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Pet Services (The Bark Park)
I see from today's news feeds on this site that there is a story on yet another pet franchise. Pet franchises seem like the up and coming thing. They are getting very popular. This story was on a franchise called Doodycalls. What a great name.
It's a franchise that goes around picking up dog poop for select clientele.
I love it. 
Doody Calls
That is an interesting line of work. Seems like such a franchise would be vulnerable to start-ups.
Hal
Pet Camps Growing Fast
Went by the booth of Camp Bowwow at the West Coast Franchise Expo. This firm continues to impress. They had a booth right at the front corner so they were getting arguably the largest crowd of the show. The development manager told me that in the past two years they have sold 200 franchises.I remember two years ago when they had 3 or so franchises. Premium pet services is growing by leaps and bounds.
Audio Interview of Doody Calls CEO
Speaking of Doody Calls, I just found an audio interview of the CEO on the franchise concept.Would you hire a jack of all
Would you hire a jack of all trades to fix a sprinkler system valve, take care of your pool or watch your dog for a week? Some people might but many do not want to go through the hastle of hiring a general laborer to take a chance that he knows how to do the task at hand.
Picking up dog crap can be related to lawn care. Believe it or not, there are tricks to the trade. When a dog pees on my lawn, it invites other alpha males to do the same. A specialist knows the signs of the alpha male pee and how to neutralize the pee attracting effects.
Our economy has been headed to specialization for quite some time. Many of us also don't want to go through the hastle of finding generalists. We like the convenience of specialists. If I have a plumbing problem, I call rotor rooter. I want my lawn cared, I call Lawn Doctor. I've got trash, I call 1-800-GOT-JUNK.
Camp BowWow At 150
Camp BowWow reports today that they have reached the 150 mark of franchises sold, making them the largest doggy day care chain. I've been watching these guys in Denver from the beginning (just 3 years ago) and have predicted strong growth. They are riding a demographic wave of busier people spending more for their pets welfare and comfort.
-don-
Can My 17-Year Old Run This Kind of Franchise?
Yes, I agree. It's a perfect franchise for a start-up. I wonder if my 17-year-old, who has just learned how to drive can start this business.More Than Doody Service
The radio interview with DoodyCalls CEO is very fascinating.It's more than a house service. They have a program and marketing plan for city parks, dog parks, schools and other municipal properties. It seems to me that if they operational excellence, provide sales leads, marketing excellence and a strong brand then the competing with them will be more difficult.
Of course pet owners would
Of course pet owners would pay good money but it's highly impractical. Unless you start a weekly trash pickup service, but that could only be marketed tot he select few with 10+ dogs, but still, if that were the case why not just throw the crap in with your regular trash, or alternitivly just spray the crap with a hose so that it's gone in a speedy fasion? Or hire labor-ready workers who will slave themselves out for $10 an hour and do anything you need, not only crap related labor?
~me
Needs an Entrepreneurial 17 year-old
It takes a pretty entrepreneurial 17 year old to want to do a start-up, and then to not mind picking up poop for a start-up. Hats off to you if you have a teen like that because they are going to be rich one day.
Of course, a 17 year old is not yet old enough to sign the legal agreements to own a business. In reality, it will be Mom and Dad's business -- if the franchisor allows it.
Don't knock us seventeen year olds
Hey, don't knock us seventeen year olds, we know what we want.
Pet franchises seem likea good idea, but a crap-cleaning service seems really rather awkward. What would you do? Follow the mut around with a plastic baggie? Come on wednesdays, after its crap has been sitting on the sidewalk for a week? C'mon now.
~Me
Doesn't have the prestige of a Wall Street Job
I know it doesn't have the prestige of a Wall street job, but busy pet owners will pay good money for someone to pick up pooch poo. The choice is yours -- money in your pocket with a growing business and lots of pooch friends or no money.Post new comment