The books, podcasts, and blogs pet sitters go to.

Books & Magazines

• Talk Triggers by Jay Baer discusses how to set up unique talking points for your clients.

• No BS Marketing to the Affluent by Entrepreneur Press gives insights into how to sell your services to affluent people based on their perceived needs.

• The E-Myth is great for those growing a scalable business.

• How to Become a Housesitter by Kelly Hayes-Raitt is full of insider tips from the Housesit Diva

• Never Lose a Customer Again is all about customer service and keep them coming back.

• Whole Dog Journal is priceless for dog health and behavior

• Sabbath by Wayne Muller on the importance of rest and self care in this busy and non-stop business

• Who Moved My Cheese shows you how to deal with changes at work and home

Client Relations

• 🐾💜🎶 Peaceful Pet Music - Calm Music for Pets 🎶💜🐾 to play for your more anxious pet clients.

• Memory Flame Candles to honor the loss of a client’s pet

• Pet Perennials for handwritten cards and gifts

• Wolfie’s Wish have wonderful affirmation cards for the grieving pet parents

Blogs & Newsletters

• Dr. Karen Becker has been writing and blogging about pet health since 1992.

• Barks from the Guild covers all things animal behavior and training, pet care, canine, feline, equine, avian, pocket pets, and exotics, as well as business, sales, marketing and consulting.

• Companion Animal Psychology a blog for happy cats and dogs, thanks to science.

• Human Animal Bond Research Institute is gathering, funding and sharing scientific research to demonstrate the positive health impacts of companion animals.

Coaching

• Six-Figure Business Academy by Kristin Morrison

• The Pet Nanny Coach by Colleen Sedgwick

• Pet Sitter Guru by Janie Budnick

• Pet Biz Wiz by Dominic Hodgson

• Dog Co Launch with Michelle Kline

Podcasts

• Drinking from the Toilet is a great podcast for dog training nerds by Hannah Branigan.

• Unleashed (at work and home) by Colleen Pelar is honest conversations with pet professionals about resilience, real life, and bouncing back better

• The Pet Photographers Club interviews photographers, pet professionals and experts.

• With a Dog is a lifestyle podcast for the modern dog parent, hosted by Carly Liedtke.

• Creating Great Grooming Dogs is the podcast where grooming meets training.

• Lucky Pup Podcast with Morgan Weber on balance, burnout, living full.

• Pet Marketing Unleashed with Mikaela Vargas on your online presence, marketing, and onboarding.

Youtube

• Doug Keeling, owner of Bad to the Bone Pet Care, posts extremely informative and helpful videos that answers all your questions for running a pet care business.

• DogTV and RelaxMyDog provide music and stimulation for cats and dogs.

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