Underdog Kennels is expected to open a new location in McKinney next year, owner Rob Cottingham said.

The business will offer overnight boarding, doggy day care and grooming services. The 8,500-square-foot facility that will be built to house the business will include both standard and VIP boarding rooms, Cottingham said, as well as a kitchen and a dog spa area for grooming. The facility will also offer a large indoor play area with rubberized flooring.

“It's very, very forgiving and nice for the dogs to play on,” Cottingham said of the rubberized flooring. “It's very safe for their joints.”

The facility will also feature an outdoor play yard with turf and shaded areas, and the business will also offer wading pools for dogs on days the temperature reaches over 80 degrees, Cottingham said.

The company currently has one location in Dallas, which opened in 2014 and has since won a number of awards, he said. Cottingham said he chose to expand to the McKinney area based on the growth in the area.


“We view that area as really kind of a hot spot in North Texas,” Cottingham said of the McKinney area. “With so many new homes being built and new people moving to the area, we just thought it would be an ideal location to put our second facility.”