How much would you guess I earn?

They get a walk at 9am and that’s their day until fed at 3pm? sounds very boring and little stimulation.

That’s amazing! Do you live in a rich area? What’s the highest number of dogs you have at once?

I pay for both daycare and home boarding as my dog is anxious alone and the whole point is he is in a house not a cage or kennel. I would be pretty pissed if I found out my dog was being left so they could go to the pub.
if there are 2 of you one should be on site

You also might want to do some animal first aid courses, and consider your location. If you have neighbours nearby then you may get complaints about noise levels from barking.

I have a couple of friends with similar businesses and the both love it!

I was confused by the post too tbh.

So is there are daycare dogs, then she doesn’t work 3 hours a day?

@Dogladyloveswine do you not have daycare dogs regularly? You also said ‘we’. Do you share the job with someone else?

Do you have dogs that only need one walk a day?

I think it’s great that you’ve found something you like and earn so much on it. I’m not a dog lover so couldn’t do it.

But you don't give them enough exercise. Why do you say that you love them if you're not exercising them enough?

That's great for the time investment. I was doing some work on HS2 recently, driving concrete mixers. I was getting nearly £400 for an evening shift working just under four hours. Starting 6ish and usually finishing by around 21:45. And was often stood down on the Friday, getting about £200 for staying at home doing nothing.

Some of my friends with desk jobs seemed a bit 😡 but it's their choice to sit in a chair all day when there's a massive demand for drivers and heavy plant operators.

Exactly!
Poor dogs. Left stewing in her house all day.

If they’re all walked by 9am and then you loll about until you feed them at 3, what are the poor dogs doing in between?
Do you really only walk them once a day? I hope your clients don’t find out!

Not to mention the job satisfaction you'd get from doing something you love.

That's the whole point of the thread really, isn't it? That there are other things out there and other ways to make a decent salary other than being part of the rat race.

I think it's lovely (typed while having a cup of tea preparing for another say in said rat race).

I wouldn’t be happy if I was paying someone to care for my dog and they were getting one walk in the morning and then no other all day.

Two walks a day needed minimum for normal dogs, three for very active breeds.

I think this is amazing. And I’m really glad you’ve let us all know what you get from it. I could do this alongside my current job. If only I liked dogs ;) however I would love them if I needed the cash and that was the way to do it

Come back and tell us once you've calculated your outgoings on hoover filters. £5k in £4,900 out trying to get hair off everything.

I am a dog boarder & many clients wrongly assume this is a side hustle for me. I get what the OP is saying fed, walk, chill with them, play, feed etc.
I find the pick ups & drop offs annoying because people don't stick to time even if you tell them to.

Genuinely found this really interesting. Thanks for sharing this, self employment can be seen so negatively and it’s good to see someone share this.

I’d love to quit my job and do this but I have allergies 😭

I really like this post op well done! I have to say I don’t like animals much so it wouldn’t work for me but well done for turning a difficult situation into a positive story that has made your quality of life better

One could also make something like this into a nice litttle cash in hand side hustle for friends and neighbours. Maybe just across the holidy seson or for the odd weekend with one dog at a time.

Good for you OP, I’m fortunately in a position and of an age where I don’t need to work anymore, but I do walk DS’s dog for six hours a week in all weathers, and dog sit him occasionally. I’ve often thought, I could do this on a very part time and small scale for pocket money.

Goord for you OP where you have found a nice little niche occupation for a lifestyle business. I dont think there is anything wrong with your posting. It is just another idea for people who are looking for a way to earn a living if they have those skills and are fond of animals. I see a bit of jealousy in some of the posters. I too am my own boss and do private tutoring. I dont make as much as you but I have my pension and income from other sources. I only work a few hours a week. There are a lot of compenstions to running a biz from home because you get to claim quite a few expenses and pass them back to the tax man.

I am going to do this same thing when our two dogs are no longer with us.
I wouldn’t make as much money as you as I would just have one dog at a time as I wouldn’t want to deal with potential issues from having multiple dogs. Not the point of this thread though!

Dog boarding is expensive but presumably you only have maximum 2 or 3 at a time and erratic income so maybe £3k average a month before expenses?

I can believe it - tho I thought it would be more. My ex dog sitter made quite a bit more than that, she would be booked a year in advance for summer - we were in London tho so that’s probably why. She was amazing.

Agree - pointlessly picking holes with what the op is saying and accusing her of boasting. It’s an interesting topic for discussion. £60 for feeding a cat though, would happily take on that job.

Fabulous @Dogladyloveswine Good luck to your business flourishing further as it sounds like you have the ideal job.

We have 2 cats and a 'nutsjob' dog (who doesn't like other dogs) otherwise I might be following your lead 😃

Ignore the negative posters on this thread - that is basically Mumsnet 24/7

And very revealing how some people are so bitchy.