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Re: Looking for help to start up a canine friendly business!

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Re: Looking for help to start up a canine friendly business!

My_Lan — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:12:34 GMT

Sorry, my comment may have come off wrong when I said 'rich folks take care of their pets'. What I am trying to is a good pet owner, no matter what class they are in, takes care of their pets. But it seems people who are more wealthy have the extra funds available to put into their pets. So their pets my go to a salon to get a special haircut every month, regardless if they need it or not.

Re: Looking for help to start up a canine friendly business!

intechspecial — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:12:53 GMT

This is not to say that middle class, lower class or the poor do not, they just cannot extend the same amount of finances to do as such.

Re: Looking for help to start up a canine friendly business!

intechspecial — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:11:51 GMT

I would have to agree that your observation seems to be accurate.

The upper class and wealthy have a dire need that their pets are given only the best care.

Re: Looking for help to start up a canine friendly business!

My_Lan — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 13:43:59 GMT

Since your going to be brick and motar, 'location, location, location' is very important to you.

I agree it would not be wise to open up to a store like PetSmart because they could simply out price you.

This may or may not be true, but its just my obsersation. It seems that pet stores, especially pet grooming does a lot better in affluent communities. One such example is a place called "Best Friends Grooming" location in Scarsdale,NY. The community around it is very affluent(if you haven't already heard of Scarsdale) and the place is always booked for appointments. If you run up or down the street to Yonkers are White Plains, PetStores/Salons down there do not get as much attention.To put it blunt, 'rich folks' take care of their pets.

In addition, if you want a website done for business as well, you can how to get it started here:
http://www.my-lan.us/services/web_design/faq.php

Re: Looking for help to start up a canine friendly business!

intechspecial — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 07:19:56 GMT

PetPro -

I think this is ok to a degree, as it encourages though and insite to other areas that might help the original subject.

I do not think you need to apologize, and we hope to see you back in the community soon.

Re: Looking for help to start up a canine friendly business!

petpro — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 23:31:56 GMT

I apologize for getting off the subject. Lara, I wish you all the best in your business endeavor.

Re: Looking for help to start up a canine friendly business!

Labsrgr8 — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 12:41:11 GMT

I think the topic digressed from the original topic into a very interesting discussion of dog food.
Back to Laura's initial topic. I am in GA. Laura so I am not really familiar with Colorado. Initially I did not feel comfortable offering advice on proximity to Petsmart. They do offer good products at good prices. However they offer the same products and services they you are proposing.
In the community I am in which is a bedroom community of Atlanta there is a small company offering the same type of service you are planning. She is located 5.5 miles from the Petsmart but has nearly 7500 single family homes with in a 4 mile radius. That equates to nearly 12k dogs within that radius based on some industry statistics.
Her business is a self serve dog wash as well as drop off grooming. Her business is in a strip mall with a Publix grocery as the anchor. From discussions with her and casual observation, the grooming does well Mon-Fri and the self serve does very well on the weekends.
I hope this helps as you launch your dream.
If you have not already done so I may suggest you join the Pet Care Services Association. Very good organization with members from all areas of the pet care industry.

Chuck

Re: Looking for help to start up a canine friendly business!

petpro — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 02:47:08 GMT

No it is not my own product. I wouldn't take on that responsibility!
The formulator of our food is Dr. Jane Bicks. She has been a holistic vet for 30 years. She has been on Animal Planet, had books published and helped Mayor Rudolf Guliani open the largest animal shelter in NYC. We are a bunch of pet lovers who want ours and other peoples pets have longer, healthier lives. Actually, Dr. Bicks has worked with all of the big pet food companies in the past and they would love to have her back.
Thank you for welcoming me here.

Re: Looking for help to start up a canine friendly business!

Lighthouse24 — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:19:18 GMT

Thanks for the clarification, petpro. When you responded to searosepetal with "We sell natural, holistic pet food . . . you could sell out of your salon," I thought that you were a small wholesaler with your own product line. I didn't pick up on it being an MLM pitch. My mistake. Again, thanks for clarifying, and good luck to you.