How To Start A Profitable At Home Dog Daycare Business

If you’re a pet lover and love taking care of dogs one of the ways to turn this love into a money making business is to start a profitable at home dog daycare business.

At least 53% of US households own dogs as pets so there is definitely a need for dog carers, and this is where you can use your dog loving skills to start a new business venture.

But before you dive straight in, there are some costs involved and things that you need to be aware of before starting.

Things To Do Before Starting Dog Daycare At Home

First of all, if you’ve volunteered at dog shelters, your local vet or do dog sitting or dog walking this will put you in a much better place to start a dog daycare business. If you currently do not have any experience and you are serious about wanting to start an at home dog care venture it’s advisable to go and volunteer at your local animal rescue or pet clinic beforehand.

Depending on local laws you may be able to run a dog daycare business from your own home but there are a few things you need to check and do first.

What Do You Need to Start a Dog Daycare Business?

Before you can go ahead with any type of business there are a few things that you will need to consider and put in place. When it comes to doggy daycare costs you have to think about other general administrative things too along with taking care of the dogs and they are as follows:

• Check whether you require any special permits, liability and dog daycare insurance or licence to run a dog daycare center at your home
• Make sure that you and any staff that you plan to employ are experienced and have certified pet CPR and first aid
• Have enough space for kennels and space to also keep puppies and dogs separated within indoor and outdoor zoned areas to play, to eat and for rest
• Decide if  you plan to have your dog daycare open 5 or 7 days a week
• Provide all the necessary pet care equipment
• Keep records of the dogs you look after
• Have a full supply of cleaning materials

How to Promote Your At Home Dog Daycare Business

To get your business seen you will have to do some amount of promotion. As a dog lover you probably already have a great social network of dog owners that you can market your business to. If you want to grow that audience and gain new clients you will have to work on getting your new business seen.

There are the traditional methods of handing out flyers when taking your dog for a walk or at your local pet store. You can also reach far more people locally with the use of technology.

You can easily advertise your business on social media platforms such as:

• Facebook
• Instagram 
• Twitter
• Craigslist

And don’t forget to add your details to Google My Business using great looking photos of your dog daycare facilities along with happy dogs and their owners who use your services. Also always get client reviews to generate even more business opportunities.

You can even promote add on services such as dog grooming and dog training while their fur babies are in your care, which is a great way to bring in extra revenue.

As an added free bonus and as pets are an owners companion and really more like a family member, one of the most popular and user-friendly ideas is to have video cameras around your dog daycare facility to promote transparency enabling owners to see and stay connected to their pet.

How Much Does a Dog Daycare Owner Make?

Depending on the space you have, where you are located and how many dogs you intend to have at your daycare it can vary. One of the simple ways to check how much you can potentially earn is to phone other at home dog daycare businesses and ask for their prices.

Prices currently start from $20 per dog/per day and as stated before depending on location can even be $45 per day. You can check out Rover as a price guide. Overall, you can earn  $25,000 a year and more.

At home daycare can cost a little less than commercial dog care facilities as it is a smaller home like environment but ideal for the dog owner whose pet loves to get lots of attention which is the benefit of an at home dog daycare.

Final Thoughts on a Profitable At Home Dog Daycare Business

Now that you know a little more about starting an at home dog daycare business you can use your experience and love of dogs to really do something that you love and earn an income.

Why not share this new at home business venture with others.