How to Start Dog Walking Services
If you notice a lot of dogs in your neighborhood, you can offer your services to those dog owners to walk their dogs for them to make some extra money. Dog owners should walk their dogs on a daily basis, but sometimes it’s hard to find the time. Hiring someone to walk their dog for them will save them time and get his or her dogs the exercise they need.
Supplies
- Flyers
- Business cards
- Make up some flyers for your dog walking service and hand them out in your neighborhood to dog owners. Put the name of your business on the flyers, as well as your contact information, and the hours you are available to walk dogs. Decide on what you are going to charge for your service and put it on your flyers.
- Walk door to door and talk with your neighbors about your dog walking service. There may be some people you have never met. Now is a good time to meet them, especially if they are dog owners.
- Make up business cards and pass them around and businesses in your town. Ask your customers to tell their friends about you to get the word out about your dog walking service. Put an ad in the newspaper if you want to expand.
- Make sure you do not take on too many dogs at one time. Only walk dogs that you can handle. You want to do a good job as a dog walker, and people will refer you to their friends if you do. Make sure you take them to approved areas for dog walking. You are going to have a lot of dogs at one time.