lisa k

Thank you all so much. With out your help i am sure i would still be on question 1! will let you know how it goes, thank you again. Lisa

Hi Guys, to those of you who own kennels/ grooming etc- would you mind if i use your websites as a reference- this means that your website address will be listed on my reports reference pages. i just need to show where some of my information was gathered and that the information is readily available on the internet and not made up information. If you have supplied a link reference can i please get a quick yep or nope as to which way you would prefer to go. thank you all so much for the information, links and ideas you have provided. you really are a bunch of great peeps. thanks again lisa

Alpha Bet--- you are simply wonderful! Thank you for going so in depth with your answer- i had simply not even thought of this- i have little to nothing to do with dog boarding/ grooming places- i have two dogs of my own- a 15 year old pommy x rescue and a `12 year old border collie x kelpie whom have never been in boarding with me (ive had the BC since she was 4 weeks old and the pommy for almost a year now) all grooming/ training etc is done by myself and my ever patience mother. so the possibility of kennels having slow days/ weeks/ months had not even crossed my mind- i want my business plan, profit and loss statements etc to be as true to the case as possible- rather than with the pulled out of the sky numbers i am currently using (having a hard time getting anyone to part with their pricing schedules/ costings etc.) which i totally understand- they don't know me, nor have any reason to part with their business strategies and pricing rules. so such a small 'kennel' such as 'mine' lol. would simply not be something that would be able to survive being a full time business- with such large lulls in the incoming dogs. thank you- it give me a little more to dig for and search out.

Fantastic guys, thank you for the tips and offers of help- i will be in contact with you all shortly. The basic idea of my 'grooming, boarding and training facility' is to have no more than 7-15 dogs in boarding at any one time, a small grooming salon that will groom approximately 8-10 dogs a day depending on the type of groom offered (ie maintenance, show, full) and the training facility holding 3 training classes a day with a class size of 1-7 dogs depending on the type of training offered (ie puppy school, basic obedience, one on one behavioral etc) i will have a squiz at the links provided - and depending on how well my internet is running, will be back in touch. Thank you again for your help :)

Hi Guys, I am new here. My name is Lisa and i am currently studying cert 4 in small business management. As part of my course i was assigned a 'business' type. the business type i have is a imaginary boarding, grooming and training facility for dogs. I have sourced the information for the grooming side of the business, but am unable to find details on set up costs for a training facility and boarding facility. I have some information on the boarding side, but not a single thing on the training facility... so i pose this question- WHAT do you want to see in a training facility - equipment, size of space provided, type of trainer etc. what would be your ideal training facility for your beloved four legged pal? Any and all information- or a point in the right direction to finding the required information would be, beyond helpful and greatly appreciated. thank you Lisa