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Groomer News: Pet Grooming, Daycare & Boarding

Trade news for salon owners, mobile groomers, and daycare and boarding operators. Follow industry changes, compare equipment and pet-care technology, and explore practical guidance on pricing, staffing, coat care, and animal welfare.

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Private Equity Keeps Rolling Up Pet Boarding and Daycare

From Best Friends Pet Hotel's rapid acquisition spree to a wave of new platforms, private equity is consolidating boarding and daycare at a striking pace.

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Private Equity Keeps Rolling Up Pet Boarding and Daycare
Pet Boarding Expo 2026 Puts Safety and Staffing on Agenda
Events

Pet Boarding Expo 2026 Puts Safety and Staffing on Agenda

The Pet Boarding and Daycare Expo runs November 3–6 in Hershey. Its program connects behavior safety, grooming education, staffing and business decisions.

Woofie's Adds Mobile Grooming Franchise in North Austin
Business

Woofie's Adds Mobile Grooming Franchise in North Austin

Woofie's North Austin adds mobile grooming, dog walking and pet sitting. The local expansion highlights route planning, service coordination and customer trust.

Skiptown Reworks Memberships Around Grooming and Play
Business

Skiptown Reworks Memberships Around Grooming and Play

Skiptown has reorganized its memberships around grooming, social visits and bundled pet care. Here is what the plans include and what salon owners can learn.

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Pet Boarding Expo 2026 Puts Safety and Staffing on Agenda
Events

Pet Boarding Expo 2026 Puts Safety and Staffing on Agenda

The Pet Boarding and Daycare Expo runs November 3–6 in Hershey. Its program connects behavior safety, grooming education, staffing and business decisions.

By Marcus Bailey · Oct 23, 2026
Woofie's Adds Mobile Grooming Franchise in North Austin
Business

Woofie's Adds Mobile Grooming Franchise in North Austin

Woofie's North Austin adds mobile grooming, dog walking and pet sitting. The local expansion highlights route planning, service coordination and customer trust.

By Janny Lee · Oct 23, 2026
Skiptown Reworks Memberships Around Grooming and Play
Business

Skiptown Reworks Memberships Around Grooming and Play

Skiptown has reorganized its memberships around grooming, social visits and bundled pet care. Here is what the plans include and what salon owners can learn.

By Sofia Reyes · Oct 23, 2026
Pack Pet Care Launches With 18 Daycare and Boarding Sites
Business

Pack Pet Care Launches With 18 Daycare and Boarding Sites

Pack Pet Care launched with 18 daycare and boarding locations. Its local-brand promise puts staff continuity, local decisions and owner transitions in focus.

By Elena Marsh · Oct 23, 2026
Sparkle Raises $6 Million for Grooming Franchise Growth
Business

Sparkle Raises $6 Million for Grooming Franchise Growth

Sparkle secured $6 million for grooming franchise expansion. A look at its membership model, operating salons and the difference between licenses and openings.

By Elena Marsh · Oct 23, 2026
Best Pet Grooming, Boarding and Daycare Software 2026: The Groomer News Awards
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Best Pet Grooming, Boarding and Daycare Software 2026: The Groomer News Awards

Talopet and MoeGo win the 2026 Groomer News software awards for advanced unified pet-care operations and exceptional grooming and mobile execution.

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About Groomer News

Groomer News is the world's number one news platform for pet grooming, pet daycare, and pet boarding — and an independent trade publication covering the business of professional pet care. We report for the people who do this work for a living: salon owners, mobile and van groomers, kennel and daycare operators, and the managers running their teams. Not for pet owners looking for at-home tips.

That means following the money as closely as the technique. Private equity is consolidating salons, boarding, daycare, and the software that runs them; labor is short while demand keeps climbing; and the equipment and pricing decisions made this quarter set an operator's margin for years. We cover those shifts alongside the work itself — coat handling, low-stress and Fear Free methods, safety on the table, kennel standards, and the practices that protect both the animal and the person caring for it.

We are not sponsored. Groomer News runs no advertising, accepts no sponsorships or paid placements, and publishes no sponsored articles or paid product features. Nobody buys coverage here, and nobody sees a review before it runs. Our reporting is independent and sourced, and when we get something wrong we correct it in place.

That makes readers the whole business model. Subscribe to The Weekly Groom — it's free, and it's how you support independent reporting for the grooming trade.

What we cover
  • Industry news, regulation, and events
  • Pricing, hiring, retention, and operations
  • Grooming technique, safety, and animal welfare
  • Daycare and boarding: kennels, capacity, and care standards
  • Tools, equipment, and pet-care technology