What Pet Supplies Shopify Stores Actually Use
The themes and apps of Pet Supplies stores in our dataset of 3,500,000+ Shopify stores — from live scan data, refreshed daily.
Pet 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 Pet Supplies stores — all from live storefront detection, not self-reported data.
Pet Supplies stores by the numbers
Pet supplies sell to owners who shop for a dependent, not just for themselves. Food and treats, grooming kit, toys, beds, and health supplements, bought across dogs, cats, and smaller companions. Much of it is a consumable that gets reordered on a rhythm, which rewards a store built for the second purchase as much as the first.
That repeat pattern, spread across many animals, shapes the storefront. Guidance by pet type and size, honest ingredient and safety detail, and easy reordering do most of the selling, and since grooming and everyday care make up the bulk of what these stores carry, browsing has to stay simple across a wide, mixed catalog. The panels below show the themes and apps pet-supply stores actually run.
Make the refill automatic. Food, treats, litter, and supplements run out on a schedule, so the profit sits in the repeat order. A subscribe-and-save plan with easy skip, swap, and pause keeps owners from defaulting to a marketplace for the reorder.
Sort by pet, then by need. A shopper arrives for a specific animal and a specific problem, not a catalog tour. Filters for species, size, and life stage, plus clear sizing for collars, crates, and apparel, cut returns and speed the path to checkout.
Back up the health claims. Owners read a label for their pet the way they read one for a child. Ingredient lists, sourcing notes, safety and durability warnings, and vet-backed claims where they hold up build the trust a new brand has to earn.
Bundle the routine and reward loyalty. A grooming kit, a starter box, or a food-and-treat pairing lifts order value, and a loyalty perk rewards the repeat buyer this category runs on. Photo reviews from other owners settle the doubt before a first order.
Most popular Shopify themes for pet supplies stores
| # | Theme | % of stores | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dawn |
16.1% | |
| 2 | Horizon |
12.5% | |
| 3 | Shrine PRO |
7.8% | |
| 4 | Impulse |
2.9% | |
| 5 | Crave |
2.9% | |
| 6 | Sense |
2.6% | |
| 7 | Refresh |
2.3% | |
| 8 | Minimog OS 2.0 |
1.9% | |
| 9 | Motion |
1.9% | |
| 10 | ELIXIR |
1.8% |
Most installed Shopify apps on pet supplies stores
| # | App | % of stores | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Judge.me Product Reviews App
Product reviews |
30.5% | |
| 2 |
 Klaviyo
Email Marketing |
26.3% | |
| 3 |
 Recharge
Subscriptions |
23.8% | |
| 4 |
 Loox ‑ Product Reviews App
Product reviews |
22% | |
| 5 |
 Countdown Timer
Countdown timer |
15.5% | |
| 6 |
 Shopify Inbox
Support - Other |
13.1% | |
| 7 |
 Kaching Bundles
Product bundles |
11.6% | |
| 8 |
 Yotpo
Product reviews |
9.5% | |
| 9 |
 Omnisend Email Marketing & SMS
Email Marketing |
8.7% | |
| 10 |
 Rebuy Personalization Engine
Checkout - Other |
6.7% |
What pet supplies stores sell
- Pet Grooming Supplies 71.4%
- Dog Supplies 17.7%
- Cat Supplies 8.9%
- Pet Beds 1.3%
- Fish & Aquatic Supplies 1%
- Pet Vitamins & Supplements 0.4%
- Bird Supplies 0.3%
- Pet Apparel 0.2%
- Pet Oral Care Supplies 0.1%
- Small Animal Supplies 0.1%
- Pet Bowls, Feeders & Waterers 0.1%
- Reptile & Amphibian Supplies 0.1%
How pet supplies stores operate
- Subscription 19.2%
- Dropshipping 4.3%
- Multichannel & Marketplaces 3.8%
- Wholesale / B2B 2.6%
- Print on Demand 0.9%
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 →
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ShopThemeDetector, "Pet Supplies Shopify stores: theme and app usage statistics", 2026. https://shopthemedetector.com/shopify-statistics/pet-supplies
