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title: "Dogtopia Marks Its Territory in Colorado"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/c0eb4be0-8178-4ced-865d-c0adac06e97d
source: "Global Franchise"
original_url: https://www.global-franchise.com/news/dogtopia-marks-its-territory-in-colorado
author: "Global Franchise Team"
category: "Daycare & boarding"
industry: "Pets"
segment: "Daycare & boarding"
published: 2017-10-24T11:06:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T22:32:58.536Z
image: https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1507679799987-c73779587ccf?w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop
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# Dogtopia Marks Its Territory in Colorado

**TL;DR:** Dogtopia is expanding into Colorado with plans to grow from 53 to 70 locations by the end of the year. The brand is targeting the Denver market, which has a large dog-loving community.

*By Global Franchise Team, originally published in Global Franchise on 2017-10-24. [Read the original](https://www.global-franchise.com/news/dogtopia-marks-its-territory-in-colorado).*

## Story

Dogtopia, which presently has 53 locations and plans to grow to 70 before the end of the year is now targeting Colorado for growth. Peter Thomas, Dogtopia chairman, said “A huge dog-loving community, Denver has proven to be an ideal market for Dogtopia. I’m eager to see Dogtopia expand its footprint throughout the market.”

Dogtopia facilities offering daycare, spa and boarding serviceswhich have multiple rooms to separate dogs. A webcam assures owners that dogs are happy with their environment.

Alex Samios, vice president of franchise development, said, “We really got in the game to really raise the standards of professionalism, be more sophisticated and really take this industry and innovate it to what pet parents want tomorrow — not what they wanted yesterday.”

## Entities

- unit expansion (topic)
- Global Franchise (publication)
- international expansion (topic)
- Pets (sector)
- James Fell (person)
- Colorado (location)
- Denver (location)
- pet care (topic)
- master franchise (topic)
- Dogtopia (company)
- Alex Samios (person)

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Originally reported by Global Franchise Team, Global Franchise (https://www.global-franchise.com/news/dogtopia-marks-its-territory-in-colorado). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/c0eb4be0-8178-4ced-865d-c0adac06e97d).