Doug Keeling

The Pet Business Hiring Podcast

Business EN ↓ 43 episodes

Everything you need to know to navigate hiring and go from a solo pet professional to a team leader! Hosted by Doug Keeling (Doug the Dog Guy), The Pet Business Hiring Podcast will interview pet business owners so we can all learn from their experiences. Apply to be on the podcast here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdFdMK9BW0J6bvVSxMQOMDI_jgaKSfvgh3tua_Nk75CiRE2LA/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=118060532965765542272 Enroll in the Pawsitive Hiring Course here: https://pawsitivehiringcourse.com/

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Author

Doug Keeling

Category

Business

Podcast website

dougthedogguy.co

Latest episode

Oct 6, 2026

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Episodes

My 5 Biggest Takeaways from the DogCo Business Summit! Ep. 43 06.10.2026

If you're ready to grow your pet sitting and dog walking business with support and guidance from someone who has spent the last 12 years building an award winning team of pet sitters and dog walkers, join us here: https://dougthedogguy.co/work-with-doug/ For everything you need to go from a solo pet sitter to a team leader, Enroll in my Pawsitive Hiring Course: pawsitivehiringcourse.com   Download...

5 Signs You're the Problem in Your Pet Sitting Business! Ep. 42 30.09.2026

If you're ready to grow your pet sitting and dog walking business with support and guidance from someone who has spent the last 12 years building an award winning team of pet sitters and dog walkers, join us here: https://dougthedogguy.co/work-with-doug/ For everything you need to go from a solo pet sitter to a team leader, Enroll in my Pawsitive Hiring Course: pawsitivehiringcourse.com   Download...

What to Do When an Employee Suddenly Quits - Ep. 41 24.09.2026

If you're ready to grow your pet sitting and dog walking business with support and guidance from someone who has spent the last 12 years building an award winning team of pet sitters and dog walkers, join us here: https://dougthedogguy.co/work-with-doug/ For everything you need to go from a solo pet sitter to a team leader, Enroll in my Pawsitive Hiring Course: pawsitivehiringcourse.com   Download...

How to Attract & Keep Great Employees in 2026 w/ Joe Latona - Ep. 40 15.09.2026

If you're ready to grow your pet sitting and dog walking business with support and guidance from someone who has spent the last 12 years building an award winning team of pet sitters and dog walkers, join us here: https://dougthedogguy.co/work-with-doug/ For everything you need to go from a solo pet sitter to a team leader, Enroll in my Pawsitive Hiring Course: pawsitivehiringcourse.com   Download...

5 Ways to Structure Your Pet Sitting Team - Ep. 39 08.09.2026

If you're ready to grow your pet sitting and dog walking business with support and guidance from someone who has spent the last 12 years building an award winning team of pet sitters and dog walkers, join us here: https://dougthedogguy.co/work-with-doug/ For everything you need to go from a solo pet sitter to a team leader, Enroll in my Pawsitive Hiring Course: pawsitivehiringcourse.com   Download...

5 Green Flags I Look for Before Hiring Someone! - Ep. 38 01.09.2026

If you're ready to grow your pet sitting and dog walking business with support and guidance from someone who has spent the last 12 years building an award winning team of pet sitters and dog walkers, join us here: https://dougthedogguy.co/work-with-doug/ For everything you need to go from a solo pet sitter to a team leader, Enroll in my Pawsitive Hiring Course: pawsitivehiringcourse.com   Download...

3 CRAZY Stories From Firing Employees! - Ep. 37 25.08.2026

If you're ready to grow your pet sitting and dog walking business with support and guidance from someone who has spent the last 12 years building an award winning team of pet sitters and dog walkers, join us here: https://dougthedogguy.co/work-with-doug/ For everything you need to go from a solo pet sitter to a team leader, Enroll in my Pawsitive Hiring Course: pawsitivehiringcourse.com   After 12...

How to Fire an Employee the RIGHT Way w/ Jon Eckrich - Ep. 36 18.08.2026

If you're ready to grow your pet sitting and dog walking business with support and guidance from someone who has spent the last 12 years building an award winning team of pet sitters and dog walkers, join us here: https://dougthedogguy.co/work-with-doug/ For everything you need to go from a solo pet sitter to a team leader, Enroll in my Pawsitive Hiring Course: pawsitivehiringcourse.com   Firing e...

