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Buy a Barkefellers Franchise

Barkefellers is an upscale pet hotel and “Resort & Spa” concept for dogs and cats, offering boarding, doggy daycare, grooming, and training under one roof. The brand was founded in 2008 in Indianapolis by Rick and Christi Coffey, grew into a multi-location family business, and began franchising in 2014. It is now run day-to-day by their children, Jordan and Krista Coffey, who came up through the company.

The model is built around four complementary revenue streams that draw on the same base of pet-owning customers, encouraging repeat visits and cross-selling between services. Facilities feature comfortable lodging suites, supervised group play, private outdoor potty yards, and on-site grooming and training. Barkefellers operates several company locations across the Indianapolis area and central Indiana and remains an emerging franchise system with fewer than 20 units.

A key differentiator is the brand’s emphasis on expansive outdoor play and activity areas, alongside a hospital-grade, pet-safe sanitation system the founders developed from decades of commercial-cleaning experience.

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Why buy a Barkefellers Franchise?

For buyers drawn to the pet care category, a Barkefellers franchise combines a recognizable local brand with a multi-service operating model. The four service lines of lodging, daycare, grooming, and training let a single facility serve the same customers in several ways, supporting recurring visits rather than one-off transactions and helping smooth revenue across the year.

Franchisees join an established, family-built system: owners receive organization-level marketing, co-operative advertising, regional and local marketing materials, and a branded website, plus training from operators who have run the concept across multiple Indiana locations. The pet care category has also proved resilient across economic cycles, giving the model a steady demand backdrop.

Barkefellers Franchise Costs & Information

  • Minimum Qualifications

    • Initial Franchise Fee

      $35,000 - $70,000

    • Initial Investment

      $1,000,000 - $5,000,000

  • Royalty

    • Royalty Fee

      3-5%

  • Training & Support

    • 2 weeks on the job training

    • 4 weeks classroom training

    • Ongoing support

    • Marketing support

Barkefellers – Additional  Information

  1. Training & Support

    Barkefellers trains incoming owners from the ground up through a structured program of four weeks of classroom instruction and two weeks of on-the-job training, with prior pet-industry experience treated as a plus rather than a requirement. Ongoing support covers organization-level marketing, co-operative advertising, regional and local marketing materials, and a branded website, plus operational guidance from experienced management. Buyers of an existing Barkefellers unit should confirm what transfer training and onboarding the franchisor provides to incoming owners and staff.

  2. Ideal Owner

    Barkefellers suits a hands-on, customer-facing operator who can lead a team and uphold high standards of cleanliness and animal care. The role is sales- and service-oriented, combining staff management, daily operations, and relationship-building with local pet owners. Genuine enthusiasm for dogs and cats matters, but the business rewards mature, dependable operators focused on consistency and customer experience. Pet-industry experience is helpful rather than essential, since the franchisor trains owners in its systems.

  3. Recognition & Awards

    Barkefellers has built its reputation in the Indianapolis pet care market, earning repeated local recognition that includes multiple "Best Boarding," "Best Groomers," and "Best Doggy Day Care" honors from The Indy A-List, along with Angie's List's Super Service Award for customer satisfaction. The brand also maintains a profile in Entrepreneur's franchise directory. For resale buyers, brand-level recognition should be weighed alongside the specific territory's reputation, including local reviews, referral sources, and community visibility.

  4. Industry / Market

    US pet owners spent about $158 billion in 2024, according to the American Pet Products Association, with boarding, grooming, daycare, and training making up the pet-services segment of that total. More than two-thirds of US households own a pet, and spending on pet services has grown steadily and proved largely recession-resistant, as owners maintain care routines even when trimming other discretionary spending. For resale buyers, local demand depends on household density, competing facilities, and the strength of the unit's repeat-customer base.

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