Dog Walker Career Guide
Have you ever heard someone saying, “my dream is to become a professional dog walker”? Surely, it’s very rare but if the answer is “yes”, you are not alone. I’ve heard it each time I told to myself until starting to walk dogs as the primary career many years ago. Dogs are said to be “human’s best friends”; any dog lover or with a canine family member(s) would know how deep and unconditionally they love and connect with us. Sometimes driving way beyond the definitions of “human friendships”. I am sure most of you would agree with me, and no offense to my closest human pal Nayanthara , my friend and business partner who’ve always been there. By now you know that we adore and love their company so much. We’ve had many dogs of in my life since a child and gave us the opportunity to learn a broader array of knowledge about them with experience parallel to books we have read so as the experience in the industry. Nayanthara Kumar and Nalaka Pravitha Daundaratne are professional dog walkers and pet sitters, and successful business owners for over 10 plus years. As a career, it’s a very rewarding profession financially, emotionally, and physical health-wise in greater extents. What else do we expect right? We always believe that there’s so much mental and social barriers to start getting into dog walking as it’s not yet being placed on the typical standard “good-job list” that includes accountants, chefs, doctors, pilots, lawyers, etc.
Dog walking or pet sitting has a great potential to earn lot of money based on the time, learning, and effort you are willing to put in. The demand itself is growing every day with the increasing number of families with pets and current economic climate where people are getting busier continuously. Even during the first years of COVID-19 pandemic and the recommended stay-at-home working plans, the demand did go down in urban communities. Several friends who are in business confirmed that in number of cities in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and British Columbia the demand remained almost at pre-pandemic levels. As the restrictions lowered a significant increase of more people looking for pet sitters and dog walkers have been clearly noted. Truly, I don’t know what the exact reason, but I believe it can be due to people who previously in dog walking business moving to other new professions like UBER or similar occupations which were popularized during the COVID 19 pandemic. Clearly, it has been difficult for me to find new employees to join our crew compared to previous times. I have also met many new clients where more family members entering the work force due to elevated financial burdens, and now they need someone to take care of their pets. Either way, it is a great opportunity for anyone who is looking for a better income to consider becoming a professional dog walking business owner if you have the passion and love to be around animals. The goal of Dog Walking Path by Nalaka Pravitha Daundaratne and Nayanthara Kumar is to guide anyone who is planning to become a dog walker part-time or full-time on how to become successful.
Steps to Start Dog Walking Business
Becoming a successful professional dog walker or a pet sitter or owning a pet services business has various challenges. Don’t worry! They all are easily attainable with learning, planning, and implementing proper practices. Our goal as dog walking lovers is to help anyone who is planning to start to become a dog walker by proving basic knowledge to initiate, maintain and be successful in this profession. We try to focus on people with any level of experience with dog and pet sitting. You can be a college student who is just planning to work few hours per week to earn to survive through or someone just got laid off and looking at a way to manage bills until you get back on to your regular profession or most importantly you are simply looking at how to become a fulltime business owner. From beginning, no matter what level or experience you are at or reasons to get into the profession, it’s very important to possess respect, a sense of value and professional perspective towards your prospective dog walking career. It will allow you to self-direct to learn, be motivated and act towards becoming very successful. Read our comprehensive instructions and information given in each step that will certainly guide you to be a highly productive dog walker or a pet sitter