From Restaurant Manager to Successful Pet Business Owner w/ Lauren Dunkle - Ep. 35 11.08.2026

If you're ready to for support and guidance from someone who has spent the last 12 years building an award winning team of pet sitters and dog walkers, join us here: https://dougthedogguy.co/work-with-doug/ For everything you need to go from a solo pet sitter to a team leader, Enroll in my Pawsitive Hiring Course: pawsitivehiringcourse.com   Lauren Dunkle went from restaurant assistant manager to...

You Don’t Have to Build Your Pet Business Alone! Ep. 34 w/ Doug Keeling 04.08.2026

If you're ready to for support and guidance from someone who has spent the last 12 years building an award winning team of pet sitters and dog walkers, join us here: https://dougthedogguy.co/work-with-doug/ For everything you need to go from a solo pet sitter to a team leader, Enroll in my Pawsitive Hiring Course: pawsitivehiringcourse.com   Download my FREE guides and templates, get on my email n...

How to Hire Fast in Your Pet Sitting Business w/ Angela Reinbacher - Ep. 33 30.07.2026

If you're ready to for support and guidance from someone who has spent the last 12 years building an award winning team of pet sitters and dog walkers, join us here: https://www.skool.com/pawsitivepetbusinesses/about You can save 25% on Angela's Money Grows on Meta Ads course with code DTDG25 until July 31st, 2026! Or you can use code DTDG15 to save 15% after that! The course is only available unt...

The Meta Ads Strategy Pet Sitters Are Sleeping On w/ Angela Reinbacher - Ep. 32 21.07.2026

For everything you need to go from a solo pet sitter to a team leader, Enroll in my Pawsitive Hiring Course: pawsitivehiringcourse.com   Angela was down to her last $50 and was about to have to close her pet sitting and dog walking business, but everything changed when she tried Facebook ads! In this episode, Angela and I talk about everything you need to know growing your pet care business with a...

How to Get Your Pet Business Found on ChatGPT & AI Search w/ Erika Godwin - Ep. 31 14.07.2026

For everything you need to go from a solo pet sitter to a team leader, Enroll in my Pawsitive Hiring Course: pawsitivehiringcourse.com   Use Barketing's free job application builder and job schema generator: https://barketing.co/pet-care-careers-toolkit AI is changing the way pet parents search for dog walkers and pet sitters—but is your business ready? In this episode, Doug talks with Erika Godwi...

5 Ways to Stop Employees from Taking Your Clients! - Ep. 30 07.07.2026

For everything you need to go from a solo pet sitter to a team leader, Enroll in my Pawsitive Hiring Course: pawsitivehiringcourse.com   Learn More About Critter and save 20% off your first 3 months with my code DTDG20 here: https://www.critter.pet/ Having employees steal our clients is one of the biggest fears I hear from other pet business owners, so in today's episode I talk about how you can p...

How to Run Your Pet Business Remotely! - Ep. 29 30.06.2026

For everything you need to go from a solo pet sitter to a team leader, Enroll in my Pawsitive Hiring Course: pawsitivehiringcourse.com   Learn More About Critter and save 20% off your first 3 months with my code DTDG20 here: https://www.critter.pet/ Having your business continue operating successfully while you're on vacation is a dream for many of us, so in today's episode I tell you the story of...

How Smart Pet Businesses Use Data to Grow Faster | Jordy McNamara - Ep. 28 16.06.2026

For everything you need to go from a solo pet sitter to a team leader, Enroll in my Pawsitive Hiring Course: pawsitivehiringcourse.com   Learn More About Critter and save 20% off your first 3 months with my code DTDG20 here: https://www.critter.pet/ What happens when a tech professional starts a dog walking business and realizes the pet care industry deserves better software? In this episode of th...

