
The Boardman trade area is supported by Mercy Health’s St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital, providing a concentrated demographic of over 1,280 medical staff whose 12-hour shifts require reliable dog daycare.
Paws Paradise operates near Market Street as the highly trusted local provider, securing deep community ties and exceptional client retention. Camp Bow Wow is positioned to capture the unabsorbed overflow demand generated by the incumbent’s existing capacity limits.
Operationally, staff must enforce rigorous “Interview Day” intake filtering and master “Gate Control” to read “pre-strike” body language during high-risk pack transitions. To maximize facility yield, the in-house “Behavior Buddies” training curriculum allows staff to upsell “Board and Train” packages, increasing Revenue Per Pet without expanding the real estate footprint.
Real estate selection is severely constrained by the Boardman Township Zoning Department, which mandates a 100-foot buffer zone from side and rear property lines for kennels. This inefficiency forces the acquisition of 2 to 3 acres and a $400 variance fee.
Furthermore, the highly congested Market Street lacks signalized intersections, creating dangerous left-turn ingress and egress for commuters. Sources: mercy.com, boardmantwp.com
| Franchise overview | |
| Marketing fund (in %) | 2% |
| Minimum cash required | $285,000 |
| Franchise fee | $50,000 |


