First and foremost you need to genuinely love dogs. Your start up costs are low. You will need liability insurance. You cannot operate your business withour pet sitting or dog walking insurance. This costs anywhere between $150 and $300 depending on your area and the services you will be offering. You will have some advertising costs to get your dog sitting business started. These will include promotional material like flyers and business cards, advertising costs and subscriptions to professional pet sitting organizations.
No special credentials or experiance is required to start a dog sitting or boarding business. Having experience sitting dogs however might be helpful for you before actually starting up your business.
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you have to be 8 or 9 to start a dog walking business.
I would Recommend to start a dog walking business at the age 12 plus, if your able to walk dog's with parents or guardians approval.
You can find a detailed on starting a Dog Obedience business on aboutdogfacts.com/how-to-start-a-dog-training-business/
There is a dog sitting at Tom's feet. (singular) There are two (2) dogs sitting at Tom's feet. (plural)
For more information on how to start a pet sitting business please visit http://www.petsittingexcellence.com/286-8.html That's if you want to do it right and be successful.
advertise about it and see what happens
You should charge depending on the length of the trip. For example, maybe about $2-5 AUS per kilometre. Im trying to start a Dog walking and Sitting Business. And Depending on the Size and Difficulty with the dog should deterine the price. I would do it depending on the size and how the dog acts. Also on how far you have to go to do the job.
Maybe start small like in a dog walking business with one of your friends.or a lemonade stand
Desert Valley Pets is the best pet sittind and dog walking business in the Desert Valley, Mesa area.
One of the best businesses you cab start with little startup cost is a cleaning business or a dog walking service.