Award-winning, community-driven, and changing the pet retail game. Here's who's talking about Puptqe — proudly named Pet Retailer of the Year 2025 and Pet Subscription Service of the Year in 2026.
YouTube · Small Biz Companion
Slava Borisov and Courtney Honda sit down with Victoria English to share the real operational work behind building, systemizing, and franchising Puptqe — from an online shop to Pet Retailer of the Year.
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The official Puptqe franchise story — the Champ origin, the experience-driven model, 700+ Pup Pass members, and the vision for 200+ locations by 2030. Named the #1 Pet Retailer in the US in 2025.
Read full storyApple Podcasts · Your Brand Amplified
A deep dive into how Puptqe reimagined pet retail as genuine hospitality — the $160B opportunity traditional retailers missed, the yin-yang founder dynamic, and why finding the right franchise partners matters more than the capital.
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Take a walk through the Puptqe store in Temecula — the world's first dog bar, rotating photo ops, the membership community, and the Champ origin story featured on Localist SD.
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David J. Bland sits down with the Puptqe co-founders to explore how they tested their way through one of the most competitive retail categories — making the experience the product, focusing on an ideal customer, and turning retail into an ongoing relationship.
Read full storyYouTube · The Reluctant Entrepreneur
Courtney and Slava trace Puptqe from a niche online shop to a community-driven brick-and-mortar — the origin story behind Champ, why retail is being repositioned, and what it takes to build a brand around connection.
Read full storyYouTube · Modern Founders Podcast
Courtney and Slava share how they built Puptqe as a high-touch, membership-based hospitality brand — why loyalty programs are a myth, how to build as a couple, and creating a category-leading business in a crowded market.
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The annual Pet Innovation Awards recognize the most outstanding companies in the pet industry — Puptqe welcomed 700+ members, with franchise opportunities beginning Q4 2025.
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Pet Innovation Awards recognizes Puptqe again — this time for redefining pet membership and recurring relationships, naming the brand Pet Subscription Service of the Year for 2026.
Read full storyYouTube · Beyond Fulfillment Podcast
Co-founder and president Courtney Honda shares the raw journey of building Puptqe from an online shop to a national brand — from pawning her wedding ring to meet payroll to winning Pet Retailer of the Year.
Read full storyNewsweek
A Siberian husky named Eva refused to even look at her owner after being made to leave her favorite pet store in Temecula — Puptqe. The viral video has racked up 13.6M+ views and counting.
Read full storyFranchisee First Magazine
Puptqe's "Media Store" model blends entertainment, community, hospitality, memberships, and commerce — built entirely around celebrating the bond between dogs and their owners.
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Puptqe is named among the top emerging franchises to own in 2026 — standing apart with a business model built around emotion, experience, and community.
Read full story"Puptqe isn't just a pet store — it's a community hub that happens to sell the best pet products in the country."
— Pet Retail Today, 2025
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