Dog Walking Business

6 Tips For Starting A Successful Dog Walking Business (2025)

Pat Walls

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Updated: April 10th, 2025

Want to start your own dog walking business? Here are some tips you should know:

Learn more about starting a dog walking business:

Where to start?

-> How much does it cost to start a dog walking business?
-> Pros and cons of a dog walking business

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-> Other dog walking business success stories
-> Marketing ideas for a dog walking business
-> Dog walking business slogans
-> Dog walking business names

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-> Blog post ideas for a dog walking business

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We've interviewed thousands of successful founders at Starter Story and asked what advice they would give to entrepreneurs who are just getting started.

Here's the best advice we discovered for starting a dog walking business:

#1: Melodi Landi, founder of Furry Fellas Pet Service LLC:

We chatted with with Melodi, founder of Furry Fellas Pet Service LLC ($54K/month). In our interview, Melodi says:

I learned to work with my competitors rather than against them. There is enough business to go around! In 2019, we brought in almost $50,000 due to referrals from competing pet sitting and dog walking businesses.

Additionally:

When I started this business I was also creating websites part-time. For the first few years I thought I would have 2 businesses but soon realized that I needed to narrow down my focus.

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#2: Benny DiFranco, founder of Hands N Paws:

We chatted with with Benny, founder of Hands N Paws ($25K/month). In our interview, Benny says:

The recent surge in pet ownership trends worked in our favor, as more people sought reliable pet care services. This external trend, coupled with our strong reputation, led to an unexpected but welcome boost in our business.

Additionally:

It’s important to be agile and responsive to market changes. It's essential to not just rely on what has worked in the past but to be open to new ideas and strategies.

Further: