Kennelwood Pet Resorts provide pets a safe and healthy vacation, as well as lots of fun and attention, too. Kennelwood Pet Resorts are full-service facilities offering a wide variety of services, including all suite pet accommodations, award-winning grooming, personalized play time, Doggie DayCamp, and professional training. All Kennelwood Pet Resorts offer pets and their pet parents a variety of destination choices and accommodations for cats and dogs, all under 24 hour supervision and constant monitoring of safety and cleanliness.


Franchisees receive in depth, thorough training in all aspects of operating a Kennelwood Pet Resort facility. This will take place at our Franchise Support headquarters and corporate facilities in St. Louis, Missouri. In the classroom we’ll provide instruction on such topics as administrative issues, operational aspects, pet safety, client relations, sales, marketing, human resources and staffing concerns. The on-the-job, hands-on portion of training will have you actively participating in the daily activities at one of our corporate facilities working side-by side with our seasoned managers and staff and let you feel what it’s like to be at the helm of a Kennelwood Pet Resorts facility.

If you have a passion for pets, as well as, understanding and respect for the relationship between a pet and their pet parent, and are looking for a fun and exciting, growth oriented business opportunity, Kennelwood Pet Resorts could be the right choice for you. Kennelwood Pet Resorts is targeting the following states: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia, Vermont, Wyoming, and District of Colombia.

First founded by the late Donald Danforth Jr. in 1974, Kennelwood Pet Resorts has grown to become one of the first All-Suite pet resorts in the country and has expanded to include multiple locations. Each resort offers a wide variety of specialized, even proprietary, products and guest services –all designed to treat pets, according to our employee credo, with “Trust, Commitment, Loving Care.”

Interested parties should have at least $250,000 to invest.