Owning a pet can be a ton of fun, but it is also a ton of work.

But which store is more favored when the pet supply rivals go head to head?

When foot traffic of both stores is compared, PetSmart sees nearly 80,000 more monthly visitors on average.

Dog sits in a shopping cart in a pet store

PetSmart may also be outperforming Petco because they have more store locations.

According toScrapeHero, PetSmart has 1,509 locations open in the United States, while Petco only has 1,391.