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I had an epiphany a few years back when I realized how similar hiring pet sitters is to dating. Here's how hiring is similar to dating: You have to be crystal clear about what you want so that you...

Welcome to the new year! Are you ready to create your best year yet?  Every year I create a Best Year Yet plan for my own business and life. Inevitably every January I often get a lot of dog...

I wrote this post on Facebook a couple of years ago and wanted to share it with you in honor of the humble turkey and Thanksgiving. Last November I was riding my bike down a sidewalk on a busy...

Are you one of the rare few pet business owners who have a trademark for your pet business? If so, you don't need to read this. Run along! Have fun! But if you don't have a trademark for your pet...

A couple of weeks ago I tagged along with my guy on a business trip of his (one of the perks of him having a corporate job). We were at a beautiful spa resort enjoying an all expenses paid work trip...

I have always talked about how using pet sitting software is essential if you want to achieve balance in your pet sitting life. Today the key question is still “How do you decide what pet sitting...

The Prosperous Pet Business Conference still has one more week to go. So far, we've had 10 speakers for you and there's still 10 (yes, ten!) more speakers to go. Thanks to all of you who have sent...

Business Insurers of the Carolinas was the insurance company I used when I had my pet care company before I sold it. In the 18 years that I was in business, I had to file one claim and they were...

Hi there, pet business owners! I wanted to share with you that we are so happy to have Pet Sitters Associates as a Platinum Sponsor for our 2015 Prosperous Pet Business Online Conference! Don't know...

Hi there dog walkers, pet sitters, dog trainers, pet groomers, and doggy day care owners, The Prosperous Pet Business Online Conference has started! And guess what? It's FREE (yes, free!). And it's...

I was purposefully late to the smart phone craze because I saw what it was doing to my friends and family (checking the phone can become an unhealthy obsession for many of us, can't it?). But once I...

I am the type of person who, when someone asks me whether I want the good news first or the bad news, I always pick hearing the bad news first. Here's why: I want to get the bad news out of the way...