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Originally Posted by Cha Cha  There's a pet sitting service advertising pretty heavily in my area I have been considering using if I need to be away from home. It sounds like you are looking at regular daily clients, but what about the service for vacations or day trips where owners can't be there to let their pets out while they are away? I would want someone to come twice a day but not necessarily an overnight stay. BTW, I think you'll do great at this and with your brother's foundation background you have a good idea of the business aspects involved. |
Oh yes I'd definitely make prices for day trips, etc like you say. Yes, I've definitely learned a lot about business through running the foundation. I also help my mom manage her hair salon, though I do most of the behind-the-scene work.
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Originally Posted by kjc Wow! Good Luck! I think you'll do fine. Ever consider becoming (lol) a dog trainer?  Maybe even offer grooming services on the side (bath and brush, nail clipping, ear cleaning)? |
Thanks!! I have definitely considered training... It's something else I am very passionate about and I just LOVE it. It would also be a nice thing to have on the side.
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Originally Posted by Nancy1999 I totally agree you should do something you love. If you are continuing your education, I’d strongly recommend your taking classes in psychology on learning and motivation. Different schools may have different names, but it’s basically behaviorism. Very helpful, if you ever want to become a dog trainer; I really see you as this. Also, classes in business never hurt anyone! Next, I would look into your liabilities. Talk with an insurance person, about what your liabilities could be and what your insurance costs would be. One thing I’m concerned with is I know you believe that our dogs are being “over vaccinated” and this is true of some dogs, however other dogs have had no vaccines and may have diseases they could pass along to another dog. You need to figure out what your policy will be. Will they need some proof of initial vaccines? Will they need some proof of visiting a vet for a health check? For example, many boarding facilities require that a dog must have a bordetella vaccine and the main reason for this is to reduce their liabilities. Best of luck! |
Thanks Nancy! I have taken two psychology classes in the past and love the subject. I'm kind of at a 'undecided' point in my education right now. I don't want to give up, because I'm sooo close to my AA, but in order to get practically any degree you have to get through college algebra and I can barely make it thru the two non-credit classes I had to take before getting into college algebra. I passed the first class (barely) and was signed up for the second one this summer, but had to drop it due to too many things going on in my life, and also with the foundation, and the fact that I had no CLUE what I was doing - lol.
As far as vaccines... I'll definitely look into it. Since I'll be going into peoples homes, I'm not too worried about it. If I was running a daycare facility-type place, I think it would be different. But for my own sake, if I get bit, etc, I definitely want to make sure their UTD on rabies.