Pet Pros

In the 1960s, our family started keeping aquariums as a hobby, and in 1972, we launched our first pet shop. Fish Gallery & Pets was the previous moniker used when Sierra Fish & Pets first debuted. We began as a single store and gradually grew to four full-line pet stores located around the Seattle Metropolitan Area. In 1995, we purchased Blue Sierra Exotics, a fish-only saltwater specialty store with a focus on saltwater and freshwater aquariums. Out of this site, we also began and ran our mobile in-home aquarium services.

Early on, Mud Bay offered a small selection of almost everything, including locally produced hog feed, fertilizer, hay, pop tarts, and folk art. The shop also suffered a loss. Lars, Elsa's son, joined Mud Bay as its third employee in 1989 after realizing that his mother couldn't afford for the company to fail. In 1993, Marisa, Elsa's youngest child and a recent MBA graduate from Holland, returned and joined the effort.

Petco is a leader in the health and wellness industry, committed to enhancing the quality of life for dogs, pet owners, and our own Petco partners.

We adore animals, and we think that doing so makes us become better people. They will do anything for us, which is one of the primary reasons we participate in Anything for Pets. Anything for Pets represents our dedication to pet owners, our company culture, and who we are as animal lovers. As the industry pioneer in pet care, we base our choices on ways to strengthen the bond between pet parents and their animals.