Dog Trainer & Pet Business

Train dogs for clients and run a pet care business.

Start with Central Asian Shepherd (27 min, Stonnie Dennis), then Walk Your Dog Everyday (10 min, Stonnie Dennis). All 24 lessons in Dog Trainer & Pet Business are free. No degree. Certification (CPDT-KA) optional. A starter kit costs about $95. Private sessions commonly $50 to $150.

To start: No degree. Certification (CPDT-KA) optional. Earning: Private sessions commonly $50 to $150.

1. Dog training

   Obedience and behaviour.

   • Central Asian Shepherd | Basic Obedience & Socialization Session (27 min, Stonnie Dennis, Beginner)
   • Walk Your Dog Everyday | Stop Looking For Excuses and Easy Answers (10 min, Stonnie Dennis, Beginner)

2. Grooming

   Baths to full grooms.

   • Bathing 9 Golden Retriever Puppies for the First Time: PURE CHAOS 🐶🥹 (14 min, Girl with the Dogs, Beginner)
   • NIGHTMARES do come true 😐...insane session with a Tibetan Mastiff (10 min, Girl with the Dogs, Intermediate)
   • Golden Retriever Off Leash Hike & Grooming Session | Show Line vs Field Line (19 min, Stonnie Dennis, Intermediate)
   • Teach Your Dog to Love Getting Into the Grooming Tub | The Groomer-Friendly Dog (12 min, Stonnie Dennis, Intermediate)
   • I Visited a Dog Groomer to Test the NEW Dyson GEN5outsize Vacuum! 🐕 (12 min, Clean My Space, Intermediate)

3. Pet sitting and walking

   Steady local work.

   • Making Homemade Dog Food (117 min, Girl with the Dogs, Intermediate)
   • Labrador Retriever Puppy's First Day at our Kennel! (25 min, Stonnie Dennis, Intermediate)
   • Labrador Retriever Training | Paddle Boarding and Retrieving Pro Tips (14 min, Stonnie Dennis, Advanced)

4. Start the business

   Register it, price it, and set it up properly from day one.

   • Sam Altman - How to Succeed with a Startup (16 min, Y Combinator, Intermediate)
   • How To Price For B2B | Startup School (18 min, Y Combinator, Intermediate)
   • Your Prices are Killing You on eBay & Poshmark. The Magic $46.01 Rule. (10 min, Daily Refinement, Intermediate)
   • How to Price Smart and Sell Smarter | Clicks to Riches Show Ep. 18 (75 min, Printify, Intermediate)
   • Pricing CNC Products - Making a Custom Logo Sign (16 min, Carbide 3D, Intermediate)

5. Get local customers

   Google Business Profile, local SEO, reviews and social posts.

   • Complete SEO Course for Beginners: Learn to Rank #1 in Google (117 min, Ahrefs, Beginner)
   • How to grow on instagram from 0 | STEP BY STEP GUIDE | organic Instagram growth tips (21 min, Jade Beason, Beginner)
   • Start CRUSHING your INSTAGRAM game!! (14 min, Peter McKinnon, Intermediate)
   • Enterprise Sales | Startup School (23 min, Y Combinator, Intermediate)
   • The New Rules of SEO (2026) (12 min, Neil Patel, Intermediate)

6. Books and taxes

   Simple bookkeeping and taxes for the self-employed.

   • ACCOUNTING BASICS: a Guide to (Almost) Everything (14 min, Accounting Stuff, Beginner)
   • LEARN ACCOUNTING in Under 5 Hours! (291 min, Accounting Stuff, Intermediate)
   • How to Do Your eBay Taxes in 5 Minutes (No More Line by Line) (15 min, Daily Refinement, Intermediate)
   • Everything Resellers Need to Know About Taxes and Bookkeeping (27 min, Daily Refinement, Intermediate)