Canine care corporate provides to its pack with acquire of Church Hill competitor

DogServices, which gives canine daycare, boarding and grooming, has expanded into Church Hill with its contemporary acquisition of Pets at Play. Photograph courtesy of DogServices.

With a competitor firmly in paw, Richmond-area canine care chain DogServices has marked its territory in a brand new a part of the town.

Remaining month the corporate received Church Hill-based canine daycare Pets at Play. The deal integrated each the Pets at Play trade and its location at 319 N. twenty fifth St.

Entire phrases weren’t disclosed. The valuables by myself offered for $462,500, in line with on-line town data. The three,000-square-foot, one-story construction was once maximum just lately assessed at $298,000.

The purchase is the fourth location for DogServices, which provides daycare, grooming and boarding services and products for canines. Its different spots are at 4800 Thalbro St. and 4916 W. Marshall St., which might be each close to Willow Garden, in addition to in Quick Pump at 4545-A Pouncey Tract Highway.

DogServices purchased the valuables occupied through Pets at Play at 319 N. twenty fifth St. as a part of its acquisition of the trade. Jack Jacobs picture.

Michael Muscarella, managing spouse of the crowd that owns DogServices, mentioned the addition of Pets at Play extends DogServices’ succeed in to new shoppers. He mentioned the plan is to handle the Pets at Play branding on the Church Hill location.

“It’s a longtime trade and we have now this concept in thoughts to possess canine kennels down Large Side road,” he mentioned. “It’s some distance clear of our different kennels, so it made sense. There’s somewhat overlap of the companies however now not an excessive amount of.”

DogServices has 60 staff, together with the 13-strong group that came visiting with the alternate in possession at Pets at Play.

Pets at Play first opened 17 years in the past. Former proprietor Maria Lyn McGinnis didn’t reply to a request for remark.

DogServices was once based in 1990 through Donna Crumpler, who offered it to the investor crew that these days owns the corporate in 2007.

A number of the adjustments in retailer for Pets at Play can be a retail segment later this summer time. Retail is new territory for DogServices, and the Church Hill canine daycare gave the impression of a excellent candidate as a result of there isn’t festival from grocery shops that may lift the similar merchandise.

“We concept it could be a excellent position to promote meals and minor provides like treats,” Muscarella mentioned.

Muscarella mentioned the corporate were searching for a chance to develop pre-2020 however put the ones plans on cling all through the worst of the pandemic.

Some other draw of the deal was once the chance to shop for the true property in Church Hill.

“The worth of that belongings in Church Hill isn’t taking place anytime quickly,” he mentioned.