Having a business that involves working with animals, especially dogs and cats, is often seen as ‘the perfect job’ (usually by those who don’t actually have their own business I might add). The most common phrase I hear from anyone who doesn’t work in the Pet Industry is “oh what a lovely job”, usually accompanied by “aww … Continue reading The Pet Industry and Mental Health
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Covid 19 – Proactive Advice for Pet Businesses
I’ve always loved the quote ‘Fear kills more businesses than failure’, and team, this situation is no different. I totally get that times are scary right now for us small business owners, but panic, giving up, spreading negativity and stocking up on toilet roll is not gonna sustain your business through hard times OR do … Continue reading Covid 19 – Proactive Advice for Pet Businesses
How failing to do these 8 tasks can lead to your Business becoming messy & unorganised
Failing to prepare is preparing to fail. Preparation & Organisation go hand in hand Benjamin Franklin is attributed to once saying "Failing to prepare is preparing to fail". There are numerous variations of this quote but you get the gist. It's important to remember this in any area of business or industry but particularly in … Continue reading How failing to do these 8 tasks can lead to your Business becoming messy & unorganised
Shadow – A dog’s point of view

Its nearly lunch time she’ll be here soon. If I just wait here at the bottom of the stairs at the usual time I’ll see her coming to the door. I need to check that everything smells the same, where is she?? Oh hang on is that the door…. She’s here! Yippeeee, must control my … Continue reading Shadow – A dog’s point of view
Making The Leap

I’d always worked in admin, it was something I fell into when I was 18 and wasn’t sure what I wanted to do or what career path I wanted to go down. It will do for now I thought. 11 years later and with the prospect of turning 30 and still not feeling like I … Continue reading Making The Leap
My first blog post

So here goes my very first blog post! It was my first day back today after 10 days off over Christmas and New Year and boy did my legs get a shock! My arms and shoulders too for that matter! After not much physical exercise and eating my weight in chocolate over the festive period … Continue reading My first blog post