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title: "Crain's Detroit Business: Former insurance exec to bring pet boarding concept company to metro Detroit"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/d5869c6d-d183-4594-ae28-543c17e54675
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/crains-detroit-business-former-insurance-exec-to-bring-pet-boarding-concept-company-to-metro-detroit-2709762
category: "Pets"
industry: "Pets"
published: 2019-04-23T19:14:40.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:34:03.769Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/b4dceea4506c32a142c875023f502c445194.jpg
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# Crain's Detroit Business: Former insurance exec to bring pet boarding concept company to metro Detroit

**TL;DR:** Pete Mourad signed an agreement to bring three Hounds Town USA franchises to the metro Detroit area. This marks the first multi-unit agreement for Hounds Town USA.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2019-04-23. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/crains-detroit-business-former-insurance-exec-to-bring-pet-boarding-concept-company-to-metro-detroit-2709762).*

## Story

According to Crain's Detroit Business, former insurance executive Pete Mourad has signed an agreement to bring three Hounds Town USA franchises to the metro Detroit area. Mourad is planning to open his first location in Troy this summer, followed by two others in the next three years. This marks the first multi-unit agreement for Hounds Town USA.

"The dogs at Hounds Town are basically at play all day," he said. "They're not in kennels. It's the best thing for dogs."

Matt Puttin is an Account Executive at No Limit Agency. He is a graduate from the Journalism School at the University of Missouri and emphasized in strategic communication and public relations. Matt is an avid Chicago sports fan and is anxious for the White Sox to make a return to the postseason.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- franchise expansion (topic)
- Pets (sector)
- Hounds Town USA (company)
- multi-unit agreement (topic)
- Metro Detroit (location)
- pet boarding (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/crains-detroit-business-former-insurance-exec-to-bring-pet-boarding-concept-company-to-metro-detroit-2709762). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/d5869c6d-d183-4594-ae28-543c17e54675).