In another life, I dated a pet sitter. She loved it, and her clients loved her and the care she gave the dogs and cats.
She started her enterprise with very little cash outlay, but there are a few "gotcha's" that she didn't anticipate:
Vet bills for animals in her care
Emergency room visits due to dog bites and such
The smell that dogs and cats inevitably have and leave
Dealing with picky owners (one insisted on providing homemeade diced baked chicken breast packaged in individual servings for "Fluffy" to eat)
I mention these not to dissuade you from considering such a venture, but to help you make a more informed decision :)
Duane Parks
72 Cutlass Convertible
On 9/22/06,
Mark Mullins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Karen,
No need to ever be embarrassed. However, your pet sitting comment stirred my
memory just a bit. A small local paper recently had an article about a local
pet sitter. While the article is not available online, he does have a web
site. See http://www.paulspetsitting.com/ . Looks like a viable business
opportunity for not a lot of investment. If you want the newspaper article,
send me a snail mail address and I'll send it along. The guy started his pet
sitting career (as he calls it) at age 59. Mostly low stress and seems to
have quite a bit of demand.
M
Also see http://www.petsit.com
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Mark Mullins
Tucson, AZ
