Everything You Missed This Week 🐶

Issue #247

September 26th, 2025

Quick Hits:

🥘 Dogs could be dining indoors at Chicago restaurants soon

🏡 Free dog with every house sold

📸 This photographer offers LinkedIn headshots for dogs, because dogs need a professional edge as well

🐱 You and your cat are tripping on oxytocin together

🇦🇺 73% of households across Australia are now home to one or more pets

🇪🇺 Where in Europe are dogs most popular?

🏧 This ATM in Massachusetts is exclusively made for dogs

🚂 The ultimate dog-friendly fall event to add to your bucket list

• IVP to IPO - Inspire Veterinary Partners files new S-1 Form.

• Betting on Europe - Mars plans to invest €1 billion to boost manufacturing and innovation.

• Going nationwide - Woof Gang enters Oregon, marking its 30th state entry.

• Foxen enters the chat - Foxen launches PetClear to streamline pet management for property owners and operators.

• Arista teams with Peacock - Adaptive-reuse design converts office into 24/7 specialty veterinary hospital.

• Sparkle signs 3-unit Atlanta deal - The fast-scaling, wellness-focused dog grooming brand arrives at The ATL.

• Kemin acquires CJ Youtell Biotech - Acquisition expands Kemin's animal-health platform with new biotech capabilities.

• AI trainers hit $2.6B - Personalized lessons, gamification, and affordable subscriptions reshape daily training routines.

• MoffettNathanson upgrades Chewy - Analyst upgrade signals pet-household recovery.

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• National Walk Your Dog Week - Nature's Recipe™ wants to give you $100 for new shoes.

• American brands losing global appeal - Consumers shun American label; local alternatives gain favor quickly worldwide.

• Pets locked out by landlords - Half a million tenants denied pet requests.

• Meet the 3 cutest dogs - Thousands voted, and these 3 cuties got the most.

• 47,000 dogs - A new study is providing the most detailed look at what determines a dog’s behavior.

• The pet tax - Starting in 2026, this town in Italy will impose a dog tax.

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• Vice President of Marketing at Independence Pet Holdings

• Head of Content Marketing at Tuft & Paw

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