{"id":1656,"date":"2012-07-06T07:24:19","date_gmt":"2012-07-06T15:24:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.franchisesolutions.com\/blog\/?p=1656"},"modified":"2019-02-12T16:17:05","modified_gmt":"2019-02-12T21:17:05","slug":"this-isnt-your-typical-pet-concept","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.franchisesolutions.com\/blog\/2012-07\/this-isnt-your-typical-pet-concept\/","title":{"rendered":"This isn&#8217;t your typical Pet Concept!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When you think of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.franchisesolutions.com\/pet-franchises\">pet concepts<\/a> the typical retail store or even doggy daycare comes to mind, right? Well the pet industry has become even more creative. &nbsp;What about pet cleanliness? What about making dog owner&#8217;s responsible for picking up their dog&#8217;s poo? Here are two new concepts that are taking it to the extreme.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-1713\" title=\"citykitty-banner\" src=\"https:\/\/www.franchisesolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/citykitty-banner-150x50.gif\" alt=\"City Kitty Franchise\" width=\"150\" height=\"50\"><\/p>\n<div>City Kitty is a groomer for CATS! Cats out number dogs by over 5 million in America alone. So move over Benji and Toto, it&#8217;s time for Garfield to get his hair did.&nbsp;Adrienne Kawamura took her love for cats and turned it into a succesful business model. She is now franchising.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-1714\" style=\"margin-top: 20px; margin-bottom: 20px;\" title=\"pooprints-banner-premiere\" src=\"https:\/\/www.franchisesolutions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/07\/pooprints-banner-premiere-e1342715361154.gif\" alt=\"Poo Prints Pet Franchise\" width=\"150\" height=\"36\">Have you ever stepped in dog poo and wanted to know who did it?&nbsp;With over 67 million dogs in the US, not all dog owner&#8217;s are responsible enough to pick up after their pets. If you are THAT pet owner, look out&#8230;you may be caught next time. PooPrints may have the scoop on your poop! This new business model allows DNA testing on dog poop.The pet industry is a $32 billion dollar market worldwide. Humans love their animals and this doesn&#8217;t appear to be changing anytime soon. 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