In Pictures: See how businesses target furry and other friends
Check out photos of several small businesses that have found their niches in the thriving pet industry
Marianne Bertrand, founder of Muttluks Inc., and her dog, Trombone, wearing the company’s dog boots.
Craig Stewart, founder of The Urban Reptile, holding an albino Burmese python snake.
Dave Stauble and wife, Maria Ringo, co-founders of natural pet food company Carna4 Inc., with friend’s dog, Maverick.Norm Rumfeldt
Noel, left, and Cheryl Foley, co-owners of Foley Dog Treat Co.
From left to right, Muttluks’ founder Marianne Bertrand’s dogs, Chief, Nanook and Kasmira, wearing fleece-lined Muttluks dog boots
Muttluks Inc. founder Marianne Bertrand’s dog, Chelsea, and cat, Tangerine, snooze on the Muttluks Bio-Cuddler.
Muttluk’s founder Marianne Bertrand’s dog, Chelsea, stays warm in the company’s belted coat.
Foley Dog Treat Co. co-owner Cheryl Foley, at an oven used in the preparation of the company’s gourmet dog treats.
Cheryl Foley, co-owner of Foley Dog Treat Co., uses a rolling pin in the preparation of the business’s dog treats.
Cheryl Foley, co-owner of Foley Dog Treat Co., feeds some of her company’s treats to dog PomPom.
Carna4's Dave Stauble feeds a dog some of his company's product.Matt Zuccala
Among the reptiles sold by The Urban Reptile are a leopard gecko and an African fat-tailed gecko.CRAIG STEWART
A ball python, sold by The Urban Reptile.CRAIG STEWART
The Urban Repite's staffer Kurt Duxbury pulls out a drawer in its baby ball python room. The pythons are housed in a hatchling rack system heated at the back and controlled by a digital thermostat.COURTESY OF THE URBAN REPTILE
Staffers Kurt Duxbury, left, and James Guiao in The Urban Reptile’s adult crested gecko room, which uses screened enclosures, allowing for good ventilation and easy maintenance and feeding access.CRAIG STEWART
A view of The Urban Reptile’s baby gecko room, where the reptiles are raised on hatchling rack systems.CRAIG STEWART
The exterior of a Dogtopia dog daycare centre.
Dogs at play in a Dogtopia dog daycare centre.