The Reality of Professional Pet Sitting


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DO YOU OR DOES SOMEONE YOU KNOW DREAM OF WORKING WITH PETS/ANIMALS? Has PROFESSIONAL PET SITTING been considered? THE REALITY OF PROFESSIONAL PET SITTING was written mainly to help potential pet sitters decide IF they want to pursue pet sitting as a career, and goes on to give helpful advice. It helps to know the advantages and disadvantages before "pouncing" into pet sitting. It tells the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. A professional sitter must be ready for anything while visiting a client ́s home, and taking care of their pets. It is an enormous responsibility. The book provides a candid look at the author ́s experiences (as of 2010, she is a 20-year veteran!) - complete with illustrations and helpful advice. It is NOT just for potential sitters, however - it is said that ALL PET LOVERS WILL ENJOY IT! The book has gotten great reviews from pet lovers as young as 8!. Hopefully, it will also help enlighten pet owners to the fact that there is ANOTHER OPTION TO KENNELING their pets when they are away on a weekend escapade, a lengthy vacation, or a business trip. It will also bring to their attention that there is no need to rush home from work to walk their dog(s), since most pet sitters offer mid-day walking services.




Pet Sitting for Profit


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It's estimated that professional pet sitters serve a million clients annually, and demand for their services is growing rapidly. Updated and expanded for today's entrepreneurs, Pet Sitting for Profit, Third Edition covers all the fundamentals of starting and operating a pet-sitting business. It addresses new challenges and concerns faced by novice and experienced pet sitters alike, as well as the issues fundamental to the field. With information on everything from office procedures and personnel to advertising and business forms, this book is invaluable to entrepreneurs interested in starting a pet-sitting business or making an existing business more profitable. It's laced with real-life stories from professional pet sitters--stories that show how to handle unexpected situations with furry, feathered, or finny pets or their owners.




The Balanced Pet Sitter


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Why You Should Use a Pet Sitter


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Zak George's Dog Training Revolution


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A revolutionary way to raise and train your dog, with “a wealth of practical tips, tricks, and fun games that will enrich the lives of many dogs and their human companions” (Dr. Ian Dunbar, veterinarian and animal behaviorist). Zak George is a new type of dog trainer. A dynamic YouTube star and Animal Planet personality with a fresh approach, Zak helps you tailor dog training to your pet’s unique traits and energy level—leading to quicker results and a much happier pup. For the first time, Zak has distilled the information from his hundreds of videos and experience with thousands of dogs into this comprehensive dog and puppy training guide that includes: • Choosing the right pup for you • Housetraining and basic training • Handling biting, leash pulling, jumping up, barking, aggression, chewing, and other behavioral issues • Health care essentials like finding a vet and selecting the right food • Cool tricks, traveling tips, and activities to enjoy with your dog • Topics with corresponding videos on Zak’s YouTube channel so you can see his advice in action Packed with everything you need to know to raise and care for your dog, this book will help you communicate and bond with one another in a way that makes training easier, more rewarding, and—most of all—fun!




Six-Figure Pet Sitting


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"This revolutionary book shows you how to turn your struggling pet sitting business into a lucrative, stress-free enterprise. You will learn how to: create the foundation to build a six-figure pet sitting business ; ensure business success from the beginning ; create the one-hour business plan: plan your work, work your plan ; understand your commitment and value in business ; remove the blocks to let financial abundance in ; work with business financials ; advertise and sell to generate results ; find, work with and keep great staff members ; set goals to achieve pet sitting business success ; and more" -- P. [4] of cover.




Adventures in Pet Sitting


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Nineteen true and exciting pet care stories as told by Michael Arterburn, a retired professional pet sitter. There is a Murphy's Law for Pet Sitters: "Always expect the unexpected". Caring for pets for over 20 years is an experience that is full of wonderful and amazing stories.




Master Pet Sitting with Rover


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Would you love to start your own pet sitting or dog walking business in 30 days or less?This entertaining and down to earth pet sitting business book is the closest thing you will ever get to a fool-proof pet sitting kit. Let Asheville pet sitter Sarah Jordan take you by the hand and show you exactly how to:*Set up your own enticing Pet Sitting Profile on Rover, the premier pet sitting website and app*Get high quality photos of you with pets, even if you don't have any pets of your own*Set your pet sitting rates so clients flock to you like flies on honey, while still pet sitting for profit*Book your first pet sitting, doggy day care, cat day care or cat care client, even if you have no experience*Market without feeling like a slimeball*Set up a meet and greet, set boundaries and feel ready to call yourself a professional pet sitter*Prevent pet sitting peril*Dump a clientAnd more! Whether you want to pet sit once in a while or open up your own lux dog resort, this book will have you pet sitting sooner than you can say, "Doggie day camp". As a bonus, you'll laugh, cry and dangle on the edge of your seat as you take a behind-the-curtains peek at the life of a pet sitter sharing her biggest OMG moments.




How to Start a Home-Based Pet-Sitting and Dog-Walking Business


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Just fifteen years ago, “pet sitter” meant the kid down the street who helped feed pets when the neighbors traveled. Today, this fledgling field is fast becoming an established profession. Combining the appeal of working with animals, a viable customer base, and truly low start-up costs, it is for many people the ideal home-based business. And yet its “fun” aspects are often overshadowed by the daunting tasks of registering the business, purchasing insurance, and knowing what first steps to take and how to continue from there. With a simple, step-by-step format, How to Start a Home-Based Pet Sitting Business guides aspiring pet sitters from the dreaming stage to the doing stage more clearly and comprehensively than any such book to date.




Pet Sitting for Profit


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Author and petsitter extraordinaire Patti Moran updates and expands the tremendously successful 1993 version for the growing field of pet sitting. Designed for people at all levels of experience—from the person just starting out to the person who has established a business and wants to make it more successful—the book also focuses on how to make setting up a business as easy as possible, so people can operate on whatever scale they feel comfortable with. Pet sitting continues to grow at an extraordinary rate, and this book is for everyone who wants a chance to work with animals.