Meet Cody & Kensey Decker, Owners of Decker's Dog & Cat in Bay Park

Decker's Dog & Cat in Bay Park was so fun and my easiest interview to date because I was already a customer, a fan and fascinated with this couple's story!

Cody & Kensey Decker met, fell in love and got married while working in the pet industry and then relocated from the Los Angeles area to San Diego's Bay Park, where they opened two Decker's Dog & Cat stores in both La Jolla and Bay Park and fast became neighborhood favorites of the very pet-friendly communities!

Decker's offers very healthy fresh and dry foods, quality toys and products and excellent family-style customer service - you're always greeted with a smile! I highly recommend bringing your pet with you - they get spoiled!

Describe your business

"We’re a pet shop doing cool things. Our goal is empowering people to help their pets live a happy and healthy lifestyle." - Cody Decker

Where are you originally from?

Cody and Kensey met long ago both working in the "pet world." Cody owned a pet shop in Venice Beach and Kensey would visit him as a client. Kensey was working for a premium raw pet food manufacturer at the time. Years later they married, moved to Bay Park in San Diego!

What made you decide to open this business?

After moving to San Diego, we opened our flagship store in La Jolla. A beautiful gem on the coast of California known for it's breathtaking views and marine life.
The second store opened in 2021 in beautiful Bay Park, CA. The wonderful pet-friendly Bay Park community located above San Diego's famous Mission Bay in San Diego was an obvious choice! The Decker's Bay Park is located in the newly remodeled Sprouts shopping center on Clairemont Drive with lots of convenient parking.

Why did you choose this profession?

With a background in the pet industry: Cody and Kensey own 7 rescue pets- 5 dogs and two cats. Their focus on animal health and animal nutrition is outstanding and their desire to help others with their pets is evident.

What drives you to do what you do? What motivates you?

"We hope to grow our business, our incredible team, and keep helping animals!" - Cody & Kensey

What Is Your Philosophy?

Forget the boring long isles of the same generic pet supplies. Our goal is to always to find something better - or find the best products to offer. We are a small business based in San Diego, CA, and a husband and wife team. We are proud to give back to our communities and most importantly helping pets.

Shopping for your pet should also be fun! We try to create a visually appealing, well stocked, and unique store layout in each location! Our selections are seasonal and on trend. You can trust you are always getting fresh products, and that our staff only want the best for your pet!

What is something most people don't know about the business?

"We carefully curate the products we sell with meaningful transparency and thoughtful selections.
We literally just stock the stores with what we love." - Kensey Decker

What would your customers say they love most about your business?

They love the variety of quality products we carry; fresh and healthy food choices and fun toys, accessories and gift items to name a few. They appreciate our community outreach through different causes we support and animal based charities we support. And it can't be overstated: we truly appreciate their business and they feel that when they shop in our stores.

How long have you lived in the neighborhood?

We have enjoyed many years of Bay Park living!

What were the factors that made you choose this neighborhood?

We were already living here in Bay Park and we saw an opportunity to fulfill a need for the many pet owners in this neighborhood and beyond - something a "big box store" just couldn't offer. We love our locals, but get a fair amount of people that travel to both our stores from afar, so we feel this location is very convenient for those that commute to us too!

What do you love most about the neighborhood?

We love the people, fellow business owners and lifestyle that Bay Park, with it's amazing Mission Bay & Pacific Ocean views offers. Bay Park is a community made up of wonderful small businesses and very pet friendly neighbors!

What are your favorite restaurants in the neighborhood?

We enjoy many of the Bay Park restaurants and I suppose we are regulars at The Farmer's Table given they are conveniently right next door to us LOL!

What are your favorite things to do in the neighborhood?

We enjoy walking our dogs through the neighborhood, the restaurants and of course having Mission Bay at our doorstep and all it has to offer!

Anything exciting going on that customers should know about?

YES! We host one of San Diego's largest annual Halloween Costume Contest for your pets at our La Jolla store
and of course our annual store-wide Black Friday Sale is very popular too!

What is the best way for customers to contact you?

Come Visit Our Stores! We'd love to meet you and your pets!
or shop online at: https://www.deckerspets.com/

For $10 off your first purchase of $25 or more:
Order online and use discount code: Newcustomerdeckers
https://www.deckerspets.com/...omerdeckers
(Can be used for online orders or in store pickup orders).

Additional Ways To Save See Decker's Store Coupon on their profile page