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Which Pet Sitting or Dog Walking Business Book Should I Read First?

This is a question I get asked a lot by pet sitters, dog walkers, dog trainers, pet groomers and dog daycare owners: “Kristin, which pet business book should I read first?”

My answer always depends upon where the person asking the question is in their pet business journey.

Before I answer this question for you, dear blog reader, I want to first say that even though some of these book titles below have pet sitting and dog walking in the title, they are all very much relevant and applicable to all kinds of pet businesses!

I’ve had many pet groomers, dog trainers, dog daycare owners and pet photographers all tell me they’ve gained a ton of value from the pet sitting and dog walking titled books!

Also, all book titles are available in paperback format on Amazon. The links below are for the eBooks (and audiobook format – if that particular title is available in audiobook).

Are you starting your pet business OR would you like a step-by-step guide to grow your business by leaps and bounds? Read 30 Days to Start and Grow Your Pet Sitting and Dog Walking Business eBook.

Or listen to 30 Days to Start and Grow Your Pet Sitting and Dog Walking Business audiobook.

Are you feeling stuck in your pet business evolution and need to break through that financial glass ceiling, whether it be six figures – or even well beyond six figures? Read Six-Figure Pet Sitting eBook.

Or listen to the Six-Figure Pet Sitting audiobook.

Are you a pet groomer, dog trainer, dog daycare owner or any other pet professional and want to reach six-figures or even more in your pet business? Read Six-Figure Pet Business eBook.

Are you hiring staff member including pet sitters, dog walkers, pet groomers, dog trainers, dog daycare assistants, admin assistants, office managers or any other person to help support you to start, grow or run your pet business? Even though this book has pet sitters and dog walkers in the title, truly any pet professional who wants to hire -or who wants to get a lot better at hiring- will benefit from reading this hiring book! Read The Hiring Handbook for Pet Sitters and Dog Walkers eBook.

Imagine if you could have access to 20 top pet business and life management experts…in the comfort of your own home? With this Prosperous Pet Business: Interviews with the Experts eBook you can! In this empowering 350-page eBook, Kristin Morrison interviews top pet business experts including Patti Moran (Pet Sitters International), Paul Mann (Fetch! Pet Care), Ian Dunbar, Andrea Arden and many more! Read Prosperous Pet Business: Interviews with the Experts eBook.

I’m currently working on book #6 which addresses one of the biggest pain points in the pet business industry. My new book will be released in late 2020 or early 2021. More details to come soon!

Happy reading, starting or growing your pet biz!

About the Author:

Kristin Morrison started her pet sitting and dog walking company in the mid-90s and it grew to become one of the largest pet care companies in California. Kristin hired over 250 people in the course of running her business for 18 years and when she sold the business, she had 35 dog walkers and pet sitters and 4 managers on staff.

Kristin is the founder of Six-Figure Pet Sitting Academy™ and Six-Figure Pet Business Academy™ which provides coaching, webinars and business products to pet sitters, dog walkers, dog trainers, and pet groomers across the United States, Canada, the UK and Australia.

Kristin is also the host of the Prosperous Pet Business podcast which is found on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you listen to podcasts. You can also listen to it on the Prosperous Pet Business website.

Kristin is the author of five books: Six-Figure Pet Sitting, 30 Days to Start and Grow Your Pet Sitting and Dog Walking Business, The Hiring Handbook for Pet Sitters and Dog Walkers, Prosperous Pet Business and Six-Figure Pet Business. Her books are available in paperback on Amazon. The eBooks and audiobooks are on her website at: www.SixFigurePetBusinessAcademy.com

Social Media:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SixFigurePetBusinessAcademy/

Join the Prosperous Pet Business Community Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/prosperouspetbusiness/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/petbizcoach/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/petbizcoach

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/SixFigurePetSitting

Podcast:

Prosperous Pet Business Podcast: https://prosperouspetbusiness.com/pet-business-podcast/

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I Need Your Help: Vote For Your Favorite Book + Pet Photo!

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In this photo are some of the Book + Pet Photo Contest winners from the years 2011-2019!

Hi pet business owners,

I need your help but don’t worry, it’s a fun thing. 🙂

I’ve had A LOT of wonderful photo submissions to the 2020 Book + Pet Photo Contest. I need your help to chose the top three photo winners!

