Dog walking is one of the pet business’s oldest and most common services. It also has a bit of a learning curve. Some of that involves realising that not all owners train their dogs not to pull on the lead and that you, a dog walker who sees the dog for one hour maximum a […]
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It’s probably crossed all of our minds once or twice about how nice it would be to have a space just for our own client’s dogs by setting up a private dog walking field. It wouldn’t just be our client’s dogs either, we could also make some extra income by renting out the space to
Now that you’ve decided to start your business and have an appropriate dog walking business name for it, the next logical step is to design a logo to use on vehicle signwriting, your social media accounts, business cards and even branded clothing. But how much does a logo cost and can you design it yourself?
As a professional dog walker, you might be walking six dogs at a time and those six dogs should produce at least one, if not two or more, poops per dog per walk. So how do you carry all that waste? Thankfully there are several methods available for you to see which works best for
Whether you’re a new professional dog walker, an expanding dog walking business or drawing up your business plan, knowing a few solid statistics about our industry is key to showing that your business is likely to be viable and successful. For everyone else, the following statistics may surprise you! How many dogs are there in
When I started my dog walking business over a decade ago I took everything I’d learned from my 20 year career in sales and applied the techniques to my new business. Some of them worked, and some were colossal failures and did not transfer well over to this industry. (Follow up phone calls to previous
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Every prepared dog walker will have a small first aid kit on them to help them deal with any minor emergencies before getting the dog to a veterinarian if needed. But What do dog walkers carry for bee stings? What are the differences between a bee and a wasp sting and how is the recommended
You’ve bought a lovely new van, and kitted it out with crash-tested crates, it’s new, clean and shiny. Then your first walk of the day has an entire, uncastrated male in the group who jumps in and immediately cocks his leg peeing not only in his own crate but across two more and down the
Once you’ve been in business for a while, there will be a time when it’s right to increase your fees, but just how do you write a price increase letter? Every self-employed person has the same worries when it comes to price increases. Will I lose customers? Will it stop me from getting new customers?
As a self-employed dog walker, or just anyone self-employed, you might want to separate your work life from your home life and getting a second mobile phone purely for business is one step towards doing that. Is a second business phone an allowable expense? If you have a limited company then you can claim the
