Running Your Own Boarding Kennels : The Complete Guide to Kennel and Cattery Management

Those who love animals often aspire to earning a living through looking after them. This fully revised and expanded new edition can help turn that dream into a reality. Based on the original work by Sheila Zabawa, this new edition by animal care expert David Cavill provides comprehensive advice on every aspect of running a boarding kennel. The breadth of detail is exhaustive - just some of the topics covered include: boarding fees, raising finance, insurance, kennel cleaning, dangerous dogs, types of food, exercise, grooming, beds and towels, staff training, accommodation, advertising, puppy and kitten rearing, and product sales. With an increasing demand for quality kennel accommodation for dogs and cats, a good boarding kennel is a sound investment and can provide a healthy income if run efficiently. This guide, the only one of its kind available, is essential reading for anyone who is considering starting out in the business.

David Cavill is an experienced writer and broadcaster on all subjects related to companion animals. An acknowledged expert, he owns and publishes the magazine Dogs Monthly and is the founder of the Animal Care College, which provides courses in all aspects of animal care. Currently a consultant to the animal care industry, he has an extensive background in kennel management, having owned and run a small boarding kennel and cattery, and managed a large establishement which included a grooming salon. He was formerly joint manager of Bell Mead, the country kennel of Battersea Dogs' Home.