Dog Walking as a Job
ByLife as a dog walker is a good job, for others it would be totally inappropriate.
A great benefit of dog walking is earning for the work out. Dog walking work out burn about 300 calories an hour depending on your weight and speed. The other benefit of being a dog walker is that it is a non impact exercise. Dog walking is also very sociable, loads of people stop you and talk about your dogs. This is great opportunity to network and acquire more business!
A good dog sitter needs to love dogs, every dogs and animals. It is not just a requirement, it should be a natural love. Most dog walking businesses require their dog walkers to care for other animals. Whether it is a hamster, fish or one that some people may have a dread about. Typical pet problems for potential dog sitters are scorpions, spiders, lizards, snakes and reptiles. In a larger company, they may be able to handle this, but typically dog walking is a small business with only a few people, so you will need to deal with these animals as a pet sitter. Fortuitously these animals require minimal care, but as a pet sitter you cannot avoid feeding and watering them. At times the owner may require the pet sitter to supply small live animals to the pet. As well as these, other animals that cause possible issues for pet sitters include rats, “I don’t like the scaly tail”, especially as the rats and owners love the frequent fuss and handling of the pet.
The requirement for dog sitters is usually centred around the major holidays of Christmas, Thanksgiving and summer holidays. There is also a demand for dog sitting at weekends throughout the year. The year round business of dog walking is often required all year. Chiefly for the time starved people living in today’s hectic life, but who want a dog. There is also the one off work for dog walking, following accidents, which stop people e.g. skiing accidents
Being a dog walker in a first-rate dog walking business will restrict the maximum number of dogs to four or less. First-rate businesses such as London dog walking will give you clothing and all weather gear. This is mutual, as the free clothes are free marketing, dog walking is one of the best adverts for their pet sitting business. You will not however be allowed to wear these when dog sitting, as it will announce that the owners are away on vacation. Though one of the advantages of dog sitting with someone going in and out and doing other things such as emptying the mail box, reduces the possibility of burglary.
Pet sitting often requires the pet sitter to do other odd jobs around the house. A dog sitter will often look after the garden and house plants. Pet sitters habitually look after cats, who due to their territorial origins, rarely like being separated from their home. Cat lovers hate parting from their loved pets, so businesses such as London cat sitting will place photos and comments on their web site for the pet owners.
Good companies such as London pet sitting and customers request that a pet sitter be police checked as they are habitually visiting homes alone
So pet sitting is a great job for those whom it fits, give it a try!
