Kennel Connection Partnered With Cantara Pet Advisors
The pet software provider will recommend a boutique advisory firm to facility owners preparing their businesses for sale.
Updated on Oct. 14, 2026 in Pets — General
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Kennel Connection has entered a strategic partnership with Cantara Pet Advisors to support pet care facility owners. The collaboration focuses on helping business owners prepare for future sales to command stronger market multiples.
Why it matters
The partnership provides pet resort owners with professional guidance on operational and financial readiness. By improving business factors before a sale, owners aim to maximize the valuation of their facilities.
Kennel Connection currently supports more than 5,500 pet care locations across the United States. The partnership includes no referral fees, commissions, or residuals between the two firms.
The players
Kennel Connection
This company provides software solutions used by more than 5,500 pet care facilities throughout the United States.
Cantara Pet Advisors
Founded by Craig Pollack, this boutique firm provides specialized advisory services for pet resort owners looking to sell their businesses.
Craig Pollack
He is the founder of Cantara Pet Advisors and possesses 15 years of industry experience in the pet care sector.
The details
Kennel Connection will introduce its clients to Cantara Pet Advisors, which provides Sale Readiness Consulting and Business Sale Advisory services. Cantara evaluates essential business metrics including financial clarity, owner dependency, risk exposure, and facility condition to prepare owners for potential exits.
Timeline
October 14, 2026: Kennel Connection announced the partnership with Cantara Pet Advisors.
Culture Shift
This partnership formalizes the adoption of professional exit planning within the pet care industry, aligning with broader trends of consolidation and increased valuation focus among small business owners. The rise of specialized exit planning in the sector offers owners a structured path to liquidity that mirrors professional transitions in larger enterprise markets.
Pet care facility owners using Kennel Connection now have a streamlined, recommended path to access professional business valuation and sales consulting. This transition may help local owners improve operational stability and facility condition to increase their business value during future sales.
The takeaway
Owners looking to exit the industry should focus on documentation and operational independence to improve their leverage during a sale. Professional consulting firms can provide the objective oversight necessary to identify and correct issues that might otherwise lower a final purchase price.
What happens next
The companies plan to collaborate on upcoming webinars, trade shows, and online question and answer sessions to support facility owners.
Further reading
For more information on the evolving standards of facility ownership, visit our Pets — General section.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Petage.
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