Aside from the above, anyone of average intelligence, with a willingness to learn, can excel at this interesting and fun profession.
 
Q: Honestly... how much money can I really make caring for pets in clients' homes?  In truth, the sky's the limit. A one-person operation can easily bring in between $2,000.00 - $4,000.00 a month, depending on how many clients you decide to take on.

Add a spouse... or hire a pet sitter or two... and that income can jump to $5,000.00 a month and beyond.

In fact, the amount of money you make will be limited only by the needs of your market, and by how many others in your area discover this awesome little service-business niche.
 
Isn't caring for other people's pets, especially dogs, dangerous?

In How To Start And Operate Your Own Pet Sitting Business, we stress the importance of the client pre-interview, which gives you the chance to meet the animals you will be caring for, and check out the location, before you agree to care for the animals.

We will tell you what to look for and the right questions to ask. In most cases, the dogs you meet will be wonderful, loving creatures, greatly appreciative of your attention and care! However, if you are in the least uncomfortable with the animals, owner, or location, we advise you to decline the assignment, and show you a gracious way to do it.
 
Why would a pet owner choose pet sitting in his or her own home over the more traditional kennel approach?

Some animals think of kennels as an animal vacation spot. But, for many dogs and cats, being in a kennel can be a traumatic experience, leading to depression and insecurity that can last long after the pet is brought back home. (Yes, dogs and cats suffer from depression too.)

Many pet owners think of their pets as "children" and are far more comfortable leaving their furry friends in the familiar surrounding of the pet's own home.

I've heard that eight-out-of-ten new businesses are bankrupt by the end of the first year. What makes the pet-sitting business any different?

You are absolutely correct. Eighty percent of all new businesses fail within the first year. And what's worse, nine-out-of ten will be out of business within five years!
But, let me ask you this: Have you ever heard of one single McDonald's Restaurant failing? I sure haven't. Just what is the secret that makes the "golden arches" immune to the ninety-percent rule?

Simply this: Each and every McDonald's is run by a strict formula. Every single process and procedure, from the words servers use to greet you, to the weight of every burger patty plopped on the grill, follows their exact guidelines.
This time-tested and proven model for success is the reason that savvy entrepreneurs are willing to pay hundreds-of-thousands of dollars, just for the right to invest in one of these powerful, burger-spitting, cash machines. Learning on the fly just doesn't cut it when you have invested your life savings in your enterprise and desperately need to get money pouring back in fast. Mistakes can be costly, and sometimes stop a new business dead in its tracks. To succeed, you will need income... not a learning curve!

How To Start And Operate Your Own Pet Sitting Business offers you your own time-tested and proven model for success. It removes trial-and-error from the new-business equation, and gives you the same kind of extensive guidance that the owners and managers of McDonalds follow.

And, there's more. Most new businesses require you to risk a massive cash investment for location, equipment, inventory, payroll, and advertising. Their owners have to get it right from day one, or have a fortune in the bank to keep things going while the business goes through its growing pains. Most will not survive this critical time.

Your new pet-sitting enterprise will not require you to risk your life savings. Neither will it have the same horrendous weekly "nut" to crack that most business owners face. This takes the money pressure off of you and lets you focus on growing your successful pet business!