What kind of premises do you need for something like that? I'd imagine you can't do it in a normal house due to planning constraints (quite rightly too...imagine if your next door neighbour suddenly had 40+ dogs in the back garden every day).
Whats their address? I will post a business card
There is a class one of these under the A19 bridge at south hylton, its just down the bank from cox green. So no neighbours to bother if loads of barking, and lots of room for dogs to mooch about.
It's literally called a dog walking license iirc mate . If you don't show good understanding with pack aggression etc or are just generally incompetent you won't get given a licence .
Bet you've given a few dogs mouth to mouth before!
For first step of my plans this is what it could be for me. Very potentially make £1k a month from mooching about with dogs monday to friday with latest finish 4pm. Compared to my last job for similar money but working with some absolute nightmare people.
One thing you don't seem to have considered is tax in your pricing. I.e income tax on your earnings and potentially VAT if you grow to that size and employers tax/Ni etc. While I'm sure you will get away with it for a while cash in hand it you want a long term
Will check that out cheers mate.
Roker
Backhouse
I have been looking at potentially opening a business in next few months, part of a service would be picking up dogs in custom van and taking them for walks in luxurious/various parks, going to someones house during the day to feed their dog and take them for a little walk, let them stretch their legs and break the day up for them and many more things.
I have a few people who have already wanted to have this service and be clients, this is from not even advertising. However the pattern with the clients I have so far are they genuinely adore their pets, like one of the kids and also earn quite a bit more than the usual worker, more disposable income per month than I used to earn full time in a call centre in some instances.
My prices would be undercutting everyone, but as it stands people are paying £12 a day 5x a week for their dog to be walked an hour per day, thats £240 a month. Even undercutting those prices I can see its bloody expensive and marketing to the ''richer'' areas is going to be a probable strategy.
One of my services which is better than anyone else is £6 a day for myself or colleague to go to someones house once per day for 30 mins. In that time would feed the dog, take for little walk and keep them company a bit. That 5x a week for £120 a month for a person would be best offer around and give dog a better life than sitting in a room on their own for 8+ hours a day (40+ hours a week).
Now even that personally I can see how thats still a dent on the normal person who on average gets £1200ish a month. By the time they pay bills and say have £400 left for themselves (being generous maybe), reducing that down to £280 for a dog that they are used to leaving indoors all day for is hard, even as a huge dog loving puff I can totally understand that.
Was talking to a lass last night and she has a gorgeous little mini dog that she dresses up and uses as a fashion accessory, told her about my business and she was like ''luckily my dog is only small and doesnt need anything like that, plus its too expensive''. Here lies the problem, she goes to work at 9:30am and gets home at 6:30pm, in which time her dog is kept between her back garden and her conservatory/wash house thing to keep warm and dry. She isnt the only person to think its fine to own a dog and give them a life like this, not to guilt anyone
I dont mind her and others similar deciding they want to put themselves first in life, but before you get a dog, look at the quality of life you can give them and take into account dogs are like bairns, cant keep getting the luxuries you have had before you became a parent.
A mate of mine (client in future) runs a business and is saying that work hard etc and the business will work as its a great idea. However what I have explained to him is its a big cost. My mate earns on average £5k per month, he doesnt understand that even the lowest package of £120 can make massive difference to people. £120 to someone who earns £5k with maximum £1500 outgoings is hardly noticable, £120 to someone with £400 left after bills is setting themself short.
Expecting replies of ''fuck off they are just dogs man''
