How The Petropolitan Came to Be
As one of Calgary's early entrepreneurs in the pet care industry, Hailey Seidel set out to create the kind of place she wanted for her own pets. The Petropolitan is a 3rd generation concept with 20 years of experience behind it's creation: thoughtful spaces, experienced care and a more personal approach to every pet.
What We Believe
Pet care is an essential service. You deserve a care provider that's efficient and easy to integrate into your daily life. At The Petropolitan, we're passionate about making your life easy and your pet's life great!
Founder
Hailey Seidel.
Hailey Seidel founded her first pet care company in 2007, shortly after graduating from the University of Calgary. The idea came from a personal need: she couldn’t find the kind of care she wanted for her beloved Great Dane.
Over the next decade, Hailey grew the business into Calgary’s largest pet care provider, earned a place in Calgary’s Top 40 Under 40 and sold the company in 2017. In the year that followed, she began shaping what would become The Petropolitan.
At the heart of it was a question Hailey had been asking for years: How would I want my own dog to be treated here?
That question continues to guide every detail—from the lighting and suites to the way the team gets to know each dog by name.
Over the next decade, Hailey grew the business into Calgary’s largest pet care provider, earned a place in Calgary’s Top 40 Under 40 and sold the company in 2017. In the year that followed, she began shaping what would become The Petropolitan.
At the heart of it was a question Hailey had been asking for years: How would I want my own dog to be treated here?
That question continues to guide every detail—from the lighting and suites to the way the team gets to know each dog by name.
- Hailey lives in Calgary with her daughters, Poppy and Suzy, and her two rescue dogs, Cookie and Cricket.
The Moments That Shaped Us
2007
A Personal Need Becomes a Business
After struggling to find care she trusted for her own dog, Hailey founds her first pet care company shortly after graduating from the University of Calgary.
2017
Ten Years of Growth
Hailey grows the company into Calgary’s largest pet care provider, is named one of Calgary’s Top 40 Under 40 and sells the business ten years after founding it.
2019
The Petropolitan Opens Downtown
Hailey brings her vision for more thoughtful pet care to life with Calgary’s first inner-city luxury pet hotel, offering boarding, daycare and Salon & Spa services.
2023
A Second Location in Killarney
A second location opens in Calgary’s southwest, bringing neighbourhood daycare and Salon & Spa services to the Killarney community.
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Designed Around Their Well-Being
Every detail of the space is deliberate. The lighting, the music, the air quality, the layout of every suite. None of it is incidental, and all of it exists so your dog has the kind of stay you'd want them to have.
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Intimate Indoor Play Areas
Comfortable Indoor Play Areas. Purpose-built play rooms with dropped ceilings and privacy from other play groups. Separated by size and energy level.
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Play Equipment Built for Dogs
Every climb, tunnel, and platform is dog-specific and dog-safe in height and material.
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Climate Control + Air Purification
High-quality air purification and full climate control throughout the facility.
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Calm, Ambient Music
Carefully chosen background sound in every room to keep the space relaxed.
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Built to Lower Stress
Soft lighting and considered layouts, designed toreduce the things that worry dogs.
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24-Hour Supervision
Our Downtown flagship is staffed around the clock for added peace of mind.
Their First Day Starts Here
Register your pup to begin the evaluation process. We’ll learn more about their personality, routines and care needs, then help you feel prepared for their first day. Or, explore how getting started works before you register.
