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Starting a Pet Business
Starting a Pet Business
Curriculum
13 Sections
112 Lessons
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Introduction
3
1.1
Disclaimer and Copyright
1.2
Support during the course
1.3
Learning Objectives
1. Introduction to the Pet Industry
3
2.1
The Pet Market
2.2
Possible Services to provide
2.3
Mobile vs. Static Business
2. Business Planning
13
3.1
Goal Setting
3.2
Target Market
3.3
Competitors
3.4
Services
3.5
Prices
3.6
Financial Projections
3.7
GDPR
3.8
Booking Software
3.9
Start Up Costs
3.10
Writing a Business Plan
3.11
Tax and Accounting
3.12
Bookkeeping
3.13
Homework
3. Legislation and Legal Considerations
7
4.1
Animal Welfare Act 2006
4.2
Veterinary Surgeons Act 1966 (and Ammendments)
4.3
Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005
4.4
Microchipping and dog tag laws in the UK
4.5
Licenses
4.6
Permits
4.7
Insurance
4. Setting up your business
6
5.1
Business Structure
5.2
Business Name
5.3
Creating and Brand
5.4
Bank Accounts
5.5
Transport
5.6
Insurance
5. Pet Care Services
30
6.1
Services
6.2
Dog Walking
6.3
Pet Visiting and Sitting
6.4
Roles and Responsibilities
6.5
Client- specific rules
6.6
Appearance, conduct and etiquette
6.7
Non- pet care tasks
6.8
Security
6.9
Diaries and reporting
6.10
Restraining a cat
6.11
Illnesses
6.12
Reptiles
6.13
Emergencies
6.14
Problems
6.15
Cage Position and Environment
6.16
Change in appetite
6.17
Dangers
6.18
Doggy Day Care
6.19
Dog Home Boarding
6.20
House Sitting
6.21
Small Holding or Horse Care
6.22
Top tips
6.23
Horse Sitter Safety
6.24
Field Dangers
6.25
Horse Escape
6.26
Lameness
6.27
Identifying signs of ill health
6.28
Animal Welfare
6.29
Setting up a client
6.30
Hygiene
6. Health and Safety
15
7.1
Client Property Security
7.2
Client Property
7.3
Keys!
7.4
Planning your walk
7.5
Before every single walk
7.6
How many dogs to walk
7.7
Where to walk
7.8
Transporting Dogs
7.9
Travel Safety
7.10
Personal Safety on walks
7.11
Useful equipment
7.12
Hazards on walks
7.13
Pet Health Problems
7.14
Interacting with third parties
7.15
Holistic Enrichment
7. Initial Marketing
11
8.1
Marketing Platforms
8.2
Social Media
8.3
Website
8.4
SEO
8.5
Facebook pages and groups
8.6
Scheduling tools
8.7
Print Marketing
8.8
USPs
8.9
Word of Mouth
8.10
Networking
8.11
Local Marketing Plan
8. Extra things to consider in set up
5
9.1
Training and qualifications
9.2
CPD
9.3
Booking Software
9.4
Memberships
9.5
Franchise Network
9.Basic Dog Behaviour and Communication
9
10.1
Relaxed Language
10.2
Anticipatory Language
10.3
What does a wagging tail mean?
10.4
Calming signals (or stress signals?)
10.5
Whale Eye
10.6
Eyes – Shortening or squinting
10.7
Blinking
10.8
Anxious Tongue Flick
10.9
Displacement
10. Summary
2
11.1
Summary
11.2
Starting a Pet Care Business Assessment
20 Minutes
10 Questions
11.Business Templates
7
12.1
Customer Terms and Conditions
12.2
Dog Walking Registration Form
12.3
House Sitting Form
12.4
Pet Visiting Form
12.5
Business Plan Template
12.6
Business Set Up Checklist
12.7
Service and Price List Planning Template
Course Completion Information
2
13.1
Well done on Completing your course
13.2
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