No longer the domain of small local businesses, the dog poop scooping business has gone franchise. One company is now operating in 14 states with expected revenue of $2.5 million this year with new locations being added steadily.
Operating under names like Doody Calls, Pet Butler, Poop ‘n Scoop, Grand Poohbah and Scoop De Doo, this is the fastest growing business in the $2.7 billion pet care industry today. About 400 businesses nationwide offer the service to homeowners.
Prices depend on the number of dogs and the size of the yard, but typically companies will charge $15 for a weekly scooping for a chore the homeowner may not want to do. For these companies business is always picking up.
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I love the name "Doody Calls"!
Posted by: I was White Trash when White Trash wasn't Cool | October 04, 2006 at 06:46 PM
what we need to do is train our dogs like the one pictured !!
Posted by: tom | October 04, 2006 at 08:08 PM
American ingenuity...or something like that.
Posted by: Sally | October 04, 2006 at 08:18 PM
This was always one of my chores as a child, but I sure didn't get paid $15 a week for it! LOL
Posted by: Dirty Butter | October 05, 2006 at 03:26 AM
maybe they could turn the poop into energy like San Francisco wants to do.
Posted by: Ed | October 05, 2006 at 12:29 PM
Did you know that there is now a Barbie doll that comes with her own pooping dog? You can see it on the Barbie web site. I'm not sure if it's good to start teaching kids to clean up after their dogs or creepy to have the dog pooh after eating a "biscuit."
Posted by: Laura | October 05, 2006 at 03:46 PM
So, does this mean I owe myself $15 for the time I spent wandering the backyard with a couple of plastic grocery bags this afternoon?
Posted by: Therese | October 06, 2006 at 09:07 PM
I say take the 15$ and every time you clean up your yard you put it aside for a vacation :D
But then I can also see where ultra-busy people would find this a valuable service.
Posted by: Faith | October 08, 2006 at 11:21 PM
Indeed interesting!
Posted by: Andrew | July 09, 2007 at 02:25 PM
perhaps I need to start my scooping business with enought clients I can make some nice aditional income
Thanks for the post
James the puppy master
www.puppydeal.com
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