Rent a Pet is a proposed service that would allow people to rent dogs and cats for a trial period before committing to adopting. This would help match pets to the right owners based on factors like breed, size, and lifestyle fit. It could reduce unwanted pets and encourage responsible pet ownership by letting people experience an animal before adoption. Renters would receive training sessions to help care for and understand the rented pet during the trial period.

1. Rent a Pet
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2. Rent a Pet
• Original Idea: Rent a Pet

3. Value Proposition
• We match prospective pet owners with the 'right' size, breed or mix.
• We provide an opportunity to determine the person's or family's commitment to pet
ownership.
• We help reduce or eliminate unwanted pets from abandonment or abuse.
• We help pounds and rescue services match their pets up for adoption to the right people
based on practical reasons, not emotional ones.
• We encourage proper human behavior and responsibility towards their pet.

4. Rent a Pet
• Many people and families adopt a dog or cat because the kids ask for one, or they want
companionship, or for many other reasons. Choices are usually based on current trends or
fashions (e.g. - 'Beverly Hills Chihuahua'), or the 'cute factor', without true consideration of
environment or commitment. A 'rental' service could provide a means for trying out a breed
or size before a long-term commitment is made. Too often dogs and cats are discarded
because the fit or temperament (family or breed) was not right.

5. Rent a Pet
• "Try-before-you-buy a pet" (we'll focus on dogs and cats) can help people and families
decide if the type of breed or size would be the best choice for them. Puppies and kittens
would be excluded from the rental process, although folks could decide that they'd like to go
forward with a puppy or kitten if the 'adult' version met their expectations and requirements.
The rental service would also help locate either purebred animals, or preferably, pets up for
adoption that met the breed and size criteria. Pets would be spayed or neutered.

6. Rent a Pet
• The rental agreement would be for a specific period and would be accompanied with a 1 or
2-hour training session per week. Rental pets would have had previous training so that the
renter would not be starting from scratch. The training would help people with their
commands, behavior, exercise, feeding, and expectations. Counseling would accompany
the rental to be sure the home environment would match the dog or cats breeding, for
instance, a working dog would be unsuitable in an apartment, or a Persian cat wouldn't work
if a family member had allergies.