Unusual Pet Career – Pet Friendly Landscaping

A backyard designed with your pet in mind - what a great idea! Pawfriendly Landscapes Inc based in Colorado specialize in landscaping your yard around the needs of your pets.

They take an inventory of your pets habits (good or bad), work up a custom design for you, and do the full installation. A practical yard for your pets and a beautiful space for you.

Their website shows examples of backyard designs that include innovative pet features such as:

Outdoor cat litter boxes

Doggie Hydrants made with stones

Dog Racetracks

Odor Neutralizing Mulch

Cobbling beds with stone to deter digging

Raised beds to deter trampling of plants

Prickly planting to deter chewing of plants

Latice structures above fences to deter jumping over fences

You don’t have to live in Colorado to take advantage of their design service. You can send them plans and photos of your yard, and descriptions of your pets habits and they will custom design a landscape for you and you can take their plans to local contractors to quote the construction.

If you are good in the garden and want to start a pet related business but don’t want to work hands on with pets this could be the business for you. Make your own designs or use their service to get the design work done and then provide the construction service to clients.

Owning a pet business does not guarantee you success, but it is generally not difficult to set up your own pet business adn many who own pet businesses love the hard working lifestyle and the closeness to pets. You will have to compete with those who may be better trained, may have lower cost structures and those who “pretend” to have your skills and experience when they do not. (eg not all those who advertise themselves as groomers are actually Groomers).

There are also key skills that all dog industry professionals should possess. Here are some of the most critical skills and abilities for those hoping to work with dogs professionally: Basic Dog Handling and Training Skills, ability to recognize behavioral signals.

Animals can be somewhat unpredictable when they are under stress or in an unfamiliar environment, like when they visit the veterinary office or the grooming salon, so it is important to be attentive and stay aware of the animal you are handling at all times.