Perky Pet Services LLC

What Perky Pet Services LLC does

Perky Pet Services LLC is a solo-operator pet behavior and care practice founded in 2021 by Sophia Vitale in the western suburbs of Chicago. The company delivers Fear Free Certified, science-based dog training, day training, cooperative care programs, and specialized dog walking/visit services directly to pet owners in their homes across approximately seven Illinois suburbs including Hinsdale, Clarendon Hills, Westmont, Willowbrook, Darien, Woodridge, and Bolingbrook.

The core methodology is built on positive reinforcement and cooperative care principles, with the founder explicitly refusing aversive tools such as shock collars, choke chains, prong collars, and dominance-based techniques. The owner holds VSA-CDT, Fear Free Certified Professional, APDT membership, and Pro Pet Hero First Aid & CPR credentials with 11+ years of animal behavior experience. Client operations are run through the Time To Pet SaaS platform, which provides online scheduling, payments, GPS-tracked walks, and visit report cards with photos. The service portfolio spans private in-home training sessions (from $99), day training walk-and-train packages (from $479, 4-16 weeks), midday dog walks and specialized visits for anxious, reactive, or post-operative pets (from $30), cooperative care training for handling tasks like nail trims and vet exams, and B2B cooperative care presentations to groomers, vet offices, and daycares.

The business is a bootstrapped LLC with no outside investors, no parent company, and no disclosed revenue. All service delivery is performed personally by the founder, with no additional employees recorded. The company maintains an organic marketing presence across a website, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, and Yelp, with five-star Google reviews as the primary social proof.

Name

Perky Pet Services LLC

Legal name

Perky Pet Services LLC

Website

https://perkypetservices.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Perky Pet Services LLC is a solo-operator, Fear Free Certified pet training and care practice founded in 2021 in Hinsdale, Illinois, offering in-home private training, day training, cooperative care, and specialized dog walking for pet owners across Chicago's western suburbs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Pet Training and Behavior Services

NAICS

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

akta.pro primary industry

Pet Services (Grooming, Training, Daycare) (CRALAIAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Behavioral/Anxiety-Sensitive Senior Care (Quiet Suites/Separation Support) (HSANAJAJ), Puppy Care In-Home Sitting (Potty Training Support) (HSANAEAK)

Keywords

• Fear free dog training
• Pet behavior modification
• Cooperative care training
• In-home pet training
• Dog walking services

Headquarters

HQ city

Hinsdale

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, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Private Dog Training Sessions: In-home private training sessions with customized training plans. Sessions start at $99 with discounts for pre-purchased packages. Training covers problem behaviors, leash manners, over-reactivity, and cooperative care for dogs, cats, and household pets.
2. Day Training Packages: Walk-and-train programs where the trainer does foundational training work. Packages include 2-8 visits per week for 4-16 weeks plus weekly Client Sync Sessions. Starts at $479, pricing varies by program and frequency.
3. Dog Walking and Specialized Visits: Midday dog walks and visits including Walk-and-Train ($30 for 15 min), 30-min visits ($30, $27 for 4+ recurring weekly), and 60-min visits ($50). Includes GPS tracking, report cards with photos. Specialized visits for anxious/reactive dogs, post-op care, and medical conditions start at $30.
4. Cooperative Care Professional Presentations: Group training courses for groomers, vet offices, daycares, and pet care organizations on fear-free husbandry and cooperative care. Course content includes body language education, live/video demonstrations, and Q&A sessions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Perky Pet Services LLC is a Fear Free Certified pet behavior and training company that delivers in-home private dog training, day training packages, cooperative care programs, and specialized pet visits for dogs, cats, and other household pets. The company exclusively uses science-based, force-free positive reinforcement methods to address behavior issues such as reactivity, anxiety, leash manners, and cooperative care for vet and grooming handling. Services are personally delivered by founder and certified trainer Sophia Vitale across the western suburbs of Chicago, with scheduling and payments managed through the Time To Pet client portal.

