History of the Store

Greg and Tyson Keane of Grand Rapids sparked the idea for Chow Hound in 1987. Their vision was to open a store that not only sold the best in pet products and supplies, but also provide pet owners with good advice and guidance. Being pet lovers themselves, the brothers wanted to bring this type of store to their hometown. Two years later in 1989, this dream became a reality with the opening of the first Chow Hound Pet Supply Warehouse on Jupiter. This first store was joined a year later by a location on the East Beltline. The Holland store proceeded in 1992 and was followed by the Eastern and 28th St. store in 1994. In 1995, the brothers moved the Beltline store to it's current home on Cascade Road. Chow Hound takes pride in being locally owned and operated in West Michigan.

Service

Quality service is the key philosophy to the Chow Hound Pet Supply Warehouse. The employees at Chow Hound take a committed, friendly, and professional approach when dealing with customers. They are passionate about their work because just like you, they are pet lovers.

Product

Chow Hound believes in providing the best in healthy and nutritious food for your pet. That's why we carry brands like California Natural, Science Diet, Iams, Eagle, Innova and many others. We also have a super premium food, that Chow Hound helped to develop, called In Pets Choice. You can't beat it for quality and price. Chow Hound is committed to helping you find the best food for your pet. This way, we can stand behind every product that we sell.

Besides the food lines that we carry, Chow Hound tries to provide a wide range of products for all pets. Unfortunately, we can't carry every thing that you might need, so that is why the Chow Hound will special order any product for you. You can special order anything from our selection of over 13,000 items. It's our way of ensuring your happiness and the happiness of your pet.

Community Involvement

At Chow Hound, we know how important it is for a successful business to give back to the community. Chow Hound supports many charity activities including:

• Kent County Humane Society fund raising dog walks.
• Kent and Ottawa County Humane Societies Christmas Fundraiser
• Paws With A Cause fund raisers to help train service dogs for handicapped people.
• Our "Adopt A Pet-Save A Life" in store pet adoption program with the Kent County Humane Society.
• In store pet adoptions with West Michigan Animal Resources to bring families and homeless pets together.
• Little League baseball sponsorships

Chow Hound has been there for these groups in the past and we will continue to lead West Michigan by supporting these and other worthy causes in the future.