Pet Care Experience Requirements

To safely, effectively, and profitably operate a Pet Care Service Business, you will have to have people management skills to properly manage employees, business management skills to coordinate the business activities, and you must have an understanding of all aspects of operating a Pet Care Services Business.

For those individuals who do not have experience in the Pet Care Services Industry, you will have to acquire the Pet Care handling skills you will need to safely supervise and care for your pet guests.

To obtain a basic understanding of Pet behavior, Pet physiology, and Pet Care first aid, I recommend completing a Pet Care Technician I Certification course offered by the Pet Care Services Organization. The Course is an open book course which can be completed in a couple of weeks. See the PCSO website for details, http://www.petcareservices.org/ The Pet Care Services Organization, formerly known as the American Boarding Kennels Association, is the National Trade Association for the Pet Care Services Industry and offers a full series of Pet Care Certification Courses.

Once you have the credentials and the ability to convey your skills to prospective clients, you'll need practical experience with Pet Intake, Group Pet Supervision, Pet Feeding, Pet Walking, Pet Waste(Poop and Pee) Management, Pet outake, and Pet Pampering ! This Practical hands-on Pet Care experience can be obtained by volunteering at a local humane society or working at a local Pet Boarding or Dog Day Care facility. Six months to two years of direct experience in a Pet Care Service Facility should give you the understanding of Pet Handling and Care necessary to establish the foundation you'll need to go forward with your plans. You'll find that operating a Pet Care Service Business is a lot more than Petting Puppies.

But a word of caution to those thinking of working for a For Profit Business !! DO NOT sign any restrictive work covenants, confidentiality agreements, or non-compete agreements which might compromise your ability to start your own Pet Care Service Business.