How Much Does it Cost to Start a Pet Sitting Business? - 2024 Start-Up Costs!

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Starting a new business can be daunting and expensive, but Doug the Dog Guy is here to break apart all of the initial steps and costs to starting your pet sitting and dog walking business in 2024.
In this video, Doug starts with discussing the process of registering as an LLC and getting liability insurance, and then moves into branding and marketing, before wrapping up with the actual supplies you will need as a professional dog walker and pet sitter. Doug emphasizes the importance of the Time to Pet software for simplifying scheduling and payments, keeping clients notes organized, and proving to our clients that we did the job correctly. At the end of the video, Doug gives us a range of the total start-up cost should we do as much as we can on our own and don’t invest in a lot of the recommended training, going up to the total start-up cost should we outsource a lot of these projects to professionals.
Take a look at the Time to Pet blog post on the costs to start a pet sitting and dog walking business: www.timetopet.com/blog/the-co...
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Doug Keeling (Doug the Dog Guy) has been a full-time professional pet sitter, dog walker, and pet business owner since 2013. He is the founder of Bad to the Bone Pet Care, and he was chosen as the 2023 Pet Sitter of the Year by Pet Sitter’s International. He shares his experiences as a pet business owner on his TH-cam channel, and he has helped over 150 pet businesses from across the country find success.
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Links mentioned in video:
The Definitive Guide to Pet Sitting Insurance:
www.timetopet.com/blog/your-d...
Local Pet Care (Free marketing for your pet business): www.localpetcare.com/
Vistaprint (Order custom marketing materials): www.vistaprint.com/
Canva (Create professional quality designs): www.canva.com/
QuickBooks (Simplify for your bookkeeping): quickbooks.intuit.com/
Pet First Aid and CPR Training: www.catanddogfirstaid.com/
FetchFind (Pet Care Education):
fetchfind.com/
Fear Free (Learn how to prevent and eliminate fear, anxiety, and stress in pets):
fearfreepets.com/
Pet Sitter’s International (The world’s leading educational organization for professional pet sitters):
www.petsit.com/
National Association of Professional Pet Sitters: (The ONLY national non-profit organization for professional pet sitters.):
petsitters.org/
Google Voice (Set up a business phone line for free): voice.google.com/
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Disclaimer: Some of the above links are affiliate links in an effort to support the channel. And obviously, nothing in this video should be taken as legal or financial advice.

[@jackieminucci475]

Awesome as always Thanks Doug!! Your rock

[@DougtheDogGuy]

Thank you so much!!

[@ashisht4187]

Great info!!

[@ambervds4585]

Such a good video! Big fan of CE for pet pro's - be more then just a pet lover ♡

[@DougtheDogGuy]

Thank you Amber!! So important to continue our education as pet professionals and as business owners!

[@cassandrawild486]

Im actually very surprised you suggested harnesses because I heard and read it makes it easier for dogs to slip out and pull harder. Wouldnt slip leads be a better option?

[@tofuneverbleeds]

Harnesses are far more humane, comfortable for the animal, and effective.

[@nanaallman4468]

Where is the low maintenance option?? This is crazy I thought I was going to make side hustle money. All this just to hang out with cats? 😭

[@susanhardin5182]

Maybe just work for a pet business instead of starting one. Low hassles there

[@loridouglas4521]

I so appreciate you Doug! Love your content! Thanks for posting this video! I use TTP. Love it!

[@DougtheDogGuy]

Thank you thank you! So excited to now be making videos for Time to Pet!

[@nanaallman4468]

I quit