Product overview

Perky Pet Services LLC is a Fear Free Certified, science-based pet behavior and training company offering a unified suite of pet care services. The core offerings include Private Dog Training (in-home customized sessions), Day Training Packages (trainer-led foundational training during walks), Specialized Dog Walks/Visits (for anxious, reactive, or medically-dependent pets), and Cooperative Care Programs (Care With Consent training for handling and husbandry). Supporting services include Midday Dog Walks & Visits, Puppy and Kitten Programs, and Professional Partner Presentations for pet care organizations. The company serves dogs, cats, birds, rabbits, rodents, reptiles, and other household pets across the western suburbs of Chicago.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Private Dog Training In-home private training sessions where the certified trainer guides and teaches pet owners to work with their dogs. Sessions are customized to address problem behaviors, leash manners, over-reactivity, and cooperative care training for dogs, cats, and household pets. Sessions start at $99 with discounts for pre-purchased packages.
• Day Training Packages Walk-and-train program where the trainer performs foundational training work during dog walks and visits while the dog stays in its own home, with weekly Client Sync Sessions to keep owners informed. Packages include 2-8 weekly visits over 4-16 weeks and start at $479.
• Specialized Dog Walks and Visits Expert dog walking and home visits for dogs with unique needs including anxiety, reactivity, post-operative care, medical conditions, and weight management programs. Offered Monday-Friday 10am-3pm with visits starting at $30.
• Cooperative Care Programs Care With Consent training programs helping dogs, cats, birds, rabbits, rodents, reptiles, and other household pets tolerate and enjoy necessary care tasks including nail trims, grooming, vet exams, medication administration, and coat maintenance through desensitization and counter conditioning.
• Midday Dog Walks and Visits Midday dog visits Monday-Friday 9am-5pm providing freshening food and water, medication administration, enrichment, playtime, and cuddles with virtual report cards including GPS tracking, check-in/out times, and photos. Walk-and-Train 15-minute visits are $30, 30-minute visits are $30 ($27 for 4+ recurring weekly), and 60-minute visits are $50.
• Puppy Program Customizable training program for puppies up to 2 years old emphasizing critical socialization (up to 16 weeks), potty training, crate and place training, body handling, and foundational cues such as sit, down, touch, drop it, and leave it.
• Kitten Course Customizable training program for kittens up to 1 year old covering carrier training, critical socialization (up to 7 weeks), body handling, and foundational cues for object targeting, recall, and impulse control.
• Professional Partner Presentations Cooperative Care educational presentations for groomers, vet offices, daycares, and pet care organizations covering fear-free husbandry, animal body language, live and video demonstrations, and best practices for stress-free handling, with Q&A sessions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduces risk of aggression associated with aversive training methods

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature2 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Rover: Rover is a large online marketplace connecting pet owners with walkers, sitters, and boarders. It competes most directly with Perky Pet's midday dog walking and specialized visits but operates as a broad platform rather than a specialized training provider.
• Wag: Wag is a national dog walking and pet care marketplace with on-demand booking and GPS-tracked walks. It overlaps with Perky Pet on walking services and uses similar technology features (GPS tracking, report cards), but as a broad marketplace rather than a premium training specialist.
• Camp Bow Wow: Camp Bow Wow is a national dog daycare and boarding franchise with training add-ons. It is a broader incumbent in pet care services with overlapping training capabilities, though its core business is facility-based daycare rather than in-home training.
• Petco (Petco Dog Training): Petco is a national pet retail chain that offers group dog training classes inside its stores and through partner trainers. It is a broad incumbent in pet services, overlapping with Perky Pet on training but serving a much wider retail customer base.

Direct peers

• Zoom Room Dog Training: Zoom Room is a US dog training franchise operating physical training centers that offer group classes, private sessions, and agility. It is comparable as a multi-modality dog training brand with both consumer services and franchised locations.
• Bark Busters: Bark Busters is a global in-home dog training franchise that sends trainers to clients' homes for behavior and obedience work. It is the most direct competitor to Perky Pet's private training model, operating in similar suburban markets with a comparable service delivery motion.
• Dogtopia: Dogtopia is a US dog daycare, boarding, and spa franchise that has expanded into training services. It overlaps with Perky Pet on training and daycare-adjacent pet care, though it delivers services at facility locations rather than in-home.
• Off-Leash K9 Training: Off-Leash K9 Training is a nationwide franchise specializing in obedience and off-leash control with in-home and group lessons. It directly competes with Perky Pet's leash-literacy and obedience training offerings in suburban US markets.
• Sit Means Sit: Sit Means Sit is a multi-state dog training franchise offering in-home and group classes plus board-and-train programs. It competes with Perky Pet across both private sessions and day training packages, with a comparable focus on obedience and behavior issues.

Emerging players

• Victoria Stilwell Positively Dog Training: Victoria Stilwell Positively is the force-free training practice of the VSA founder whose credential Perky Pet's owner holds. It is comparable as a leading force-free, positive-reinforcement training brand; while it operates globally, both brands share the same Fear Free / VSA-aligned philosophy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@PerkyPetServices
• Facebookfacebook.com/PerkyPetServices
• Instagraminstagram.com/perkypetservices
• TikToktiktok.com/@perkypetservicesllc?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/perky-pet-services-llc

Compliance4 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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