nagpur the has jackets for each coat and for every paw summers it will be time for caps perfume and deodorants lifestyle stores for pets are fast picking up in the city started with three shops selling for pet animals four five years ago the city today has 25 30 stores spread from byramji modest pockets like indora in north nagpur the total business size pegged at 1 crore a month after considering the sales of pets as well a business opportunity in vending accessories pet sellers and breeders have also opened shops showcasing accessories pets like and cats are made available on some prefer to keep fishes and birds on display at the store itself the range goes from leashes to dresses suiting the premium costs as much 6000 a there is margin of 10 to 12 all type of products are foreign brands of food items made in plants in india clothings are sourced from and kanpur with perfumes made by units in mumbai say the vendors the a whole gamut of items like food supplements toilet training areas scratch pads cats to toys and other treats days it is not enough to keep a breed dog as style also matters say the businessmen pet who started with breeding as a hobby have slowly graduated having full scale stores selling items which earlier available only in cities major business comes from the dog owners although the demand for cat also growing the stores have ware for funky pets like hamsters and guinea pigs too pets were my hobby turned into profession when started the shop at raj nagar close to byramji town over years ago it the of its kind in entire city now there are close to 30 such says rajesh barua of pets and ponds barua also sells rare birds and fishes apart from pedigree and cats he boasts of having the winter collection of coats jackets and shoes there are bath shampoos for the season it has to be sprayed the dog and helps in it clean even the cold weather says barua the store also has food supplements for performance costing over 1500 a packet this is as as equivalent similar product for humans cosmetics and food products mainly imported the apparel coming from manufacturer in delhi and kanpur some foods are from thailand says barua gaurav chachra a mechanical engineer and model says his passion for pets drove him to start pet shop at kamal chowk near indora three years ago the clients are not as rich those in areas but that does not affect their fad for dogs other there is a huge even in north nagpur