The worldwide marketplace for pet care merchandise is estimated at $179 billion a 12 months, and projected to hit $255 billion a 12 months by 2027. In actual fact, 45% of American pet homeowners spend the identical amount of cash or extra on their pets’ healthcare as they do on their very own.

How did the pet market get so large? Effectively one small cause is that extra folks bought or adopted canines in file numbers through the COVID-19 pandemic. Plus, beginning one thing so simple as a dog-walking enterprise could make for an incredible facet hustle.

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