A typical day for a pet care business involves waking up early, eating breakfast, checking voicemails and emails, updating schedules, meeting with staff and pet sitters to review daily plans, providing support for clients and staff, meeting with new clients, training employees, cleaning the office, marketing the business, reviewing notes and preparing for the next day, securing the office, and being on call for pet sitters and clients before going to sleep.

1. A Day in the Life

2. Wake Up

3. Eat a Good Breakfast it’s the most important meal of the day

4. Opening Activities CHECK VOICEMAIL AND EMAIL For new reservations and changes

5. Update Daily Calendar Schedule changes Pet and home note updates

6. Pet Sitter Check-In Meet with staff to review daily dogs, clients, and homes

7. Midday Procedures CLIENT SUPPORT help pet parents with their pet care needs

8. Staff Support help and support the working pet sitters

9. Meet & Greets Meet with new Pet Parent Clients and their furry families to set up new service

10. Dog Walk University Teach, Train, and Mentor new and existing staff

11. General Office Maintenance Cleaning, Filing and Organizing

12. Marketing and Networking Growing the Biz

13. Closing Procedures Review Daily Notes, Reservations, and Updates

14. Create Next Day Schedule Prepare Staff Schedules and Information

15. Secure Office Lock Up and Secure office Alarm and Security

16. After Hours Procedures On-Call Support Pet Sitter Support and Client Emergencies

17. Go to Sleep