Career Success With Pets: How to Get Started, Get Going, Get Ahead [Paperback]

Kim Barber (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1996

This book is geared to those who want to find a void and fill it. Whether someone desires a second income from part-time work, or wants to become an independent small business owner, this book with furnish all the help they need. Over twenty occupations are outlined here, from animal photography to pet sitting, aquarium maintenance and veterinary support careers.

Starting on a shoestring? The author outlines how to start many businesses on little or no money, and includes invaluable tips on management and marketing. The careers presented are appropriate for anyone regardless of age or financial status. With an estimated over 100 million cats and dogs, in addition to other pets (birds, fish, gerbils, etc.), the possibilities are limitless!

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Howell Book House (April 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0876057687
• ISBN-13: 978-0876057681
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #668,591 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars The Incomplete Guide to Career Success with Pets, August 24, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Career Success With Pets: How to Get Started, Get Going, Get Ahead (Paperback)

This book was a disappointment. Its subtitle is "A complete guide to starting your own rewarding career with pets", but this book is far from complete. It fails to mention some of the most basic considerations, such as liability insurance. While none of the advice was way off base, the danger of this book is that someone may read it and get an oversimplified idea of how easy it is to start their own business. I think that the books also glosses over the experience and education required to start some pet related businesses; for example, the section on pet training suggests that people who have, ". . . a general knowledge of working with animals. . ." may wish to start this type of business. The author never mentions that it would be beneficial to have experience training animals, to have taken a training course, or to have any real, relevant experience. Encouraging people to leap before they look is a disservice to them and to any customers they may have.

3.0 out of 5 stars Not comprehensive, but a good overview, April 8, 2007

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Nicole Wilde "Author "Help for Your Fearf... (California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Career Success With Pets: How to Get Started, Get Going, Get Ahead (Paperback)

Although I must agree with the reviewer who said this guide should not have been advertised as a "comprehensive" one, it does offer a good overview of many different careers that involve pets. Many jobs are ones that would not normally cross the average pet-lover's mind, such as pet photography. Sure, the book is not so much business-oriented as an overview. But for someone who loves animals and is in search of a meaningful career working with them, it certainly provides food for thought and can act as a springboard from which to do further research into the potential career of one's choice.
- Nicole Wilde, author So You Want to be a Dog Trainer (2nd edition) and Help for Your Fearful Dog: A Step-by-Step Guide to Helping Your Dog Conquer His Fears

4.0 out of 5 stars Not a bad book., March 2, 2005

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Marcus "Marcus" (Birmingham, AL United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Career Success With Pets: How to Get Started, Get Going, Get Ahead (Paperback)

I like this book because the author covers a lot of ideas that one may not have thought of. For example: Becoming a Pet Paramedic and operating a Pet Retirement Home. They're plenty of books that covers insurance, and business setup, such as business plans. But regarding the pet career books out there, I found this one quite refreshing.