Please click here to cast your vote and help me pick the winners.

Thanks in advance for your help!

Voting ends at midnight on Thursday, June 25 so cast your vote now.

Thanks much,

Kristin Morrison started her pet care company in the mid-90s and it grew to become one of the largest pet care companies in California. Kristin hired over 250 people in the course of running her business for 18 years and when she sold the business, she had 35 dog walkers and pet sitters and 4 managers on staff.

Connect on Social Media:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SixFigurePetBusinessAcademy/

Join the Prosperous Pet Business Community Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/prosperouspetbusiness/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/petbizcoach/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/petbizcoach

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/SixFigurePetSitting

Podcast:

Prosperous Pet Business Podcast: https://prosperouspetbusiness.com/pet-business-podcast/

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Six-Figure Pet Sitting 2014 Book Photo Contest Starts TODAY! Win Big Prizes!

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1900329_10201766744790356_774646537_o — *2013 First Place Photo Winner Submitted by Cindy Chain Johnson of Bed and Biscuit Pet Care in San Antonio, Texas*

The 2nd Annual Six-Figure Pet Sitting Book Photo Contest is back! 🙂

Here’s how it works (it’s easy):

1. Take a picture of your pet(s) with either on of the books Six-Figure Pet Sitting or Six-Figure Pet Business

2. Post your picture on our Six-Figure Pet Sitting Academy Facebook page or email it to me.

We’ll be picking the winners in June so submit your photo between now and May 31, 2014.

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Vote for your favorite photo! (Poll ends on May 22)

Pet Sitting Photo Contest, Six Figure Pet Sitting Business Book, Six-Figure Pet Sitting book, six-figure pet sitting business / Kristin Morrison / May 19, 2013

Thank you, pet sitters, for submitting your wonderful pictures to the photo contest!

I’m amazed by your creativity and playfulness. It was so fun to have your pictures coming rolling in on the Six-Figure Pet Sitting Facebook page!

Votes will be taken for best picture until midnight on May 22 so get your votes in for your top 3 favorite pictures. Click to see the pictures and to vote on your favorite Six-Figure Pet Sitting book photo now.

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Six-Figure Pet Sitting Book

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I got this email and picture today from Mary O. who purchased my book Six-Figure Pet Sitting a couple of months ago.

Here’s what she writes:

“I had my book on my bed and my cat Chelsea decided she liked it too! Must be a good sign.”

🙂

Thanks, Chelsea, for the two paws up!

And for you humans out there: You can purchase Six-Figure Pet Sitting in printed book format on Amazon or in you can purchase in eBook format for immediate download.

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Six-Figure Pet Sitting: The Book

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I’m one of those people that is a bit old-fashioned when it comes to books.

I know, I know, Kindle is the hottest rage and I will admit it would be nice not to be lugging 50 pounds of books around with me on this trip that I’m currently on.

But, for me, there is something about holding a book in my hands that makes me very, very happy.

Which makes me also happy to announce that, in addition my book being available in eBook format, Six-Figure Pet Sitting: Catapult Your Pet Sitting Business to Unlimited Success book is now available in printed format through Amazon.

Yay!

You can do the writing exercises in the book. You can fold down the corner of the pages that you want to come back to next time you pick up the book (I won’t tell anyone).

And for those of you high tech pet sitters who want to read the Six-Figure Pet Sitting book on your smart phone and Kindle–it will be available for purchase in those formats soon too.

Enjoy and happy pet sitting!
–Kristin

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How to Create a 3-Day Pet Sitting Workweek Teleclass: January 6, 2010

How to Create a 3-Day Pet Sitting Workweek, Pet Business, Pet Business Marketing, Pet Sitting Business / Kristin Morrison / December 4, 2009

This will be my last teleclass before I head out for my 2-month trip around the world until April 2010.

I’m a business coach who practices what I preach and I’m offering this teleclass to share my secrets with all of you wonderful pet sitters before departing for my traveling adventure.

This teleclass will truly change your life by profoundly transforming the way you relate to your work and your work schedule! You will come away excited and ready to create a work schedule that is beyond your wildest dreams (while being firmly rooted in reality).

Most pet sitters think that they have to work long and hard hours to create a successful and profitable business. If you are one of them you are not alone.

