Pet Sitting Service Business How to Start on a Shoestring Budget

Most everyone at one time or another has dreamed or thought about owning their own business; being their own boss; setting their own schedule. Most legitimate or franchise businesses take a lot of capital to start with and these get rich opportunities are nothing more than throwing your money down a black hole.

Most everyone has a passion and love for animals and most everyone has some type of animal for a pet. In today's society where two-income families have become the norm and young professionals delaying marriage and/or children, many own pet's and taking better care of them than ever before. This is a great opportunity for you to tap into this growing market and start a pet sitting service business.

Why not take your love for animals and turn it into a profitable business. With over 120 million dogs and cats in the United States there is a huge market for this type of service. This number doesn't include other types of pets such as fish, hamsters, guinea pigs, gerbils, birds, ferrets, rabbits and other pets that require care and attention.

As a pet sitter you're your own boss. With being a pet sitter comes independence and pride in being your own boss. No time clock to punch; no boss looking over your shoulder. You decide when and where to work. Having a business will not only give you a sense of confidence but the self-satisfaction you'll receive in your abilities to run a business.

Most pet owners will be more than happy to pay for this service if they know their pets are well cared for while they are away.

You can either start out on a part-time basis, full-time basis or only occasionally. You can generate additional income with either of these options.

In the past when pet owners had to be away they either had to leave their pets at unfamiliar kennels or impose on a friend or neighbor to care for them. With a pet sitting service you can provide them with the best alternative in caring for their pets in their own environment enabling the pet owners to travel and knowing their pets are in good hands. People don't mind paying for a good service that allows them to be worry-free when away from home.

Unlike many other business opportunities, pet sitting can be started with limited cost. It is not necessary to spend a lot in starting a pet sitting service. There's no inventory and a small investment.

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What should i charge for cat sitting?

A woman just called and asked about my pet sitting service (i usually sit for dogs)
She needs me to watch her kitten at my house, starting today until august 7th or 8th... close to 40 days! i'm not sure what to charge for this service. i generally charge 75-100 a week for a dog, but i realize cats a completely different ball game.

any advice on what to charge!?!?!

Well I'd charge less for the kitten, but it depends on its age. If it's so young that it needs to be bottle fed, I'd charge more than if it didn't. Whereas dogs need to be walked and played with and they need extensive attention, cats and kittens don't need that so much. Kittens just require time to be played with, but not as much as dogs. You can pretty much just leave the kitten alone all day and it'll entertain itself somehow. Maybe charge 50-75 or less. It depends on if you have to buy supplies for it and turn down business because of the kitten. Turning away some dog sitting might be wise just because of the risk dogs could pose to the kitten. So just take lost business, cost of supplies and time into your consideration and pick what you think is right. I just do free pet sitting for my family so I don't know prices. What I said earlier is just a suggestion based on what you charge for dogs.

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