The Dog Walker's Startup Guide: Create Your Own Lucrative Dog Walking Business in 12 Easy Steps

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Written by a dog-walking pioneer, this book provides all the information anyone would need to start up his or her own dog walking business. Presented in twelve well-defined steps, the author's action model incorporates everything from business basics to the fundamentals of animal psychology. Supported by a strong website and ancillary materials including a training DVD, the book will appeal to those seeking financial freedom at the end of a leash. FROM THE BACK COVER: WARNING: USE AT YOUR OWN RISK! Known to cause side effects such as happiness and fulfillment According to many experts, dog walking is currently the fastest growing area in the professional pet care industry and it shows no sign of slowing down. More American households have dogs than ever before! Whether you have been dreaming of escaping the 9-5 grind, or just love dogs and want to work with them, this book will help you take this growing industry by the leash and profit from it. This easy to follow step-by-step guide to starting your own dog walking business teaches: * How to assess the number of clients you ll need to meet your financial goals using case studies and formulas that work (page 12) * What services will creatively sell your business and lead the competition (page 16) * How to create a winning web presence that promotes customer confidence and sells your business 24 hours a day * How to create a professional welcome packet step-by-step (page 31) * How on-the-fly photo updates can enrich your service by promoting human interaction and involvement, leading to more referrals and additional income from advertising (page 124) * Professional advertising strategies revealed in detail and highlighted with examples that will quickly turn your business idea into profit-making reality (page 53)

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4.5 out of 5

90.77% of customers are satisfied

5.0 out of 5 stars You Gotta Read This

j. · July 24, 2014

I bought this book to see how viable Dog Walking was/is as a Way To Earn Money. J.D. Antell is very enthusiastic, gets right to the point/s of his chapters, gives relevant examples of different way to run a dog walking business depending on where you live (city, countryside, suburb), setting rates and all the fun type of businessy stuff.Like any possible self owned and run business, you have to decide if it's for you. Meaning, you not only have to love dogs to do this, you gotta love walking. That's a no brainer, right? But it's true. If you don't love being outside, or walking, or aren't sure of how to control a dog who is out of control (or what to do if some one else's dog is out of control), you need to rethink. And perhaps get training in how to handle bad situations.But overall, what a great life it is! I've met several dog walkers at the local dog park I take my dog to, and they seem to do pretty well. Not all of them appear to pay attention to their dogs as much as they should, but the good ones do, and know how to build their pack.So yes, if you're considering going into Dog Walking as a business, read this. He's someone who's been there!

4.0 out of 5 stars Website links dont always work

K.C. · April 8, 2018

More often than not the links to examples of things produced no useful results. Other than that this is a very good informational book that is well written and full of useful information.

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best

T.S.B. · October 30, 2013

As I'm currently considering starting my own dog walking business I purchased many books on the subject. This one was my favorite! It has many great ideas and pieces of advice and is very well written and most importantly of all is very well organized. It is clear from the book that the author puts the dogs' happiness and safety first. I would recommend this to anyone who is thinking about what it would be like to start a dog walking company.

3.0 out of 5 stars Walking Services

A.C. · May 25, 2020

This isn’t a bad book, but the author pushes his DVD a lot throughout the text. Plus this is a very outdated text.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great dog walking guide for beginners!

J.M. · February 28, 2014

I bought 4 electronic books about dog walking & this one by J.D. Antell was by far and away the best of the lot! It covered everything for someonelooking to get into the dog walking/sitting business. I also liked the idea of the C D that can be ordered to supplement the text. Excellent guide thatcovers all the bases!!! Jim M

5.0 out of 5 stars The Dog Walker's Startup Guide

B. · August 14, 2012

This is a great book. He covers the basics and throws in lots of extras, related to marketing! I had a bit of a technical problem (that's me!), and he got right back with answers and fixed me up. I'm excited to give this a try, and Mr. Antell's information gave me the confidence to give it a shot. Thumbs up and thanks!

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Information and References - Organized well too

C. · February 6, 2013

Easy to read. Lots of information provided in a concise manner. Great references. This book was written a few years back - but the references were still good. I truly appreciated the book.

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!

C. · November 29, 2012

This book was my "Bible" in starting my pet sitting business. The templates for agreements were terrific. I highly recommend this book for anyone thinking about a career in the pet sitting/dog walking field.

Très complet et facile à lire

O. · June 25, 2021

Guide très complet, en anglais certes mais très facile à lire, c'est un anglais courant du quotidien donc très facile à comprendre.

This book is what I wanted and needed to learn ...

K.G. · March 29, 2016

This book is what I wanted and needed to learn about an industry that I knew very little about, which my business partner had some knowledge. This is a valuable book, for the right price and we both gained insight to help us with our decision making.

Soooo Helpful.

C. · August 25, 2013

This book is truly FANTASTIC - The only fault I have is some of the references and things you could do are only relevant in the US. But saying that there many many things that are so relevant and helpful to starting a dog walking business in the UK. I am starting my own dog walking and pet sitting business, and this book helped me to no end. There are things that are so simple that I hadn't even considered that would help me be better then my competitors.I give this 5 stars and would recommend this book to anyone wanting to start a dog walking business. Be it UK or US!! Top Marks!!

Four Stars

A.C. · May 1, 2016

Very useful book for the beginners! Thanks...

OK

L. · March 25, 2013

This book is a really good guide for a dog walking/pet sitting business and to be honest i got most of what I needed from actually flicking through the pages on Bolo, but although american gives great ideas on contracts and all the litle usefl things you will need that most people do not consider yet make me look really professional.

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