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title: "Franchise Times: Pet Adoption Increase Will Mean Rise in Business, Says Hounds Town USA CEO"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/f0af2f46-5614-4e18-9178-7b678c3884eb
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/franchise-times-pet-adoption-increase-will-mean-rise-in-business-says-hounds-town-usa-ceo-2713171
category: "Daycare & boarding"
industry: "Pets"
segment: "Daycare & boarding"
topics: ["People"]
published: 2020-07-16T14:09:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:28:32.208Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/3b6de1e695909127ce7ed6632b82ea377875.jpg
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# Franchise Times: Pet Adoption Increase Will Mean Rise in Business, Says Hounds Town USA CEO

**TL;DR:** Hounds Town USA CEO Michael Gould says the increase in pet adoption during the pandemic will lead to a rise in business for the doggy day-care franchise. The franchise is looking forward to helping new dog owners balance work and pet care once restrictions are lifted.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2020-07-16. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/franchise-times-pet-adoption-increase-will-mean-rise-in-business-says-hounds-town-usa-ceo-2713171).*

## Story

**According to Franchise Times****, since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, more and more people have been coping with the social distancing blues by adopting animals from local shelters. While this is a great idea for those stuck at home and working virtually, it can also be a cause for concern once non-essential businesses reopen and more and more new pet parents head back to work.**

**Hounds Town USA****, a doggy day-care franchise, is looking forward to helping new dog owners bridge the gap between working and being a pet parent once restrictions start to life. “Daycare at Hounds Town is not a luxury, but a necessity…Human customers rely on us, and dogs become addicted to coming to daycare, just like kids get excited about going to the park,” said Hounds Town USA CEO Michael Gould. “We’ve made dog ownership possible for 20 years. That’s what we do.”**

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Pets (sector)
- Franchise Times (publication)
- pandemic impact (topic)
- Hounds Town USA (company)
- pet adoption (topic)
- doggy daycare (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/franchise-times-pet-adoption-increase-will-mean-rise-in-business-says-hounds-town-usa-ceo-2713171). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/f0af2f46-5614-4e18-9178-7b678c3884eb).