5-, 10-, and 20-day non-expiring packages; boarding is priced per night ($73 / $63) with holiday surcharges; grooming is a mix of a la carte services (nail trims, ear cleaning, teeth brushing) and quote-based full grooms; and dog walking is sold in 20/30/40/50-minute visit blocks. New clients must complete a temperament test and meet-and-greet before approval, which functions as a quality-control gate on the pack. The technology stack is minimal, centered on a third-party pet software client portal for reservations and communications; there is no mobile app, public API, or AI capability. Marketing is conducted organically through Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and the company website, supported by a dedicated social media and dog walking manager.

The company employs approximately 32 staff across grooming, daycare/boarding management, dog walking, retail, and front-desk roles, all Pet First Aid and CPR certified. The senior team is deeply tenured: founder Patti Colandrea (27 years in animal care), co-owner Elizabeth Castrejon (29 years), and General Manager Carly (20 years, with the company since 2009). The business is operationally stable but geographically narrow, with no disclosed funding, no second location, and no enterprise customers.

Name

Bark Bark Club

Legal name

Bark Bark Club

Website

https://barkbarkclub.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bark Bark Club is a Chicago-based, founder-owned pet care facility offering doggy daycare, crate-free boarding, grooming, and dog walking to pet owners on Chicago's north side and in Evanston from a single 4,000+ square foot Edgewater location.

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 primary industry

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

Keywords

• Pet care services
• Doggy daycare
• Pet boarding
• Dog grooming
• Dog walking

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Doggy Daycare: Daycare services for dogs with full-day and half-day options. Dogs receive indoor/outdoor play time and non-crated down time in doggy lounge. Over 4,000 square feet of supervised play area.
2. Crate-Free Boarding: Overnight boarding where dogs sleep on comfy beds with the pack. Requires at least two daycare days before approval. Per-night pricing with holiday rates.
3. Grooming Services: Award-winning cat and dog grooming including bath and blow dry, mini grooming, and full grooming. Prices vary by breed, coat type, and cut requested.
4. Dog Walking & Cat Care: Individual dog walking and pet sitting services for cats and other pets. Members of National Association of Professional Pet Sitters (NAPPS). Covers north side of Chicago and Evanston.
5. Van Service / Pet Chauffeur: Transportation service with pick-up/drop-off pricing. $17 one-way, $30 round-trip. Available Monday-Friday 7:30am-9:00am pick-up, 3:00pm-7:00pm drop-off.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Bark Bark Club is a full-service pet care business that provides supervised doggy daycare, crate-free overnight boarding, professional grooming, dog walking and cat care from its single Chicago facility. The company sells these pet care services directly to individual pet owners on the north side of Chicago and in Evanston, supported by a Pet Chauffeur van service and a community Pet Pantry program in partnership with Care for Real.

Product overview

Bark Bark Club is a full-service pet care business offering a comprehensive suite of interconnected services for dogs and cats. The core offerings include doggy daycare with supervised group play, crate-free overnight boarding, professional grooming (voted 'Best in the City'), and dog walking with cat care. Additional services include a pet transportation van service for client convenience and training through a partner provider. The business also operates a community pet pantry program in partnership with Care for Real to support pet owners in need. Pet daycare packages, boarding reservations, and grooming appointments can be combined with van service pick-up and drop-off for a seamless pet care experience.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Doggy Daycare Supervised daycare service for dogs offering over 4,000 square feet of indoor/outdoor play space, with dogs grouped by size and temperament and given non-crated rest time in the doggy lounge. Sold to individual pet owners on the north side of Chicago and in Evanston.
• Crate-Free Boarding Overnight boarding where dogs sleep on comfy beds with the pack under staff supervision rather than in individual crates, simulating a doggy slumber party. Requires at least two daycare days before approval, with per-night pricing and holiday surcharges. Sold to individual pet owners traveling or otherwise needing overnight care.
• Grooming Award-winning cat and dog grooming voted 'Best in the City' by Chicago Magazine, The Reader, and New City, offering bath packages, mini grooms, full body haircuts, and à la carte add-ons (nail trim, ear cleaning, anal gland expression, teeth brushing, brushout, hair dye). Prices vary by breed, coat type, and cut requested, with quote-based pricing for full and mini grooms.
• Dog Walking & Cat Care Professional individual dog walking and pet-sitting services for cats and other pets, with 20, 30, 40, or 50-minute visit options and add-on pricing for additional pets, weekend walks, and holiday walks. Walks and visits are performed by staff who are members of the National Association of Professional Pet Sitters (NAPPS), and the service covers the north side of Chicago and Evanston.
• Van Service (Pet Chauffeur) Pet transportation service providing pick-up and drop-off for daycare, boarding, and grooming clients within the service area. Operating Monday through Friday with pick-ups 7:30am–9:00am and drop-offs 3:00pm–7:00pm, priced at $17 one-way and $30 round-trip.
• Dog Training (via Another Chance Training) Dog training services offered through a partner relationship with Another Chance Training, available to Bark Bark Club clients as a referral/integration.

