My Random Job: Dog walker

Dog Walker
My very first job: walking Delaney

My very first job ever, even before the teenage adventures in babysitting, was as a dog-walker for my neighbor.

I was in the 6th grade, and my neighbors were a young couple who worked full time and didn’t have any kids.  I began walking their wonderful Wheaten Terrier, Delaney, everyday after school for $1 per walk. When Delaney passed away, they got another Wheaten a few months later, and I took care of him too.  I had that job from the time I was in the 6th grade through 11th grade.

In the past few years, I’ve noticed this incredible insurgence of dog-walking and pet-sitting companies.  Many urban professionals have massive amounts of puppy-guilt, in leaving their dogs home alone for hours on end.  So, they hire people to come by and take care of their pets…for a nice fee of course.

In terms of great random jobs, it’s really hard to beat pet-sitting.  If you live in an urban area, you can check out the local pet-sitting companies to see if they’re hiring workers (they usually are) or you can even start your own company!  All it takes is a few clients, a few ads, and you can be on your way.  There is a lot of referrals in the pet-industry, since not many people will trust their pets to just anyone.  Your business could take off pretty quickly, and then you can hire your own staff!

 

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