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How to MAKE MONEY as a DOG SITTER
hey everyone today I am Dalek sitting
which explains the change in location
and the two dogs that you don't really
know so this is easy and this is Lupe
they are Mexican Street dogs they first
have Jango he's just sitting off the bed
over there and I thought this would be a
great opportunity to explain how I got
into dog sitting and how you can do it
to you if that's something that you're
interested in let's get started
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so I started dog sitting pretty much
right outside of the university a lot of
my friends they were getting into the
restaurant business and I just I didn't
have any interest in that so I became a
full-time dog walker for a company and
one of the services that this company
offered was Pet Sitting so I jumped
right on that because I was super
interested in it and for years I had
anywhere from one to three dogs staying
in my house pretty much all the time
this is before I had my own dog so I was
open for business for dogs sitting and
it was crazy and I learned a ton and I'm
not working for that company anymore but
I do have my own dog sitting clients now
first you will need to adjust your
schedule in order to accommodate dog
sitting so dogs can't be left alone for
long period of time they do need to be
with you as much as it possible people
are paying you to be with their dog not
to leave their dog at home will you go
out and do your things all day so if you
work a nine-to-five job then maybe dog
sitting isn't really the best option for
you unless you can bring the dog to work
or if you work from home then that's
great too I highly suggest starting with
a company in the beginning just so that
you can learn the ropes a lot of people
think that dog sitting is this lovely
easy thing that you just do for some
size money but it's actually quite
difficult and it's really good to have
people behind you in case you need their
help so a lot of dog walking or dog
daycares will have this service to talk
to them about what kind of positions
they have regarding pet sitting another
good thing about a company is that they
already have pet insurance so if there
is an emergency that happens you will be
covered and you don't have to pay for
that yourself they also have more
clientele so you'll be able to start
right away
there are also some online companies
that are really great as well such as
dog vk.com WWF aka calm these are all
done online so you create a profile and
people can contact you through the
website my sister has used this with her
dog and she loves it she had a wonderful
experience the good thing about this is
they have their own insurance so you're
already covered and everything is done
online so it's super convenient use the
resources that you have make sure your
friends and family know what it is that
you're doing people aren't going to ask
you unless they know that you're due
so in the beginning it's a really good
idea to offer to sit for free or for a
price that's lower than the industry
standard people are really particular
about their dog sitters and they tend to
use the same people over and over again
so that lower price is going to be
incentive for them to switch to you so
make sure that you go out and you
message or you call the people that you
know that have dogs or that could be a
really good reference for you and that
way even if they say no they know about
you so if they're ever in a bind they
can go to you or they can refer you to
their friends so really use the
connections that you already have with
using lupe I didn't know their owners
beforehand so their owners are my
parents best friends cousins so you
really you never know how people are
going to find out about you it's all
about referrals it's all about
connections so just get the word out
there posting on Facebook post it on
your Instagram let people know that
you're open for business when it comes
to dog sitting and people will come
you'll need to be prepared in the event
of an emergency now this is worst case
scenario but you definitely have to prep
for that because it may happen and this
is why working for a company is really
good because they already have that pet
insurance and also it's just really good
to have someone behind you helping you
out in a situation because it can be
really scary if something happens so
make sure before you go into the pet
sitting and you have permission written
permission from the owners to be able to
deal with anything medically in the
event that they are unreachable now I
learned this the hard way so I was
working for the company so thankfully I
was covered but I had a dog come to me
who had pneumonia so she came to me with
the pneumonia and on the first night I
realized that there was something
terribly wrong so I brought her to the
vet clinic and she had to stay there
overnight the owners were unreachable
because they were in like Bermuda or the
Bahamas or something so I didn't make
the call on what to do with the dog so
make sure that you have that safety net
that you were given permission in order
to deal with anything that may happen
dog feeding is an amazing job it's it's
difficult and it's challenging but it's
so so rewarding
whether it's your main income or it's a
side gig there are ways you can
incorporate it into your life but make
sure you do the research before you make
that jump in thanks for watching I hope
you learned something about dogs sitting
today I hope to make more videos on this
topic so let me know if you like it if
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the sweetest little dog you're so little
you'll be the dog okay go eat your bones