Quantifiable outcome

• 27 years experience for founder Patti Colandrea; 29 years experience for co-owner Elizabeth Castrejon
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

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 core and minor.

• Care for Real Pet Food PantrycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBark Bark Club actively supports Care for Real Pet Food Pantry, working together to provide dog and cat food for pet owners in need. Local pet shops and veterinarians donate pet food for monthly distribution through the Care for Real office. Donations of unexpired and unopened food are accepted at Bark Bark Club.
• National Association of Professional Pet Sitters (NAPPS)minorOthersBark Bark Club dog walkers and pet sitters are members of NAPPS. NAPPS membership indicates they are bonded and insured professionals committed to professional standards in pet sitting.
• Another Chance TrainingminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAnother Chance Training is referenced as a partner training service available through Bark Bark Club, suggesting a referral or integration relationship for behavioral training services.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• BarkBox: Subscription-based pet product retailer; adjacent rather than competitive, but relevant to Bark Bark Club's community-and-content marketing playbook around pet parent loyalty.

Broad incumbents

• Petco: National pet retail and services chain operating full-service grooming salons and pet care offerings; overlaps with Bark Bark Club's grooming and care services as a scaled incumbent.
• PetSmart: National pet retail big-box that offers in-store Doggie Day Camp, boarding via PetsHotels, and grooming salons; competes broadly with Bark Bark Club's daycare, boarding, and grooming lines as a much larger incumbent.

Direct peers

• Dogtopia: National dog daycare, boarding, and spa franchise operating supervised off-leash play environments; directly comparable to Bark Bark Club's daycare + boarding + grooming offering, though at a multi-unit franchise scale.
• Central Bark: Dog daycare, boarding, grooming, and training franchise with an emphasis on whole-dog care and enrichment; closely mirrors Bark Bark Club's bundled daycare/boarding/grooming stack.
• The Dog Stop: Multi-location dog daycare, boarding, grooming, and training franchise with a similarly bundled service model and price-tiered packages; competes in the same mid-market urban/suburban pet care segment.
• Camp Bow Wow: Largest U.S. franchise of dog daycare and boarding facilities with webcams and overnight stays; comparable core offering to Bark Bark Club across daycare, boarding, and grooming services.
• Hounds Town USA: Interactive dog daycare and pet boarding franchise with open-play group environments and optional grooming; comparable open-play daycare concept to Bark Bark Club's supervised pack model.

Emerging players

• Wag!: On-demand dog walking and pet care app; competes with Bark Bark Club's dog walking service line on convenience and digital UX, though Bark Bark Club retains facility-based daycare/boarding.
• Rover: Online marketplace for pet sitting, dog walking, and boarding in sitters' homes; competes with Bark Bark Club's dog walking and in-facility boarding, but via a marketplace model rather than a managed facility.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/barkbarkclub
• Instagraminstagram.com/barkbarkclub
• TikToktiktok.com/@barkbarkclub
• Xx.com/barkbarkclub
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bark-bark-club

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 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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