Independent Contractor v Employee

Independent Contractor v Employee

Many of us in the pet care industry are scrambling to hire right now. The bubble has arrived and the pet businesses who managed to survive the pandemic are coming back strong. My own pet business recorded the highest revenue month in our history in May. This has...
Do These Things First to Start A Pet Care Business

Do These Things First to Start A Pet Care Business

Are you overwhelmed on how to start a pet care business? In an earlier article we talked about the three questions to ask yourself before taking your first steps toward starting a pet related business. The first question was, “What’s your why?”. This was aimed at...

Employee Training Part III – Continuing Education

In Part I of our Employee Training Series we talked about Field Training. In Part II we talked about the perfect New Employee Orientation to get your employees started out right. In this third and final part of the series I’ll talk about how to develop outstanding...
Employee Training Part II – New Employee Orientation

Employee Training Part II – New Employee Orientation

Your pet care business is humming along tickety boo and you’ve hired your first employee.  In Part I of this training series we focusing on field training, popularly known as shadowing. In this BLOG, Part II, we’ll go a little deeper into our training journey to learn...
Employee Training Part I – Field Training

Employee Training Part I – Field Training

So you’ve gotten to the point in your pet care business where you’ve hired help. AWESOME!! In many ways it’s a relief but with this relief comes questions, so many questions. I’m not talking about the black and white questions like financial, payroll taxes and pay...
How to Choose the Right Harness for Your Dog

How to Choose the Right Harness for Your Dog

Choosing the right harness for your dog is an important decision. It needs to be comfortable for your dog but also provide you the control you need in the training and re-enforcement of loose leash walking if needed or other behavioral issues. The choices can be...