As we near the end of the year, you want to reward your team with year-end recognition and bonuses, especially those who have been with you through the craziness of the past several months. Before you start giving out money or gifts be sure you have clarity on your goal and budget. Are you wanting …
Staff Training
Finding the Best Staff Training for Your Pet Business
We know finding the best staff training for your pet business is a concern for many businesses. It may surprise you to find out that not all the staff training marketed to the pet service industry may be the best fit for your training needs. Before you make an investment decision it’s important to know …
The Secret to Finding Time to Train New Staff in Your Pet Business
How many times are you so short-staffed that when you hire someone new short-cuts are taken in their training to get them productive ASAP? What is the secret to finding time to train new staff? It seems impossible to find the time to train and other staff have figured it out on the job, so …
Who is Leading Your Pet Care Staff?
Is the person leading your pet care staff helping or hurting staff retention in your business? Have you considered the possibility that the person responsible for training new team members may actually contribute to your staff turnover? Chose the person who will be leading your pet care staff carefully. Selecting the leader of your staff training …
5 Tips for Creating a Staff Training Program for Your Pet Business
An important step in creating a staff training program for your pet business is identifying the curriculum you need to include. Use our five tips to get a head start on formalizing your training curriculum: Design a training plan for each role (job description) Identify the skills required to be successful in the role (actions …
How to Motivate and Engage your Pet Care Team
Have you thought about how to motivate and engage your pet care team? The good news is bookings are picking up and most of our members are seeing more pets daily. Is your team ready for the increased volumes? How do you want your team to function? You can’t leave teamwork to chance if you …
The Two Most Important Factors to Operating a Safe Dog Daycare
Do you wonder what it takes to really operate a safe dog daycare? There are actually two key factors to operating a safe dog daycare. Proper dog evaluations Proper staff training Check out the video below to learn why these two factors are so important.
Celebrate Success With Your Pet Care Team
As a pet care business entrepreneur, you focus on growing your business and working through the trials of owning and operating your pet care facility. Once the current project is done you check the “completed” box and move right into the next challenge. However, this means you miss an important opportunity…the chance to celebrate with …
5 Steps for Training Your Pet Care Facility Staff
One of the biggest challenges to owning and operating your own pet care facility is training your staff. In fact, here at The Dog Gurus we so often hear the phase “The staff sucks the life out you me” from exhasuted business owners who are tired of the revolving door of turnover on their team. …