Barking Beauties

What Barking Beauties does

Barking Beauties is a privately held, single-location full-service dog grooming salon operating at 601 Rio Grande Place #116 in Aspen, Colorado. Founded under current ownership when Laura and Thomas Dubois acquired the business in 2008, the salon has operated continuously under the Barking Beauties Dog Spa brand. The company serves individual pet owners in the Aspen area, providing grooming services for dogs of all breeds and sizes, including bathing, brushing, hair cutting and styling, nail trimming, ear cleaning, teeth cleaning, anal gland cleaning, and massages.

The business is led by owner Laura Dubois, a certified Master Groomer with 19 years of grooming experience who emphasizes continuing education and the use of state-of-the-art grooming equipment. Operations run Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, with appointments scheduled exclusively by phone at (970) 925-DOGS. The company maintains an approximately 22-person staff supporting service delivery at the single physical salon.

Revenue is generated through per-service professional grooming fees, with pricing handled on a quote-based, pay-as-you-go basis rather than publicly disclosed tiers. As a supplementary revenue stream, the company operates an affiliate relationship with Life's Abundance, offering a curated selection of pet food, treats, and wellness products through Laura's Top Products page. The business is bootstrapped with no external investment, no parent company, and no multi-location footprint, relying on word-of-mouth referrals and local search visibility for customer acquisition.

Name

Barking Beauties

Website

https://barkingbeautiesdogspa.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Barking Beauties is a privately held, single-location full-service dog grooming salon in Aspen, Colorado, founded under current ownership in 2008. It serves local pet owners with comprehensive grooming services and operates an affiliate product line via Life's Abundance.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pet Grooming Services

NAICS

Pet Care (except Veterinary) Services (812910)

SIC

Services-Personal Services (7200)

akta.pro primary industry

Standard Full-Service Dog Grooming (HSANAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Bath & Brush Packages (HSANAAAC), Haircut & Styling (Breed-Specific/Custom) (HSANAAAD), Nail Care (Trim/Grind/Paw Care) (HSANAAAF)

Keywords

• Dog grooming services
• Pet grooming salon
• Dog spa
• Pet care services
• Breed-specific grooming

Headquarters

HQ city

Aspen

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Dog Grooming Services: Full-service dog grooming including bath, brush, hair cutting, nail trimming, ear cleaning, teeth cleaning, anal gland cleaning, and massages. Revenue is generated through per-service transactions at a local salon.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Barking Beauties is a full-service dog grooming salon providing baths, brushing, hair cutting and styling, nail trimming, ear and anal gland cleaning, teeth cleaning, and massages for dogs of all breeds and sizes. Appointments are scheduled by phone and services are delivered in-person at a single Aspen, Colorado storefront. The business additionally curates recommended pet food, treats, and wellness products via an affiliate referral to Life's Abundance.

Product overview

Barking Beauties is a full-service dog grooming salon providing comprehensive grooming services for dogs of all breeds and sizes. The core offering is the grooming service suite including baths, brushing, hair cutting and styling, nail trimming, ear/anal gland cleaning, teeth cleaning, and massages. As an add-on offering, the company also curates Laura's Top Products—a selection of pet food, treats, and wellness items sold through an external partner (Life's Abundance). The company is located in Aspen, Colorado and is operated by certified Master Groomer Laura Dubois.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dog Grooming Services Full-service dog grooming delivered in-person at the Aspen, Colorado salon, covering bathing, brushing, hair cutting and styling, nail trimming, ear cleaning, anal gland cleaning, teeth cleaning, and massages for dogs of all breeds and sizes. Customers book by phone and bring pets to the storefront.
• Laura's Top Products A curated selection of pet food, treats, and wellness products recommended by owner Laura Dubois and sourced through the partner Life's Abundance. Customers click through to the partner site to shop.

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.

• Life's AbundanceminorGTM or Marketing PartnerLaura Dubois recommends Life's Abundance pet food and products through her website. This appears to be an affiliate/referral relationship where she promotes healthy pet food, treats, and related products to her customers.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Petco Grooming: Operates grooming salons inside a national pet retail footprint. Comparable to Barking Beauties as a dog-grooming service provider, though at vastly greater scale and as part of a broader retail offering rather than a boutique single-location model.
• PetSmart Grooming: National grooming services within PetSmart stores, covering the same core services (bath, haircut, nail trim). A relevant broad incumbent benchmark for grooming service delivery, though service is standardized rather than master-groomer-led boutique.

Emerging players

• Dogtopia: Dog daycare, boarding, and spa services at multiple U.S. locations. Comparable in that spa/grooming is a meaningful service line, but its core focus is daycare and it operates a multi-unit franchise model versus a single Aspen boutique.
• Rover: Online marketplace for pet-care services including grooming, sitting, and walking. Directly competes for Aspen pet-owner spending on grooming via in-home and mobile service providers on the platform.

Direct peers

• Aussie Pet Mobile: Franchised mobile dog-grooming service delivering full-groom and bath services directly to customers. Comparable to Barking Beauties as a full-service dog-grooming operator and a likely competitive threat via convenience in the Aspen corridor.
• The Dapper Dog: Boutique dog-grooming salons operating in affluent U.S. markets with a similar premium, master-groomer-style positioning and per-service pricing model.

Regional players

• Sundown Pet Resort: Full-service pet grooming, boarding, and daycare resort. Comparable offering and price-point to Barking Beauties in the Aspen/Roaring Fork region but operates additional services and capacity.
• Healthy Hounds Dog Spa: Independent boutique dog-spa in the Aspen area offering similar full-service grooming. The most local, head-to-head competitive analog to Barking Beauties in the same geography.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/barking-beauties

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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