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Training

How to Socialize a Puppy: A Safe Plan for the First Three Months and Beyond

Start socializing your puppy the day they come home. A safe plan for the first three months and beyond: before vaccines, what to meet, body language, classes.

A golden retriever resting on a raised cot in a clean indoor boarding suite with a glass door and rubber flooring

Business guides

How to Start a Dog Boarding Business: Zoning, Licenses, Costs, Insurance and Safety

How to start a dog boarding business: zoning, state kennel licenses, facility and vaccination rules, staffing, insurance, costs and a plan to follow this week.

A freshly groomed white bichon frise standing on a grooming table in a bright small salon with plain bottles on a shelf and a dryer arm on the wall

Business guides

How to Start a Dog Grooming Business: Salon, Home or Mobile, Costs, Licenses and First Clients

How to start a dog grooming business in the US: salon, home or mobile, licenses by state, startup costs, insurance, pricing and how to find your first clients.

A Belgian Malinois lying calmly on a rubber mat in a clean indoor training room with cones and a low wooden platform along the wall

Business guides

How to Start a Dog Training Business: Permits, Certification, Insurance and First Clients

How to start a dog training business: service models, permits versus certification, insurance, pricing and a this-week checklist for landing your first clients.

A Border collie and a Boston terrier sitting side by side on a front porch with slack leashes on the boards and a treat pouch on the railing

Business guides

How to Start a Dog Walking Business: Steps, Costs, Insurance and First Clients

How to start a dog walking business in the US: registration, licenses, insurance, how many dogs to walk, a pricing formula and where to find your first clients.

A beagle standing on a freshly mowed backyard lawn beside a white picket fence with a lidded metal pail and a long handled scooper leaning on it

Business guides

How to Start a Pooper Scooper Business: Equipment, Disposal Rules, Pricing and First Customers

Start a pooper scooper business: the equipment, where pet waste may legally go, published prices, licenses and insurance, and how to land your first customers.

Labrador retriever mix lying relaxed on a living room rug with a soft brush resting beside it

Health

Lump on Dog: What to Do First, What It Could Be and When to See a Vet

Found a lump on your dog? Do not squeeze it. Photograph and measure it, book an exam and learn what it could be, the warning signs, how vets test it and costs.

Miniature schnauzer sitting on a chair beside the front counter of a small grooming shop with a blank card reader on the counter

Business guides

Sales Tax on Pet Services: What Is Taxable, How to Check Your State and How to Register

Sales tax on pet services: no national rule decides it. See how states treat grooming, boarding, walking and training, and how to check yours and register.

Border terrier standing beside a small dug patch in a backyard sandbox dig pit with a toy half buried

Training

Why Do Dogs Dig: What It Means, What to Do and When to Get Help

Why dogs dig and what to do: read the location and timing, keep your dog safe, set up a digging pit, redirect without punishment and know when to get help.

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