I thought that I had to work countless hours to make a lot of money until the year I began running my business in a completely different way.

In one year I began transforming my relationship with my business and the way I ran my business. To my surprise and amazement my profits began to rise even though I was working much, much less! It didn’t make sense at first (in fact it blew my mind a bit!) but then it completely made sense.

In less than one year, I went from working 12-14 hours a day, 7 days a week to working three 8-hour days a week.

If you have an established business and responsible staff members that you trust, you can too!

All it takes is some out-of-the box thinking and a willingness to try some new ways of running your company that I will outline in this teleclass so that you can create the schedule that works best for you in 2010.

Whether you want to take one day off a week, weekends off, or create a 3-day workweek like I created, it’s up to you. I will tell you how to do it and outline the step-by-step method necessary to create time off.

Click here to find out more and to sign up for the How to Create a 3-Day Pet Sitting Workweek Teleclass.

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The Power of a Post It Note

Goal Setting / Kristin Morrison / July 31, 2009

In 1953, researchers surveyed Yale’s graduating seniors to determine how many of them had specific, written goals for their future. The answer: 3%.

Twenty years later, researchers polled the surviving members of the Class of 1953 — and found that the 3% with specific, written goals had accumulated more personal financial wealth than the other 97% of the class combined.

Do you have specific, written goals for your business?

If not, it is time to start.

One of the simplest ways to start setting goals is to write this month’s money goal on a Post It note and stick it on your computer where you see it every day (and usually you’ll see it multiple times a day if you are a frequent computer user).

I wrote my money goal on a Post It note on July 1. Next to the amount that I wanted to earn for the month July, I wrote that I ‘easily and effortlessly achieve my goal’. And guess what? Money has easily and effortlessly come to me this month–I am almost to my target profit goal.

The power of the Post It note is that it creates an intention of what is wanting to be created. Creating a clear intention often inspires direct actions to take. THAT’S where the power ultimately is. Taking action in a way that will increase your business success. Sometimes we need a yellow sticky note to prompt us to do that.

Tomorrow is August 1, the perfect time to start experiencing your own Post It note success. What will your money goal be for August?

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INTRODUCTION		5
	Welcome to Our Company!	5
	Handbook Purpose	5
EMPLOYMENT		7
	Equal Employment	7
	Background Checks	8
	At-Will Notice	8
	Anniversary Date	8
	Immigration Law Compliance	8
	Introductory Period	9
	Employment Classifications	10
	Personnel Records	10
	Employee References	11
	Job Vacancies	11
	Job Postings	11
	Transfers	12
	Employment of Relatives	12
	Seniority	12
CONDUCT AND BEHAVIOR		13
	General Guidelines	13
	Anti-Harassment	16
	Anti-Bullying	17
	Complaint Procedure	19
	Corrective Action	19
COMPENSATION		21
	Pay Periods	21
	Pay Adjustments	21
	Overtime	22
	Performance Evaluation	22
	Promotions	23
	Demotion	23
	Work Assignments	23
	Advances and Loans	23
BENEFITS		24
	Holidays	24
	Military Leave	24
	<Your State> Paid Leave Law	24
	Jury Service Leave	25
	Witness Leave	26
	Voting Leave	26
HEALTH, SAFETY, AND SECURITY		27
	Non-Smoking	27
	Drug and Alcohol	27
	Safety	28
	Workers’ Compensation	29
	Workplace Violence and Security	29
WORKPLACE GUIDELINES		31
	Hours of Work	31
	Lactation Breaks	31
	Attendance/ Tardiness	31
	Personal Appearance	33
	Confidentiality	33
	Conflict of Interest	34
	Outside Activities	35
	Reporting Irregularities	35
	Inspections/ Searches	36
	Electronic Assets Usage	36
	Social Media	38
	Company Phone Usage	42
	Personal Property	42
	Client Location-Related Procedures	43
	Initial Consultations	43
	Pet Care Visits	43
	Do’s and Don’ts of the Pet Sitting / Dog Walking Visit	47
	Emergency Procedures	50
EMPLOYMENT SEPARATION		51
	Resignation	51
	Termination	51
	Personal Possessions & Return of Company Property	51
MISCELLANEOUS		52
	Inclement Weather	52
	Automobile Accident	53
	Parking	53
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT		54