If you want to know how to start a dog walking business, then you need to learn how to deal with people. Although it might seem like all you need to know is walking dogs to start a dog walking business, you have to know how to sell yourself to potential clients before you’ll ever make money walking dogs for money. Running a successful dog walking business is a lot like running a successful pet sitting business. The big difference is that you’ll be walking dogs instead of baby sitting dogs. While baby sitting a dog is a lot easier than baby sitting a real baby, it can still be a challenge. If you like being outdoors and you like to stay active, then you’ll like walking dogs for a living a lot better than being a pet baby sitter. Plus, some people might make fun of you for being a pet babysitter, but dog walking professionals are highly respected, just like being a lawyer or a doctor. If you’re a professional dog walker, than people in your neighborhood will see your Honda Accord and wish that they made as much money as you. Instead, they’ll be going to their day jobs where they work digging ditches or hauling dog poop off of rich peoples lawns, and they’ll wish they had the business savvy to be like you. That’s why you should start a dog walking business, because you can charge people up to $100 an hour to take their dog on dog safaris and teach it to run and jump and catch a frisbee in its mouth. If you can teach your clients’ dogs to jump and catch a frisbee while on the move, the word will spread like wildfire and you’ll be known as the dog walking and dog training expert, and it will elevate your social status even higher in your neighborhood.