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What Dog Supplies Shopify Stores Actually Use

The themes and apps of Dog Supplies stores in our dataset of 3,500,000+ Shopify stores — from live scan data, refreshed daily.

Quick answer

Dog Supplies Shopify stores in our dataset run a distinct mix of themes and apps. Below are the most-used themes, the most-installed apps, and the average app-stack size for Dog Supplies stores — all from live storefront detection, not self-reported data.

Last updated September 1, 2026 · Updated daily
Dawn leads at 17.05%
Dawn is the most-used theme among Dog Supplies stores in our dataset, detected on 17.05% of them.
Dawn: 1.3x more used than Horizon
Dog Supplies stores use Dawn 1.3 times more than Horizon, the next theme in the ranking.
Judge.me Product Reviews App is the top app (34.7%)
Judge.me Product Reviews App is the most-installed app among Dog Supplies stores in our dataset, found on 34.7% of them.

Dog Supplies stores by the numbers

Apps per store
The average dog supplies store runs 5.6 apps.

Dog supplies sell to people who treat a pet like family. Food and treats, toys, beds and crates, collars and leashes, grooming picks and health chews. Much of it gets bought again and again, which turns a first order into a standing habit when the store makes reordering easy.

That repeat pattern shapes how a dog store should be built. Clear sizing and breed guidance, honest ingredient and safety detail, and photos of real dogs using the product do most of the selling. The panels below show the themes and apps dog-supply stores actually run, so you can match your setup to a catalog of consumables and gear.

Our take

Turn consumables into subscriptions. Food, treats, and supplements run out on a schedule. A subscribe-and-save option with easy skip and swap keeps buyers from drifting to a marketplace for the refill.

Sell by dog, not by SKU. Size, breed, and age decide both fit and diet. Filters for weight, breed, and life stage, plus a plain sizing chart for collars and apparel, cut returns and build confidence.

Prove it is safe. Owners read a label for their dog the way they read one for themselves. Ingredient lists, sourcing notes, durability and choke warnings, and vet-backed claims where they are genuine earn the trust a new brand needs.

Bundle and reward the regulars. A starter kit, a toy-and-treat pairing, or a loyalty perk lifts order value and rewards the repeat buyer this category runs on. Photo reviews from other dog owners close the sale.

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Most popular Shopify themes for dog supplies stores

#Theme% of storesUsage
1
Dawn
17.1%
2
Horizon
12.7%
3
Shrine PRO
7.3%
4
Motion
2.4%
5
Impulse
2.3%
6
Prestige
2.2%
7
Be Yours
1.7%
8
Sense
1.7%
9
Refresh
1.6%
10
Concept
1.3%

Most installed Shopify apps on dog supplies stores

#App% of storesUsage
1
Judge.me Product Reviews App
Judge.me Product Reviews App
Product reviews
34.7%
2
Klaviyo
Klaviyo
Email Marketing
33.3%
3
Loox ‑ Product Reviews App
Loox ‑ Product Reviews App
Product reviews
24.8%
4
Recharge
Recharge
Subscriptions
21.3%
5
Shopify Inbox
Shopify Inbox
Support - Other
16.3%
6
Countdown Timer
Countdown Timer
Countdown timer
15.4%
7
Kaching Bundles
Kaching Bundles
Product bundles
10.5%
8
Yotpo
Yotpo
Product reviews
9.7%
9
Rebuy Personalization Engine
Rebuy Personalization Engine
Checkout - Other
7.4%
10
Triplewhale
Triplewhale
Analytics
7%

What dog supplies stores sell

  • Dog Toys 5.8%
  • Dog Treats 5.7%
  • Dog Food 4.8%
  • Dog Houses 0.1%

How dog supplies stores operate

  • Subscription 23.5%
  • Dropshipping 7.6%
  • Multichannel & Marketplaces 4.2%
  • Wholesale / B2B 2.5%
  • Print on Demand 1.9%

How this data works

Every figure comes from live detection: we scan Shopify storefronts, read the theme and apps each one actually runs, and classify the store by product category and business model. We report what is currently detected, not historical installs or Theme Store download counts.

Independent by design: rankings are determined solely by live detection data. Affiliate relationships never affect what ranks or how stores are counted. Read the full methodology →

Citing this data

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ShopThemeDetector, "Dog Supplies Shopify stores: theme and app usage statistics", 2026. https://shopthemedetector.com/shopify-statistics/dog-supplies

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