The Fastest-Growing Pet Sitting Business I've Ever Seen! w/ Morgan Allen - Ep. 27 09.06.2026

For everything you need to go from a solo pet sitter to a team leader, Enroll in my Pawsitive Hiring Course: pawsitivehiringcourse.com   Morgan Allen has grown K9's in Camo Pet Care faster than any other pet business I have seen in my 12 years in the pet care industry! In this interview, we dig into how Morgan has grown her pet sitting and dog walking business from 0 clients to a bustling business...

How to Price Pet Sitting & Dog Walking - Ep. 26 26.05.2026

For everything you need to go from a solo pet sitter to a team leader, Enroll in my Pawsitive Hiring Course: pawsitivehiringcourse.com   There are a lot of factors that go into figuring out how much to charge for pet sitting and dog walking, and as you'll see in this episode, my thought process has changed a lot on this over the years. Watch my how to guide on pricing here: How Much to Charge for...

Hiring & Leadership Lessons from 30+ Years in the Pet Industry w/ Matthew Kutas - Ep. 25 19.05.2026

For everything you need to go from a solo pet sitter to a team leader, Enroll in my Pawsitive Hiring Course: pawsitivehiringcourse.com   In this episode of the Pet Business Hiring Podcast, I sit down with Matthew Kutas to talk about his 30 years of experience hiring, leading, and building teams in the pet industry. We dive into the realities of managing people, what separates strong employees from...

How Successful Pet Businesses Evolve Over Time w/ Carla McClellan - Ep. 24 12.05.2026

For everything you need to go from a solo pet sitter to a team leader, Enroll in my Pawsitive Hiring Course: pawsitivehiringcourse.com   Change is inevitable in life and business, and when you embrace it you can use it to fuel successful evolutions! In this week's episode of the Pet Business Hiring Podcast, Carla McClellan from Tallahassee Lassie Pet Care talks about how she went from social work...

Answering Your Hiring Questions! Q&A w/ Doug Keeling - Ep. 23 05.05.2026

For everything you need to go from a solo pet sitter to a team leader, Enroll in my Pawsitive Hiring Course: pawsitivehiringcourse.com   Today we are celebrating my Doug the Dog Guy YouTube channel reaching 9,000 Subscribers by answering the questions you all submitted related to hiring and building a pet sitting team! Stayed tuned for another Q&A video including all of the non-hiring related...

She Built & Sold a Pet Business...and Now She's Doing it Again! | Nicole Packin - Ep. 22 28.04.2026

For everything you need to go from a solo pet sitter to a team leader, Enroll in my Pawsitive Hiring Course: pawsitivehiringcourse.com   Nicole Packin has built 2 successful pet business over the last 20+ years, and now she's on to her next venture - Healthy Hounds Fitness Club in Boulder, CO! In this interview, we talk about how Nicole overcame fear to build her first pet care team in Miami, and...

20 Pet Business Hiring Lessons from Our First 20 Episodes - Ep. 21 21.04.2026

For everything you need to go from a solo pet sitter to a team leader, Enroll in my Pawsitive Hiring Course: pawsitivehiringcourse.com   Today we are taking a trip down memory lane with a recap of the first 20 episodes of the Pet Business Hiring Podcast! I give you my biggest hiring lessons from each episode in this recap, and talk about ideas for the future of the podcast! Please remember to foll...

How Jessica Abernathy Ran Multiple Businesses at Once & Then Became a Coach! - Ep. 20 14.04.2026

For everything you need to go from a solo pet sitter to a team leader, Enroll in my Pawsitive Hiring Course: pawsitivehiringcourse.com   Jessica Abernathy has been in the pet care industry for over 20 years and is known as the "Original Chicago Cat Sitter!" She started her first pet sitting business while she still owned her beauty salon, and over the years she has started and scaled several other...

How to Build a Pet Business That Runs Without You w/ Lauri Partanio - Ep. 19 07.04.2026

For everything you need to go from a solo pet sitter to a team leader, Enroll in my Pawsitive Hiring Course: pawsitivehiringcourse.com   Lauri Partanio is the owner & founder of Professional Pets Florida, a team of pet sitters and dog walkers servicing the Eastern side of Tampa, FL. In this episode, we talk about how Lauri has been able to maintain a great work-life balance through delegating...

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